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  • South Brunswick mulls completion of Rt. 27 light

    Councilman offers plan to avoid futher delays. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    The stalled improvements for the intersection of Route 27 and New Road could get a nudge from the township.    Councilman Ted Van Hessen suggested Nov. 17 that the township take responsibility for moving a traffic light and widening a small stretch of New Road,…

  • Nov. 26, 5:15 p.m.: Peculiar headlines

    What exactly were they thinking? By: Hank Kalet    Some random thoughts on the news:    • A headline in today’s New York Post refers to the Nets beginning their "Post-‘Zo era." Now, I’ll admit that Alonzo Mourning’s plight is sad (though not the tragedy it is being played as; the man did know this could happen and…

  • Plumsted eyes time limit for developers

    Township looking to allow preliminary Planning Board approval for a project to be revoked if the developer fails to file a final subdivision plan within three years. By: Sarah Winkelman    PLUMSTED — The township is hoping to add another safeguard to its planning arsenal by allowing preliminary Planning Board approval for a project to be…

  • BRHS receives $25K state grant

    Bordentown Regional High School is one of 25 state schools to be awarded the 2003 Governor’s School of Excellence Award. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Bordentown Regional High School recently was selected as a winner of a 2003 Governor’s School of Excellence Award, an honor given to only 25 schools throughout the state.    Officials…

  • Stuff the bird and bite your tongue for familial bliss

    CRIMSON COMMENTS by Rose McGlew    Here’s hoping you are having (or had, if you’re slacking off and reading this afterward) a wonderful Thanksgiving! Although we are at my brother-in-law’s this year and are likely having the most Cleaver-esque of holidays, I’ll give you a little peek into what it was like at our house a…

  • Florence football advances to CJ Group I championship game

    By: Sean Moylan    In the moment of ultimate truth, Nick Lubrano’s 11 came through with the biggest "robbery" since Winona Ryder took her famous videotaped "five-finger discount" at Saks.    Of course, there will be videotapes and photos floating around Florence for years to come of the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity football team’s…

  • Author pens new ‘Ernest’ book

    Laura Barnes of Delaware has just published "Ernest’s Special Christmas," based on a true story at her farm, Barnesyard. By: Sue Kramer    DELAWARE — Nine years ago, when Laura T. Barnes moved into a converted barn in Sergeantsville, she had no idea that what she was about to find would change her life forever.    Ernest,…

  • Other ‘Nutcrackers’

       The Belle Mead Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Orchard Hill Elementary School, 244 Orchard Road, Skillman, Dec. 13, 2 p.m.; Peddie School, South Main Street, Highstown, Dec. 14, 2 p.m.; Hillsborough High School, 466 Raider Blvd., Hillsborough, Dec. 20, 2 p.m. Tickets cost $12, $10 in advance. For information, call (908) 874-8800.    The Moscow…

  • New deer cull could be last for township

    Committee approved spending up to $155,000 for fourth year of program. By: David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee unanimously approved a contract not to exceed $155,000 with wildlife-management firm White Buffalo on Monday night for a fourth — and possibly last — year of extended deer culling in the municipality.    The township’s herd is estimated…