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Pennington adopts fire safety law
Pinelli sworn in as policeman; Heinzel takes oath of office. By John Tredrea Pennington Borough Council adopted an ordinance Monday night that will require owners of certain new borough properties to install on-site water storage capacity and water pumping equipment. The purpose of the measure, which came at the recommendation of borough Engineer Don Fetzer…
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Tech students learn ‘nuts and bolts’
This is the second in a two-part series on the information and technology class at Florence middle and high schools. By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE Money matters not to physics. Case in point, there were five bucks riding on whether D.J. Pittenger could hit the flagpole with the Water Rokit. And D.J. wanted that five…
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Hatrack led Cards on and off field
Lawrence girls soccer By: Mike Molaro It doesn’t take very long for Dave Boggs to describe Brittney Hatrack. "She is a joy to coach," Boggs, the Lawrence High School girls soccer coach, said of his senior forward. "She comes to work hard. She has a great attitude and a terrific personality. She said whatever needed…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: An employee of the Hillsborough Garden Apartments on Gemini Drive told police he saw Shaquan Anderson, 26, of New York and Jedrek Dennis, 24, of Long Hill Road illegally dumping branches into the complex parking lot at 2:51 p.m., Oct. 25. The employee told police that neither one of them live at the complex.…
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Lending a hand to young athletes
High School students take time out to coach Pop Warner football players and cheerleaders. By: Melissa Hayes Several South Brunswick High School students are remembering their roots by lending their time and expertise as coaches to Pop Warner cheerleaders and football players. "I love working with little kids," said Brian Holder, a senior and captain…
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1 dead in blaze
Fire at Oakdale kills local veteran. By:Joseph Harvie Police say a lit cigarette may have caused a fire that killed a disabled 68-year-old Korean War Veteran and destroyed his mobile home in Oakdale Village last week. Police said Wallace Whiting, a longtime resident of Oakdale, was found dead Nov. 4 at the scene of the…
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DISPATCHES: Remember what they say about payback
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet The Democrats should watch what they say. Here is what she said: "This is something I have been waiting for since 1998. This is a great day for the voters of South Brunswick." But what did she mean? Carol Barrett won her third term on the South Brunswick Township Council last…
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Lawrence law takes effect at end of month
Large pay-to-play support does not surprise council. By: Lea Kahn A stronger version of Lawrence Township’s campaign finance reform ordinance is set to take effect at the end of the month when the Nov. 2 election results are certified by the Mercer County clerk’s office, according to Brian Basford, the county’s election supervisor. The new…
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Jeanne Golden Nowak
By: MANVILLE Jeanne H. (Golden) Nowak died Tuesday in Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy. She was 70. Born in Alamuchy, she lived in Manville for many years. Mrs. Nowak was the former owner of Brooks Liquors of Manville for many years. She was an active community leader for many years, she had…
