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  • Editorial: ‘Safe Corridors’ has missing link in South Brunswick

    EDITORIAL: The state must realize that the traffic along Route 1 in the area is a cause for concern.    South Brunswick residents have a right to ask what the state Department of Transportation has against the township.    We’re not talking about Route 92, still being pushed by the N.J. Turnpike Authority.    We’re talking about the…

  • State aid claim misrepresented facts

    To the editor    In a daily newspaper article covering the Tuesday, July 8, meeting of the Hillsborough Township Committee, at which hundreds of residents protested the huge jump in their tax bills, Mayor Tony Gwiazdowski was quoted as saying, "Give us less than a month, and you’ll see a significant drop in your tax bill."…

  • School chief search begins

    Washington Township Board of Education begins looking for superintendent to replace Paul Harren. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — With its timeline in place, the Washington Township Board of Education is planning meetings, focus groups, public hearings and interviews to select a replacement superintendent by February 2004.    In the meantime, the school board planned to interview…

  • July 31, 5:35 p.m.: Dispatches

    Journalism is failing voters. By: Hank Kalet    Read this week’s Dispatches on journalism’s love-affair with horse-race analogies.

  • Letters to the Editor, July 31, 2003

    An inspired idea! To the editor:     We publicly thank Dimitry Levitsky from Bristol-Myers Squibb for his presentation to us outlining the proposed Lawrence Hopewell Trail. The trail is a 20-mile loop circling Lawrence and Hopewell Township, crossing a variety of corporate, public and private properties. The trail is designed to be multi-purpose, for walking,…

  • Rifle incident forces short road closure

    Morris charged with weapon possession By: Lea Kahn    Jenell E. Morris, 18, of Devonshire Road in East Windsor was charged with possession of a weapon and aggravated assault for pointing an air rifle at a passing motorist on Lawrence Station Road at 7:44 p.m. July 23, police said.    The victim told police that she was…

  • Andreyko heads to Jr. Olympic nationals

    Long jumper to compete in Miami By: Rudy Brandl        Franklin Andreyko is no stranger to pressure-packed track and field meets or big-time competition. In fact, he often does his best work when pushed by better athletes.    It will be interesting to see how Andreyko performs at this weekend’s Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships…

  • Program will teach students how to protect themselves

    Grant offered by group pays for training By:Beth Kressel    Children at Weston and Roosevelt Elementary Schools will learn how to protect themselves against bullies, strangers and from inappropriate advances by known adults this fall.    The Somerset County chapter of the New Jersey Child Assault Prevention group, a nonprofit organization that runs the assault prevention program…

  • Township selects new judge

    Bordentown Township Committee unanimously votes to appoint Marvin A. Vanhise as new Municipal Court Judge. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — After 17 years of service to the township, Municipal Court Judge Bonnie Goldman was not reappointed to her position by the Township Committee last week.    In a special meeting on July 22, the governing…