Category: archives
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UF views plans for new municipal building
Upper Freehold Township officials look into plans for new municipal building to house Construction Department. By: Sarah Winkelman UPPER FREEHOLD Like a pair of pants that no longer fit, the current township municipal building no longer provides sufficient room for municipal needs. At a committee meeting last month, township officials were shown plans for…
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Michael S. Campanaro
Michael S. Campanaro, 59, of St. Augustine, Fla., died Aug. 25 at his residence. Born in Trenton, he was a former resident of Hopewell Township before moving to Florida five years ago. Mr. Campanaro was an electrical contractor and proprietor of a trucking business before retiring. Father of the late Sally Ann Campanaro, he is…
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Comcast plans public access channel repair
Fix should benefit 60 Lawrence households near Ewing. By: Lea Kahn About 60 households on the Lawrence side of the Lawrence-Ewing border will be able to tune in for Lawrence information on Comcast Cablevision’s Channel 19, starting early next year. Comcast, which provides cable TV service to the two townships, plans to make some "complicated…
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State police opens new HQ
State police move from Hightstown barracks into more modern facility on Route 130 in Hamilton. By: Sarah Winkelman Residents of Millstone, Upper Freehold and Roosevelt should not see any change in state police service now that the Hightstown barracks has been closed and a new facility opened on Route 130 in Hamilton. The new, state-of-the-art…
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Lawrenceville Main Street receives $275K grant
Money will be used for village beautification. By: Lea Kahn The fourth time is the charm at least, when it comes to applying for a $275,851 federal beautification grant to spiff up Main Street in the village of Lawrenceville. Township Council learned earlier this month that its grant request had been approved by the…
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Car tax idea right for Manville
To the editor Mayor Corradino should make up his mind. It is a shame that our Mayor Angelo Corradino, who was a Republican but now a Democrat, cannot make up his mind on who his constituency is. Unlike Councilman Martin Wierzba, Mayor Corradino would rather put the burden of taxes on Manville homeowners. I give…
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Hayston excited to lead Viking boys soccer team
By: Rich Fisher All things considered, Chris Hayston could only think of one job better than the one he has right now. "Well, maybe playing second base for the Yankees," he said with a laugh. "But other than that, in terms of my profession and what I want to do in terms of high school…
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Edgebrook, Part 2
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Years before Donald Dilatush’s column "Along Edges Brook" was a feature in this paper, Mrs. James West contributed her brief history of the old school in Hamilton Township. Now the site of large-scale commercial development on Route 130, her reminisces of the school offer a glimpse of education from an earlier time. The…
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Eure looking for improvement from young squad
Football By: Mike Molaro Jerry Eure is preparing for this season as he’s done each of his previous 10 as head coach of The Pennington School’s football squad. Coming off a 6-3 campaign, the Red Raiders aren’t setting specific victory totals as a goal. They aren’t interested in what the standings say or what their…
