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  • Mill proposal made to Planning Board

    Plans for the renovation of the Bank Street rug mill include new facilities for Police Department and Hightstown Borough Hall. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — A Pennsylvania developer unveiled plans on Monday for renovating the Bank Street rug mill property into a multiuse complex that could include new facilities for the Police Department and Borough…

  • Singles look for mates at Americana

    East Windsor singles look for love in warp speed through series of minidates at the Americana Diner. By: David Pescatore    HIGHTSTOWN — Who says there are no good singles out there?    Twenty-one of the area’s most available single men and women were on hand Feb. 26 for a "speed-dating" session, hosted by MiniDate, at the…

  • March 11, 6:21 p.m.: Highway robbery on Rt. 92

    Assembly transportation chairman should hold hearings on Rt. 92 kill-bill and stop pandering to the construction trades union. By: Hank Kalet    The chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee has decided to delay hearings on Assemblyman Bill Baroni’s legislation stripping the N.J. Turnpike Authority of its authorization to build Route 92.    Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) attacked…

  • Hopewell Fire Department and EMU honor their own

    Volunteers lauded at February dinner in Blawenburg.    On Feb. 21, the Hopewell Fire Department (HFD) and Emergency Medical Unit (EMU) held their annual dinner dance at the Elks Club in Blawenburg.    Honored at the dinner were the following:    Firefighter of the Year 2003 — The firefighter of the year award was presented to John Novak…

  • Legion presents two $100 awards

    By:    Sabrina Brozyna and Shannon Wolf will each receive a $100 savings bond after winning a coloring contest sponsored by the American Legion.    The contest winners were announced after the regular meeting of the American Legion Post 304 Feb. 23. Judges reviewed 178 entries in the coloring contest.    These entrants were fourth and fifth graders…

  • Rosenbluth claims state IM title

    Swimming By: Jim Green     Lawrence High School junior swimmer Josh Rosenbluth wasn’t even thinking about the possibility of winning a state championship when he arrived for the Meet of Champions final round Sunday at the Gloucester InstiýPage=019 Column=001 OK,0001.04þ tute of Technology in Sewell.     Rosenbluth, in his first year of high school swimming,…

  • Eight vie for three Hopewell Valley school board seats

    Both Hopewells have school board contests on April 20. By Ruth Luse    Eight candidates will be vying for three open seats on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education when voters go to the polls on school election day, April 20.    All eight, who are running for three-year terms, had filed their nominating petitions by…

  • GUEST OPINION: Rt. 92 bill is political gamesmanship

    GUEST OPINION By John S. Wisniewski: Republican Senator Inverso is Johnny come lately on Route 92 bill. By: John S. Wisniewski    Central Jersey residents who are fed up with rising traffic congestion or who are in construction trades may be saddened to learn that two of their state representatives have decided to block efforts to…

  • Board hears summer class proposals

    Parents and teachers meet to discuss solutions to confusion over assignments and work load By:Marnie Kunz    Manville students in summer school programs may find it easier to keep track of their assignments, if a set of suggestions made by a group of parents and teachers is accepted.    Maureen Brown and Kelly Barton, teachers at Alexander…