Category: archives
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Planning Board OKs 22-house subdivision
Maplewood Creek has gotten approval to carry on development of its 22-house subdivision. By: Joseph Harvie The Planning Board on July 20 granted preliminary and final subdivision approval for Maplewood Creek, a 22-house subdivision off Dunhams Corner Road. The development, proposed by Country Communities of Skillman, will extend from the township’s border with East Brunswick…
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Police Beat
BORDENTOWN CITY Police charged a 33-year-old Trenton man with hindering his own apprehension after officers confronted him near the Delaware riverfront on July 23. According to police, officers were sent to the riverfront, near the city marina, to check on a man who was reportedly trying to get into parked vehicles and who was illegally…
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Hopewell Township man to ride in Tour of Hope
Jeff Tredup: "I want to get the word out about the importance of clinical trials. People don’t realize the quality of care they actually get. People are not treated like guinea pigs." By Kate Herts Clinical trials are an important, yet risky, treatment option for cancer patients. Jeff Tredup, 40, of Treymore Court, Brandon Farms,…
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Township Council objects to transfer station
Township officals fear an increase in truck traffic if a proposed freight transfer station is built off Route 206 in Hillsborough. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Opposition to a proposed truck and rail freight transfer station in Hillsborough is picking up steam, as the Lawrence Township Council added its name to the growing list of naysayers…
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13s prove their place in tourney
Babe Ruth baseball By: Jim Green The Hopewell Valley Babe Ruth 13-year-old All Star baseball team proved it was worthy of a spot in the state tournament. Although the 13s went just 2-2 in the District 1 Tournament, they advanced to the South New Jersey state tournament automatically because the tourney was being hosted at…
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Hopewell Valley SAB to request money for services coordinator
SAB also is hoping for a donation of 3 acres of land on which a full-service senior center could be built. By John Tredrea Hopewell Valley’s recently formed Senior Advisory Board (SAB) says it intends to ask the Valley’s three municipal governments to appropriate money to pay a part-time senior services coordinator. The SAB decided…
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Search for district chief starts anew
Upper Freehold Regional School Board’s top candidate for the position of superintendent opts to stay with home district based on lucrative offer. By: Lauren Burgoon UPPER FREEHOLD A dangled "golden handcuffs" offer, essentially an extremely generous package of money and perks, lavished on the school board’s top choice for superintendent by the candidate’s home…
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Police look to ‘take a bite out of crime’ with national event
National Night Out will take place at Woodlot Park in celebration of the community’s stand against crime. By: Joseph Harvie McGruff the Crime Dog is going to help the South Brunswick Police Department take a bite out of crime at the 18th annual National Night Out celebration at Woodlot Park on Tuesday from 6 p.m.…
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Mind and Matter
Bill Hogan’s visual puzzles and paintings are part of TAWA Invitational II at Ellarslie. By: Susan Van Dongen "I Hear What I See" is one of Bill Hogan’s surreal works that gives a nod to Dalí and Man Ray. Some people get the Sunday newspaper for the expanded arts sections, or business news, or special…
