Category: archives
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Youngsters reach out to help homeless
South Brunswick students spend a week on a mission in Mexico. By: Chinenye Okparanta Summer this year was about more than fun and sun for nine South Brunswick High School students. Matt Andreko, 16, Melissa Barnshaw, 14, Janai Beauchamp, 14, Jordan Boulware, 14, Christa Bruneau-Flynn, 18, Sarah Conover, 16, Hanna Jefferson, 16, Kerry Quigley, 17,…
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Charles Petrock
By: MANVILLE Charles Petrock died July 28 at home. He was 72. Born in Somerville, he had been a lifelong Manville resident. Mr. Petrock retired from Union Carbide in 1980 after 30 years with the company. In 1981, Charles took over the family business, Ted’s Market, of the Weston section of Manville. He spent…
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County hires firm to design plan for developing Rt. 206 farm belt
Burlington County freeholders have hired a consulting firm to help determine how the agriculturally rich Route 206 corridor should be developed. By: Scott Morgan The Burlington County freeholders last week hired a Philadelphia consulting firm to design what officials call "a smart-growth land use management plan" for the Route 206 farm belt. But the move…
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Nonprofit may buy apartments
Nonprofit group, Volunteers of America, considers buying Deans Apartments. By: Joseph Harvie A nonprofit group that has a history of building and maintaining affordable housing in the United States may be purchasing Deans Apartments. Representatives from Volunteers of America made a presentation to the Township Council Tuesday asking for help with startup cash to make…
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One ZIP for Chesterfield
Townshipwide 08515 gets stamp of approval. By: Scott Morgan CHESTERFIELD Two months ago, it looked like a dead issue, but last week the township learned its bid to have a single ZIP code is going to work out. For decades, residents and businesses around town have used a plethora of postal designations. Mail destined…
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Eternal Tale
Renaissance woman, scholar and art historian Eva Siroka takes us to 16th-century Rome in a novel she wrote and illustrated. By: Susan Van Dongen "The long Via Giulia was empty" Perhaps Eva Jana Siroka lived in 16th-century Rome in a previous life. Her first book, Maddalena (Semele Books, $26.95), is so rich with details of…
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Wal-Mart opposition tries new tactic
Seeking to stop a proposed Wal-Mart store on Spruce Street, opponents of the plan called on the Township Council to adopt a resolution that would encourage the township Planning Board to reject the plan. By: Lea Kahn Seeking to stop a proposed Wal-Mart store on Spruce Street, opponents of the plan called on the Township…
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Bar’s review on tap at council meeting
Council to hear Mi Casita’s plea to keep liquor license By:Melissa Edmond The Borough Council is set to review Mi Casita Mexican Bar Restaurant’s request to renew its liquor license Monday. The council decided June 27 to hold a hearing regarding the license renewal because of noise complaints and allegations of state regulation violations. The…
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Helena Robinson
By: HILLSBOROUGH Helena T. Robinson died July 25 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 50. Born in Jersey City, she was raised in Jackson before moving to Hillsborough 18 years ago. Mrs. Robinson was employed as a technical writer at SPL, Inc. Morristown, and prior to that she worked…
