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  • Friends of Princeton Open Space set annual meeting Sunday

       Betty Horn will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Friends of Princeton Open Space on Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Ave., Princeton Township.    Ms. Horn will discuss invasive plant species. Following her presentation, Ms. Horn will lead a walk in Mountain Lakes Preserve, where…

  • PENNINGTON PLANNING BOARD UPDATE

    Officials OK several variances. By Marianne Hooker    At its April 13 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board approved a variance in the maximum impervious surface coverage ratio for a residential property on East Delaware Avenue. The variance will allow the applicants to add on to an existing deck.    The board also granted front and side yard…

  • New business lets locals ride in luxury

    Upper Freehold resident Larry Shulan opens Exotic Car Rentals of New Jersey on Main Street in Allentown. By: Ashley Caudill    ALLENTOWN — A touch of glamour has been brought to the quaint village of Allentown.    Upper Freehold resident Larry Shulan recently opened Exotic Car Rentals of New Jersey on South Main Street where everyday people…

  • Manville extends baseball win streak to four

    Babich enjoys productive return By: Rudy Brandl        A year ago, Greg Babich was sitting in the Manville High baseball dugout keeping score. Unable to play because of a right knee injury, Babich was relegated to charting statistics for his teammates.    That same ACL injury, which required surgical reconstruction, kept Babich away from the football…

  • Lillian Walenczyk

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Lillian Stella Walenczyk died Friday in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 80.    Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Hillsborough 52 years ago.    Mrs. Walenczyk was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Hillsborough, and a member of their Rosary Society.    She was a member of the Hillsborough…

  • Ready to fight fast-track

    Opponents say smart growth law will encourage development. By: Joseph Harvie    Local legislators and environmentalists said they will not back down in their fight to repeal New Jersey’s fast-track smart growth law.    The panel discussion, held April 21 at the South Brunswick High School cafeteria, included: South Brunswick Mayor Frank Gambatese; Assemblyman Bill Baroni, R-14;…

  • Gainfully unemployed

    A SLICE OF WRY by Anna Breslaw    I’ve always been a big fan of working.    I don’t work per se, but I wholeheartedly support people who do. My high school educates tons of part-timing teenagers. Domino’s cashiers, CVS counter girls, Build-a-Bear employees, the teeming mass of food-service drones — I salute you.    I’m very in…

  • School board reorganizes

    School board welcomes back incumbents and invites newly-elected members. By: Melissa Hayes    Members of the Board of Education reorganized Monday night, welcoming back incumbents Marty Abschutz and Matthew Speesler, and inviting new member Attilio DeFalco to the table.    Member Bryan Laurita, who most recently served as board vice president, was unanimously voted in as board…

  • CHS ‘distinguished graduates’ honored by community committee

    Honorees are Patrick Ryan, Mark Brown and Rick Sinding.    The third annual presentation of Hopewell Valley Central High School’s Distinguished Graduate Awards took place April 19 during a reception at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club.    The awards are given to former CHS students who graduated at least 10 years ago and who have made significant…