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  • Hopewell Township zoners hold special meeting June 2

    Cingular Pennsylvania returns to discuss proposed 180-foot telecommunications tower on New Road. By Marianne Hooker    At its May 4 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment heard testimony from Cingular Pennsylvania, which is proposing to build a 180-foot telecommunications tower to replace an existing 150-foot tower on New Road.    Initial testimony on this application…

  • Village offers bienvenido to new translation business

    Lawrence resident Georgette Shamyer recently opened Bilingual Personal Resources, which offers services ranging from tax preparation to computer classes in Spanish. By: Lea Kahn Purchasing a car, setting up a business or learning to use a computer isn’t easy — but throw in a foreign language barrier, and a challenging task quickly becomes a daunting…

  • Pet cemetery, crematorium plans draw fire

    Farm owner wants to build upscale memorial on his property, drawing cricism from a group of residents who say it will be a pollution-making machine that has no place in Millstone. By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — A proposal for a 16-acre pet cemetery and crematorium at Showplace Farms is drawing the wrath of an organized,…

  • Borough residents oppose shopping center

    The proposal includes plans to build an Acme supermarket and at least two other stores on a 10-acre vacant site along Route 130 South in Bordentown Township. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — During last week’s Planning Board meeting, Chairman Matthias DiMattia pointed out an error in a document submitted by the developer of a…

  • Board of Education expands committees

    School board President Laura Waters said the change will allow more oversight from the board. By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Township Board of Education, which has operated with three committees for the past two years, has reverted to its former six-committee format at the suggestion of the school board president, Laura Waters.    The reorganization of…

  • Washington Crossing Bridge now closed nights Sundays through Thursdays

    Bridge will remain open full-time Friday and Saturday nights. By Ruth Luse    The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced Wednesday that nighttime closures of the Washington Crossing Toll Supported Bridge would commence that evening to allow for repairs to replace the bridge’s expansion joints.    During the construction period, the bridge will be closed to…

  • Sara steeped in softball tradition

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    By the time softball players reach the high school varsity level, most of them have been playing the game for years. That’s true for South Brunswick High School junior Sara Steepy, one of four pitchers that the Vikings have on the roster this spring.    Steepy started as a youngster with the…

  • HHS changes baseball focus to county tourney

    Raiders return to SCT semifinals By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High baseball team had no choice but to refocus on its next major goal. There was nothing the Raiders could do about Thursday’s bitter defeat against Immaculata that cost them a share of the Delaware East Division title.    Less than 48 hours later, the Raiders…

  • EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Look forward to new duties at Post

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK by Elaine Worden Introducing our new social editor.    As my first day as social editor drew to a close, I must admit that when it came to introducing myself, I had fallen victim to a bad case of procrastination.    I became social editor Monday and will follow in the footsteps of Sarah Winkelman,…