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  • Township denies storage proposal

    Zoning Board denies application that would have allowed the construction of a Storage USA on Route 1. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously denied an application Dec. 4 that would have allowed the construction of a self-storage complex to be built on Route 1.    Zoning Board Chairman Barry Nathanson said Tuesday…

  • Bookish gift ideas for kids

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    For those of us with children in our lives — family members, offspring of friends or our own — books make a welcome gift, particularly if you offer to share some of yourself with a read-aloud. A good book is a gift that is enjoyed over and over.    Though true,…

  • HHS swimmers back in action

    Boys split two, girls drop three By: John E. Powers        The Hillsborough High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams are once again primed for another long winter run with hopes of extending their seasons into the spring.    The boys, second to Bridgewater-Raritan last winter at the Somerset County and Skyland Conference championships, then beaten…

  • Parade, Santa photos to mark holidays

    Manville to welcome St. Nick By: Roger Alvarado    Manville residents should be on the lookout Saturday for a fat and jolly bearded man dressed in a red suit who goes by the name St. Nick.    In fact, over the next two weekends Santa Claus will become a fixture around the borough.    On Saturday he’ll be…

  • School plan wins approval

    Township residents approve the $46.32 million school upgrade and renovation spending plan. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Despite low voter turnout, residents overwhelmingly approved the district’s plan Tuesday to upgrade and renovate five elementary schools and two middle schools .    Voters supported the proposed $46.32 million spending plan — which carried a $33.12 million price tag for…

  • Teddy bears can make great friends

    Prevention Education Inc. collects stuffed animals. By: Steve Feitl    Children of abuse already face incredible upheaval. Lawrence-based Prevention Education Inc. just wants to bring a little stability to their lives.    The kids bounce around from foster home to foster home, and may only see family members a couple times a month.    But children enrolled in…

  • First snow blankets region

    South Brunswick handled the first snow storm of the season fairly well. By: Rebecca Tokarz    The township weathered the first snowstorm of the year fairly well considering the two-day storm dumped more than a foot of snow around the area, officials said.    But, it did bring its share of prewinter woes.    Police reported about 50…

  • School musicians get into the spirit

    South Brunswick High School students are set to kick off the holiday season with two student concerts. By: Rebecca Tokarz Members of the South Brunswick High School music department are looking to dazzle audiences and get families into the holiday spirit with its annual winter concerts.       Monday night’s performance will feature the school’s orchestra, symphonic…