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  • Township Committee OKs $1.2 millionin capital improvement projects

    Road and sidewalk projects top list By:Melissa Edmond    The Township Committee passed a capital improvement ordinance providing $1,259,200 for various building, sidewalk and curb improvements in Hillsborough at Tuesday’s meeting.    "We are judiciously using what has been contributed to the township for projects that need to be done," said Committeeman Steven Sireci. "We are doing…

  • Mansfield moves ahead on town hall

    Two-story, 60,000-square-foot complex on Route 206 South near Hedding Road will the be site of a new Mansfield Township municipal building. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — Township officials are getting ready to purchase a Route 206 South property for the site of a new municipal building.    Those plans were initiated at the June 22 Township…

  • Potts’ baseball team talented as usual

    By: Sean Moylan    With five tournament titles to its credit, the only prize which has eluded this core group of Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star baseball players is an actual District 12 title.    This year Bordentown will hope to rectify that situation, but it will be a difficult task with 18 teams gunning for the…

  • Ann Luzar

    By:    MANVILLE — Ann E. (Lesko) Luzar died June 25 at home. She was 77.    Born in Perth Amboy, she lived in Manville and Somerville before moving back to Manville.    Mrs. Luzar was an alignment operator for the former RCA of Bridgewater for 31 years, retiring in 1989.    She was a communicant of Christ the…

  • At New Egypt, third group of graduates raises the bar

    New Egypt High School graduated its third class on June 23. By: Marisa Maldonado    PLUMSTED — New Egypt High School, which graduated its third class on June 23, is still forming its traditions — or at least that’s the impression that student speaker Miguel Garces gave during the ceremony.    In trying to find a meaning…

  • A year later, citizens group to see fruits of its labor

    Washington First citizens group initiated Washington Township’s change of government which will take effect this Friday. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — What five residents began last June has nearly come full circle. Those hailing — or hating — the township’s new form of government, which takes effect Friday, have the five original members of Washington…

  • June 30, 3:47 p.m.: A return; Bush’s rose-colored shades; some columns

    The president’s speech on Tuesday showed an amazing ability to disregard reality. By: Hank Kalet    After a way-too-long hiatus, the blog is back up and running. I’m going to do it a little differently, mostly to accommodate some time constraints that seem always to be present.    So rather than writing individual posts for each topic,…

  • Savory Beginning

    The Princeton Festival launches its first season with ‘Sweeney Todd.’ By: Ilene Dube TIMEOFF/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Richard Tang Yuk, artistic director of the Princeton Festival, will conduct the orchestra for the thriller musical.    Sweeney Todd — aka The Demon Barber of Fleet Street — is wielding a gleaming razor that looks more like a meat cleaver.…

  • Washington, Millstone, Allentown baseball set

    By: Kyle Moylan    While not making any guarantees, Chuck Petty knows his Washington Township all-star baseball team has the talent to be successful in the District 12 Little League Tournament.    Petty is a good person to judge the talent level because he’s been involved with coaching Washington all-star teams for a long time.    Going back…