Category: archives
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Camperversity offers slate of diverse cultures
Enrollment still open for final few sessions. By: Lea Kahn Sitting on the edge of a railroad tie on the playground at the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center, the children watch intently as organic farmer Mikey Azzara shows them how to plant vegetables. Mr. Azzara carefully shows the children how to tie up a tomato plant.…
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Fort Dix cleanup gets additional funds
The Air Force received federal funds to remove plutonium-tainted soil from a drainage ditch in Plumsted Township. By: Sarah Winkelman PLUMSTED Officials are unsure when cleanup of the BOMARC missile site will be completed despite recently receiving additional funding for the project after more toxic soil was discovered last month. "The project actually was…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Gaber Farag, 45, of Capricorn Drive was charged with shoplifting on Aug. 2. According to police, Mr. Farag attempted to steal a $15 tube of skin cream from Cost Cutters on Route 206. pPolice said Mr. Farag left the store without paying for the skin cream and was stopped by a store manager, who called…
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Committee preparing for PBA contract talks
Contract expires Dec. 31 By:Alec Moore The Township Committee is preparing to negotiate a new contract for the Hillsborough PBA Local #205, the union representing Hillsborough’s police officers, and discussed the upcoming contract negotiations in executive session Tuesday. The department’s current three-year contract expires on Dec. 31 and PBA officials have sent notice to the…
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Sr. League playoffs postponed indefinitely
Final four will compete for title at later date By: Rudy Brandl Heavy rain and flooded fields wiped out last week’s semifinal and championship rounds of the Hillsborough Senior 16-and-under Softball League playoffs. The final four, originally scheduled for July 31, had already been pushed back after two regular season rainouts the previous week.…
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Concerns stall housing plan
Bordentown City Planning Board and state Department of Environmental Protection concerned about housing development. By: Scott Morgan BORDENTOWN CITY A proposed housing development along the wetlands area near Blacks Creek has drawn fire from a pair of local watchdogs, prompting the state Department of Environmental Protection and the city Planning Board to postpone final…
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HHS girls playing plenty of hoops
Two teams set for summer league playoffs By: Rudy Brandl The younger Hillsborough entry in the summer girls’ basketball league has been playing some good ball in recent weeks. With the playoffs coming up, maybe the young upstarts can give the older veterans a battle if the teams meet head-to-head. Hillsborough High varsity head…
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An enlightening conversation with an old friend
RANDOM NOTES by Scott Morgan Somewhere along the line, I lost touch with an old, old friend of mine. I promised him I wouldn’t use his name. But I knew him very well. He did a lot of writing, mostly rants and diatribes against a system he didn’t really understand. But you learn a lot…
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Letter: Stand up and be counted
To the editor: Each spring, members of a South Brunswick community preservation group known as PRIDE gather as friends and neighbors and treat Raymond Road with the respect due a quiet country lane rich in history. We clear dead and fallen limbs, overgrown brush, and fill bags with trash thoughtlessly discarded by assorted slobs…
