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  • LOOKING AHEAD

    HEADLINE: LOOKING AHEAD STORY LINK: Hidden LEADLINE: Check out some notable events happening in the coming weeks in Central Jersey and beyond: • Fall Harvest Festival, Historic Village at Allaire, Route 524, Wall, Sept. 7, $2, $1 children; apple harvesting, horse and wagon rides, cider pressing, storytelling; www.allairevillage.org; (732) 919-3500. • Master Gardeners of Mercer County Fall…

  • Making money sense for kids

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    Forget January 1st. For many families, the beginning of September — with going back-to-school — is the beginning of the fiscal year. As such, parents often establish new routines, set new chores and consider readjusting the weekly allowance. An allowance, paid out for services rendered — those chores — is…

  • Motorist killed in Route 206 collision

    Authorities investigating cause of accident. By: Alec Moore    Authorities are investigating the cause of a motor vehicle accident on Route 206 that claimed the life of a Bergen County man Tuesday afternoon, forcing the closure of the road for close to five hours.    John Muller, 51, of Hillsdale died shortly after the accident, in which…

  • Domestic Icon

    An upcoming exhibit at the Anne Reid Gallery lionizes the iron. By: Ilene Dube Man Ray’s icon of modern art.    What is it about the iron — that everyday object of utilitarian function — that has so fascinated artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Berenice Abbott over the years? What inspired Merce Cunningham…

  • Man’s vision provides hope for the impaired

    Washington Township man realizes dream of independence for himself and other developmentally disabled through Project Freedom. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — Norman Smith’s apartment building is a manifestation of his vision, his life’s work, his independence and his advocacy.    Navigating through the wide hallways with an electric wheelchair, he knows something about every tenant in…

  • Motel guests charged with crack possession

    Trenton man also charged with receiving stolen property. By: Lea Kahn    Two Trenton residents were found with what police believe to be crack cocaine at Mount’s Motel on Aug. 18, police said.    Sylvester Robert Meyers, 41, of Brunswick Avenue in Trenton, and Ruby Lee Washington, 37, of Greenwood Avenue in Trenton, were charged with possession…

  • Town mulling the legality of donor rules

    South Brunswick council considering "Pay-to-Play" ordinance. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    An ordinance aimed at reforming campaign finance and how municipal contracts are awarded raised constitutional questions at a Tuesday work session of the Township Council.    The proposed ordinance limits what companies, developers and individuals seeking to do business with the township can contribute to political parties…

  • LHS football squad begins new era

    Football By: Jim Green    Most of the preseason talk concerning the Lawrence High School football team likely will focus on what the Cardinals lost from their 5-5 squad of a year ago.    Yes, Lawrence lost its most indispensable player — halfback Orlando Kane — to graduation, as well as its two-year starting quarterback, Charlie Park,…

  • Bordentown Township to charge tax on hotel rooms

    Township committee votes to add one percent municipal tax to hotel bills. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Guests of hotels and motels in the township on Oct. 1 will begin paying a municipal tax added onto their room rates.    The Township Committee on Monday unanimously passed an ordinance establishing a hotel occupancy tax in…