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  • UF may restructure environmental panel

    Environmental Advisory Committee could replace the Environmental Commission in Upper Freehold, giving the township committee more control over funding and appointments. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — Mayor John Mele is considering a plan that would abolish the troubled Environmental Commission and create an Environmental Advisory Committee, a move that would give the Township Committee…

  • Girls win share of division title

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team clinched a share of the Delaware Division title with a 49-34 home triumph over Watchung Hills last week. The Lady Raiders will split the division crown with North Hunterdon, which claimed its share of the prize with a lopsided win over Hunterdon Central…

  • Get gunlocks before another child is hurt

    EDITORIAL: There’s no reason not to take advantage of police program designed to prevent accidents    >When news spread that a Manville juvenile accidently shot himself while examining a loaded .22-calibre rifle found in the attic of his parent’s home Feb. 18, many parents must have shuddered.    It’s fortunate the youngster was not more seriously wounded…

  • South Brunswick eatery’s sudden closing shocks workers

    Ground Round’s abrupt closing leaves workers jobless and unpaid for final week of work. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Employees left jobless when the South Brunswick Ground Round abruptly closed last week said they are still scrambling to find other work and pressing the company to make good on their last paychecks.    American Hospitality Concepts, the…

  • Morning crash closes Rt. 522

    Monroe woman suffered broken neck and hip in crash that closed Route 522 for five hours. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    A Monroe woman suffered a broken neck and hip in a Tuesday morning accident on Route 522 that caused a power outage and closed the road for about five hours, police said.    Anna Krieger, 59,…

  • Hopewell Township Committee adds agenda meetings

    Citizens ask about future of Mayors Task Force on Traffic and Trucking. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Committee has added a monthly agenda meeting to its schedule, which already includes two "action" meetings, during which the Committee votes on ordinances and resolutions.    The agenda meetings, which will be open to the public, will be…

  • Hall pass debate continues at meeting

    Parents plan Lawrence Middle School student survey. By: Lea Kahn    It was intended to allow parents an opportunity to break into focus groups and discuss discipline issues at the Lawrence Middle School, but the special meeting Tuesday night swiftly turned into a debate on the effectiveness of the school’s controversial hall policy.    About 90 parents…

  • Letter: Support legislation to kill Route 92

    To the editor:     A lot of things have changed since the state gave the N.J. Turnpike Authority control over Route 92 in the early 1990s. For one thing the cost has significantly escalated. Four hundred million dollars is an unacceptable amount for a highway that will end up being less than seven miles long.…

  • Travel camp sign-up begins this Sunday

    Group goes to Six Flags, baseball games, etc. By: Lea Kahn    Registration for the Junior Travel Camp and the Teen Travel Camp has been set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lawrence Township Recreation Department, said Steven Groeger, township superintendent of recreation.    In the past, registration for the popular program was held weekdays during office…