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  • DEP rejects plan, cites eagle habitat

    State Department of Environmental Protection rejects plan to install a wastewater management system in Mansfield because of the existing bald eagle habitat in the area. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — The state Department of Environmental Protection dealt a blow to developer D.R. Horton last month by rejecting its application to install a wastewater management system…

  • Main says she’ll leave Hopewell Valley school board Dec. 31

    Board President Bill Hills said it’s likely the board will appoint a replacement before the April election By Ruth Luse    Hopewell Township’s Lisa Marin Main announced Wednesday that she is resigning from the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education, effective Dec. 31.    Board President Bill Hills said it is likely the board will appoint a…

  • SBHS hoped it set tone for a successful 2005

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Red Division of the Greater Middlesex Conference can offer some very unforgiving competition for a young team, especially in girls’ soccer. That was the situation the South Brunswick High School Lady Vikings found themselves in this fall. They finished up 4-12 overall (2-11 in the Red), but used this season…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Garden State or greenhouse state?

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers Is farm preservation really working?    You’re probably tired of countless polls and endless opinion surveys, a continuous chatter from recent elections … so, here comes another one!    The Eagleton Institute of Rutgers University just released a poll commissioned by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation to find out…

  • Hedding residents seek preservation

    Township Committee agrees to work on saving the natural resources and stop current development plans in the Hedding section of Mansfield. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — Under intense pressure from residents in the Hedding section of Mansfield, the Township Committee agreed on Monday to work on saving the natural resources in that community and stop…

  • ‘After the Sunset’

    Even with Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek, this romance/gangster film is forgettable, though funny, with nice Bahamas scenery. By: Bob Brown    This light diversion suitably fills the void between the blockbusters of summer past and Christmas future. Director Brett Ratner (Red Dragon and Rush Hour 1 and 2) offers nothing particularly new, but he pays…

  • Road closure, fire and theft occupy Hopewell Township police

    Busy week for township’s finest. By John Tredrea Dangling wires cause Carter Road closure    Carter Road was closed for about eight hours Tuesday because of utility wires dangling from a pole snapped in two by a driver who apparently fell asleep at the wheel, but was not injured in the crash, police said.    Capt. George…

  • Students learn Veterans Day lessons

    Skit teaches children what Veterans Day is all about. By: Melissa Hayes    Every Friday morning, the student body of Monmouth Junction School files into the gymnasium for morning announcements.    But on Friday, the morning announcements also included a special message about Veterans Day.    Students watched a brief skit about Veterans Day performed by Kathy Wales’…

  • Familiar face hired at Indian Fields

    Indian Fields names new principal. By: Melissa Hayes    Applause from the school board, faculty, staff and community members welcomed newly approved Indian Fields School Principal Andrea Orlando to the podium Monday night.    Ms. Orlando was selected by the Indian Fields search committee to replace the current principal, Ray Ivey, who is retiring Dec. 31.    She…