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  • ARGUING ROUTE 92: Why It’s unnecessary

    ARGUING ROUTE 92: The rich will get richer, rest of us get the traffic. By: Cathy Dowgin >    Route 1 is now a commuter’s nightmare. According to the N.J. Turnpike’s own traffic studies, Route 92 would make Route 1 worse, not better. Route 92 will terminate at the narrowest part of Route 1 in the…

  • South Brunswick council may accept Forrestal property

    Land is part of deal to allow corporate park on Route 1. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi and Matthew Kirdahy    The township will gain 44 acres of open space if the Township Council adopts an ordinance it introduced Tuesday.    Under the ordinance, the council would accept the dedication of land owned by Princeton Forrestal, the development…

  • Top dog

    Canine officer joins Bordentown City police force By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — Drug runners of the world, prepare. You are about to meet your worst nightmare — an 8-month-old with a badge.    Downtown Bordentown, of course, is not among the world’s drug epicenters. But with the River Line shuttling thousands of passengers a week…

  • Vikings eliminated from state softball tourney

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    This year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament came to an abrupt halt for the South Brunswick High School softball team. The sixth seeded Lady Vikings were upset on Tuesday by 11th seeded Brick Memorial 3-0.    South Brunswick (12-10) managed just one hit against the visitors.    "They were nothing special," Viking…

  • DISPATCHES: It’s time to abandon ship in Iraq

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Getting out maybe the only way to save a country in freefall. By: Hank Kalet We gotta get outta this place If it’s the last thing we ever do — Eric Burdon and the Animals    It is an understatement to say that things have gone terribly wrong in Iraq.    There is…

  • Hopewell Township brush, bulky waste schedule

       In June, the Hopewell Township Public Works Department will conduct its final collection of brush and bulky waste. To schedule pickup of bulky waste or ask questions, call 737-4310, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.    Residents must schedule their final bulky waste pickup by calling the above number. If this is the first pickup after…

  • Hopewell Valley school officials make cuts in Sept. 28 referendum proposal

    Removed from the referendum package were $408,000 for conversion of a Central High woods room and $108,600 for a marching band. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education on Monday voted to place a leaner $15.49 million school referendum before voters Sept. 28, after opting to cut funding for a high school…

  • Freshman pitches Hopewell into sectional quarterfinals

    Softball By: Jim Green    The average freshman goes through ups and downs before finding success in high school athletics.    Courtney Sorg is not the average freshman.    The Hopewell Valley Central softball pitcher has stepped in for injured starter Steph Miller, and the Lady Bulldogs have not missed a beat.    On Tuesday, Sorg surrendered just one…

  • Across the Waves

    Named for a traditional Irish jig, Cherish the Ladies has grown from a one-time concert concept to a sensation in Celtic music. By: Susan Van Dongen Cherish the Ladies features (clockwise from left) Mary Coogan, Joanie Madden, Mirella Murray, Heidi Talbot and Rosin Dillon.    Just back from a whirlwind tour of Sweden, Joanie Madden of…