Category: archives
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Police officer heeds the community’s calls
Lawrence police officer was recently honored by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Whenever there’s a disaster or someone is in trouble, there’s always a handful of people who dash in to help make it better and Kelly Kasony Longo is just that type of person. That…
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Man charged in dog killing
Sayreville man kills Dayton woman’s dog. By: Joseph Harvie A 21-year-old Sayreville man was charged with cruelty to animals after he killed his girlfriend’s Yorkshire terrier early Friday morning. Police said Anthony Blay, turned himself in to police on Sunday afternoon, two days after he allegedly killed the Dayton woman’s dog. The offense is a…
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GUEST OPINION: For voters, higher education is a winner
GUEST OPINION by Darryl G. Greer New Jersey residents want a governor who will improve higher education opportunities. Lately we have been hearing a lot about what candidates for governor are going to do to reduce corruption, wasteful spending and property taxes. Alas, New Jersey voters yearn for a positive agenda from gubernatorial candidates. They…
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Without fund, gridlock looms in New Jersey
EDITORIAL: The third rail of New Jersey politics, raising the gas tax, may be the only way to save the nearly bankrupt state Transportation Trust Fund. Opponents of Route 92, the Millstone Bypass and other projects aimed at moving vehicles and their occupants more easily and efficiently through the nation’s most densely populated state have…
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Sediment pollution sparks concerns
Silt run off into local stream stopped near construction site. By: William Wichert MANSFIELD A local stream leading to Spring Hill Brook became polluted with sediment for a few days last week near the Mansfield Road West construction site of the Williams/Transco gas pipeline project. After township residents and officials discovered the sediment collecting…
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Program to train residents for emergencies
Township’s Community Emergency Response Team forming By:John Patten A new program launched by the township Office of Emergency Management will train residents on how to help in the event of an emergency. The Community Emergency Response Team, as the project is called, will be trained in areas such as extinguishing fires, first aid and CPR,…
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Candidates Forum
Democrats ignore concerns about Lawrence-Hopewell Trail. To the editor: Bunny trails to double diamonds that’s how Mayor Pam Mount described the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail (LHT) at a recent council meeting. After years of rhetoric claiming that the LHT would be family-friendly, safe and accessible to all, including the handicapped, the mayor’s tune has changed. If…
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Town wants fences along railroad land
Police say the recent fatality along the tracks was the 20th in 20 years. By: Melissa Edmond Due to a high number of requests by residents, the Borough Council will ask freight rail companies whose trains traverse the town to build fences along the entire lengths of their tracks within the borough. The council passed…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN: Turn spotted lawn into butterfly meadow
THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers Lawns can be saved without spending a fortune on chemicals and water. The "dog days" of summer have arrived. And if you’re like most us, the beautiful green lawn you admired this spring is probably turning brown, at least in some spots. Lawn grasses are cool-season plants…
