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  • ETS expansion plan receives approval

    Lawrence planners accept building proposal. By: Lea Kahn    The Educational Testing Service gained the Planning Board’s approval Monday night for a proposed 427,500-square-foot expansion at its Rosedale Road headquarters.    The board unanimously approved the application, which seeks to construct three office buildings and a five-level parking garage north of the loop road that bisects the…

  • Car thief strikes Eldridge Park neighborhood

    Chevrolet Impala taken from owner’s driveway July 27. By: Lea Kahn    A thief broke into six cars and stole a seventh one while the vehicles were parked at their owners’ homes in the Eldridge Park neighborhood between July 26 and July 27, said police, who noted the incidents may be related.    The stolen car was…

  • Princeton man charged with hit and run, DWI

    Driver also changed with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, driving while intoxicated in a school zone, reckless driving and refusing to take a breath test. By John Tredrea    Peter Nalen, 42, of Pheasant Hill Road, Princeton, faces several charges — including driving while intoxicated — after allegedly driving into…

  • Farmland Preservation Program turns 20

    Upper Freehold recognized as most preserved township in Monmouth County. By: Sarah Winkelman    Last week, New Jersey celebrated a milestone in its ongoing efforts on the state, county and local levels to keep its image as green as possible.    The Farmland Preservation Program, which began in 1983 under Gov. Thomas Kean, celebrated its 20th anniversary.…

  • Pennington Council still looking into Wittkop request

    Expected Aug. 4 vote put off, pending further investigation. By John Tredrea    Pennington Borough Council agreed Monday night to hold off on deciding whether to pay Public Works Superintendent Jeff Wittkop for 83 hours in overtime work he did in 2001 for Commerce Bank.    Although council members planned to vote Monday, they chose not to,…

  • Edward and Teresa Wadiak

       Edward James Wadiak, 55, and his wife of 25 years, Teresa Ann Wadiak, 53, died the week of July 21 while vacationing in Hawaii.    Edward Wadiak, president of Transmitting Location Systems and Teresa Wadiak, a middle school special education teacher, resided in Manassas, Va.    The couple is survived by Edward’s parents; Teresa’s mother; two daughters…

  • Boy, 10, OK after getting lost in park

    Was missing for 33 hours. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    A 10-year-old township boy who spent 33 hours lost in Shenandoah National Park was reunited with his parents Monday.    Arvind Kumar, 10, of South Brunswick got separated from his parents while hiking ahead of them Sunday morning on a trail in the Luray, Va., park, said Karen…

  • Jengo replaces Moran on Hopewell Council until the end of 2003

    Councilwoman Jengo, who is executive director of the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT), said Tuesday that she would not run for the full term in November. By Ruth Luse    Judy Jengo of Burton Avenue was sworn in Monday to fill the unexpired Hopewell Borough Council term of Marc Moran, who resigned July 14 after it…

  • West Nile virus not found in bird tested from Manville

    By:Beth Kressel    A dead bird found in Manville’s Cooper Street Park July 15 was not infected with the West Nile Virus, but another dead crow found in the Somerset County section of Franklin did test positive for the disease.    The Franklin bird results came back positive in mid-July said Somerville-Raritan-Manville Health Officer Steven Krajewski on…