Category: archives

  • Enjoying the canal and all its wonder

    Stretch your legs and enjoy some fresh air by the Delaware and Raritan Canal. By: Joseph Harvie    The weekend can be a time for catching up on household chores — dusting, vacuuming, cutting the grass or cleaning the gutters.    But if you want a break, then this weekend may be the perfect time, especially if…

  • John Morano is out there

    BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman    "Out There, Somewhere" is the title of John Morano’s latest "eco-adventure" novel. Book Note readers may remember John as one of our own — he lives locally and is a professor of journalism at Monmouth University. You may also recall that Morano has created a genre that is so…

  • LETTERS: Suggestions will create bad schools

    To the editor:    Want to see how fast South Brunswick can empty out? Just implement the suggestions Ken White (echoing the sentiments of Mary Kapsidelis from a letter to the editor in the April 28 issue) puts forward in his May 5 letter to the Post.    Here’s how it will happen: First, watch all the…

  • Merrill Lynch starts process of going for OKs for Scotch Road west plan

    Proposal brought to Hopewell Township ARC Tuesday is result of rezoning lawsuit settlement reached last year. By John Tredrea    Merrill Lynch’s application for general development plan (GDP) approval for 1 million square feet of office space west of Scotch Road and north of I-95 is expected to go before the township Planning Board on June…

  • Letters for the week of May 12

    By: LHT bike path is a healthy plan We highly support Lawrence Township’s local aid application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation to fund construction of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail through Carson Road Woods. The bicycle and walking trail makes good sense for community health and safety, and securing funding from sources other than local…

  • Second phase of Lawrence-Hopewell Trail to open on June 11

    The Lawrence-Hopewell Trail is intended to connect the two townships. By:Lea Kahn The next phase of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail — a 1.2-mile stretch of asphalt along the perimeter of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s Hopewell Township campus — is expected to officially open to bicyclists and pedestrians June 11.    That’s the word from the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail Task…

  • Military bases await word on closures

    Local officials said they are not concerned that the Base Realignment and Closure report will result in recommendations to close any area bases. By: Scott Morgan    By the beginning of next week, the U.S. military will know the answer to a question that has kept the armed services’ collective breath held for two years —…

  • SBHS getting it together at the right time

    By: Rich Fisher    In the race to qualify for the NJSIAA girls lacrosse tournament, South Brunswick High is starting to get the fuel it needs.    After seeing the season close to slipping away, the Vikings have suddenly found some consistency. Since falling to 4-6 with a loss to Watchung Hills on April 29, SBHShas won…

  • Allentown places second in MCT

    By: Kyle Moylan     The Allentown High School softball team had a very busy — and productive — week.    Playing every day from Monday to Saturday, the Allentown High School softball team managed to win five out of six games.    The one loss for Allentown came in the Mercer County Tournament championship game on Saturday…