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  • Council hopefuls to debate

    League sponsors Monday event. By: Joseph Harvie    The six candidates seeking seats on the Township Council will square off in a town-forum style debate Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the main meeting room in the Municipal Building.    The debate format will allow the public to ask the candidates questions through a moderator from the League…

  • Planning Board approves Home Depot

    Home improvement retailer doesn’t know when construction will begin. By: Joseph Harvie    The Planning Board passed a resolution last week authorizing Home Depot to file for permits needed to begin construction of a new store in the South Brunswick Square Mall.    The resolution was unanimously approved, with Debra Johnson abstaining because she lives in Wynwood…

  • Foothill Acres ready to celebrate 50 years

    By:Mary Kaempfen    It’s beautifully situated on 18 acres of land, and although it has had some major changes and renovations in the last 50 years, the goal for residents of Foothill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on East Mountain Road has always been to enable them to be "comfortable and independent and with a feeling…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Eryn C. Murphy, 19, of East Windsor was charged with shoplifting cosmetics valued at $65.84 from Drug Fair at 10:36 a.m., Oct. 4.    Ms. Murphy was transported to the Somerset County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail. ***    Two Knopf Street residents reported the driver’s side front and rear tires of their vehicles were…

  • EDITORIAL: Chrous in opposition to Route 92

    EDITORIAL: Princeton Environmental Commission’s oppostion to Route 92 is welcome.    Let’s call it a coalition of the unwilling.    The Princeton Environmental Commission has joined the chorus of groups that are raising questions about the wisdom of building a proposed connection between Route 1 and the N.J. Turnpike.    The commission, which has members appointed by both…

  • Oct. 14, 2:56 p.m.: Thoughts on the Knickerbockers

    Looking at the upcoming season with cautious optimism. By: Hank Kalet    Preseason begins tonight for the New York Knickerbockers and I can only view this team with cautious optimism.    In some respects, they improved themselves in the offseason, acquiring the athletic Jamaal Crawford without giving up much on-the-court talent.    Critics have charged that the Knicks…

  • Bulldogs go down fighting

    Hopewell Valley football By: Jim Green    Although the Hopewell Valley Central High School football team is still searching for its first win, one would be hard-pressed to find a tougher squad than the Bulldogs.    Hopewell took a first-quarter gut-shot Friday night, as West Windsor-Plainsboro North scored on its first two plays from scrimmage with runs…

  • Wastewater plan awaits approval

    Mansfield Township officals will discuss a state plan that designates where development should take place. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — Township officials will meet for a second time on Monday to discuss a state plan that designates where development should take place, but one unresolved factor is still blocking their hope for any future commercial…

  • Cardinals cruise with late surge

    Lawrence football By: Jim Green    In a season where the Lawrence High School football team’s offense has received most of the headlines, the biggest play just might have been made by the Cardinals defense.    The Cardinals were 3-0 entering Saturday’s home contest against Nottingham, riding high after a 41-18 thrashing of Princeton the week before.…