Category: archives

  • Meeting house grant OK’d

    The Arney’s Mount Meeting House of Springfield receives state grant for historic preservation. By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — The Arney’s Mount Meeting House last week received a state historic preservation grant to help gauge the extent of renovations for the structure.    The meeting house was one of 60 historic sites in the state and seven…

  • School, borough considering combined playground project

    Improvements could allow for some recreational use of Weston School land By:Beth Kressel    Improvements to the Weston School playground were discussed at a meeting between Superintendent Donald Burkhardt, Mayor Angelo Corradino and Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke July 29.    "Once I became involved in the project and saw the scope of it, I though why do…

  • Meetings schedule

    A list of the next meeting of several boards, councils and committees from East Windsor, Hightstown, Twin Rivers and the Board of Education. School district Board of Education    Monday, Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m., Hightstown High School 700 Wing, 25 Leshin Lane. East Windsor Township Council    Tuesday, Sept. 6, 8 p.m., East Windsor Municipal Building, 16…

  • Legion team couldn’t find consistency

    Missing veterans, injuries took toll By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough American Legion baseball team never got into a groove during the 2003 summer season.    A combination of bad weather, nagging injuries and spotty attendance left the Raiders searching for consistency. The team still managed to produce a 7-11-1 record, but that mark is below the…

  • Students’ heavy load causing pain in the back

    One state legislator has proposed a bill limiting the weights of school textbooks. By:Beth Kressel    Hillsborough chiropractor Steven Loniewski says he gets about 60 or 70 patients with backpack-related injuries per school year.    "Students should only carry 10 to 15 percent of their body weight," he said. "But some children are carrying up to 30,…

  • Robber hits gas station on Route 1

    Man armed with gun stole less than $200 cash from local gas station. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    A masked man armed with a gun robbed the Exxon station at the intersection of Route 1 and Deans Lane on Tuesday, police said.    The robber, who wore a black ski mask, held a "large gun" to the face…

  • Township plans to lobby state on ‘safe corridors’

    Officials feel that South Brunswick should be included in new legislation. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Township officials said they will continue to lobby the state about getting a seven-mile section of Route 1 covered under its new "safe corridors" law.    In addition, township officials said they will tell the state that changes to the roadway need…

  • Police Beat

    From the August 7 edition of the Register-News BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    A thief stole $200 from the Mobil gas station on Route 130 at 7:45 p.m. Sunday.    The gas station attendant told officers that he was pumping gas for a customer when the thief walked into the gas station. The employee said he thought the thief…

  • South Main Street success story

    Offering kosher Chinese foods proves popular with area diners By:Beth Kressel    Eight years ago, Chao Lin, 33, knew nothing about Manville, about kosher Chinese food, or about raising a family of three.    Back then, he was a student at a cooking school in southern China. And now Mr. Lin is as Manville as they come.…