Category: archives
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Council disbands advisory committee
Cultural and Heritage only met a handful of times. By: Lea Kahn The Cultural and Heritage Advisory Committee, which has held a handful of official meetings in the last couple of years, was formally disbanded by Township Council at its Feb. 17 meeting. The council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance to dissolve the committee.…
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Rt. 130 bus depot in South Brunswick to expand
The $2 million plan calls for 416 new spaces to be added by next year. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Commuters looking for parking at the Route 130 Park and Ride could soon find the task a little easier. That’s because the N.J. Turnpike Authority on Tuesday approved expanding the facility’s parking from 650 parking spaces…
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Letters to the Editor
For the Feb. 26 issue. Development raises environmental concerns To the editor: During the past two years a large block of farm and woodlands has come under development in southern Bordentown Township. Within the past 20 years, Bordentown Township has also permitted the development of the Petro Truck Stop, Prince warehouse, reconstruction of the Pilot…
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HHS girls knocked out of swim playoffs
Boys advance to finals with two routs By: John E. Powers NORTH BRUNSWICK The Hillsborough High School girls’ swimming team fell short in their quest of winning a sectional championship. But the girls were contributors to the boys Central Jersey Public A title as they cheered and urged their classmates on in their…
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Hopewell Valley school aid figures expected today
Officials plan to use them for more 2004-05 budget work tonight. By John Tredrea Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 tonight (Thursday) at Hopewell Elementary School, Princeton Avenue, Hopewell. The meeting, originally set for Feb. 17, was rescheduled. School district community liaison JoAnn Meyer said Monday that the…
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Boys squad heading into state tourney
Boys basketball By: Mike Molaro Now that the regular season is over, the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball team is focusing on next Tuesday’s Central Jersey Group III Tournament first-round game against Lawrence. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (12-11 overall, 6-6 in the Colonial Valley Conference) have had a roller coaster campaign to date. They…
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Transfer of Development Rights not an easy concept to grasp
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK by Scott Morgan Quite possibly, the only simple thing about the Transfer of Development Rights program is that you can refer to it as TDR. Beyond that, things can get a bit confusing. In fact, TDR, though not really all that complicated, is so easy to misinterpret, few reporters really understand how it…
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Four students face charges for ‘senior prank’
Four Northern Burlington Regional High School students are charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief for letting air out of bus tires last week. By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD Four students have been charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief for last week’s prank that caused a delay in classes in the Northern Burlington County…
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For the Feb. 26 issue
James W. Nicholl, George John Schipske Sr., Helen Kriegner Connor, Edward J. Ryder Sr., Allen Francis Giroux, Margaret Morgan. James W. Nicholl ROEBLING James W. Nicholl, 31, died Sunday at Lourdes Medical Center in Willingboro. Born in Mount Holly, he was a resident of Roebling and formerly of New Egypt, North Hanover Township and…
