Category: archives
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First-game win is improvement for Montgomery
Win opener of Babe Ruth 14s tournament By: Justin Feil In winning its first game of the District One 14-year-old baseball tournament, 12-2, over Trenton on Tuesday, the Montgomery Babe Ruth all-star team is already a step ahead of last year. "It’s a big deal," said Drew Talarick, the winning pitcher Tuesday. "We made it…
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Aid means no borough tax hike
Jamesburg’s no tax increase is due to state Extraordinary Aid received by the borough on Monday. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG For the first time in eight years, Jamesburg’s budget for municipal purposes will not have a tax increase thanks to $205,000 in state Extraordinary Aid received by the borough Monday. "With this state aid,…
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Montgomery hopes not to be too gracious a host
Babe Ruth 13s title is host’s goal By: Bob Nuse When Montgomery begins play in the Southern New Jersey 13-year-old Babe Ruth State Tournament tonight, the game will have a different feel to it. For one thing, Montgomery won’t have to travel more than an hour to get to the playing field. After three years…
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Committee eyes 2005 for ball field
Discussions continue over Babe Ruth baseball field. By: Matt Kirdahy Members of a subcommittee studying the construction of a Babe Ruth baseball field, slated to be built on the Wright property, expect the field to be built by 2005. The subcommittee will continue to discuss the construction of the new field at a meeting toward…
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Pilot policing program still awaiting approval
Special Rocky Hill meeting scheduled to announce a pilot policing program between the borough and South Bound Brook was canceled. By: Paul Sisolak ROCKY HILL A special Borough Council meeting scheduled for Thursday to announce a pilot policing program between the borough and South Bound Brook was canceled. Borough Clerk Ray Whitlock said the…
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A Fine Balance
With trays in hand, 15 compete in Palmer Square’s Waiters’ Race. By: Jennifer Potash Racing for liberty, equality and the chance for three months of free parking, over a dozen waiters and waitresses from local restaurants participated in Palmer Square’s Waiters’ Race Thursday evening. More than 150 people turned out at Palmer Square’s green to…
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State BIG map eyes growth
Towns optimistic about plan. By: Matt Kirdahy Local officials are saying that the big picture behind the state’s BIG map could have a positive effect on municipalities statewide. New Jersey’s Blueprint for Intelligent Growth map, or BIG map, is the state’s attempt at smart growth, a proposal that identifies the state’s critical natural resource areas…
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Swim club helps cool the summer
Cranbury residents take part in aquatic activities. By: Matt Kirdahy The waters at the Cranbury Swim Club were calm until the first of many kids jumped in to get ready for a swimming lesson Tuesday morning. Fellow swimmers also splashed their way into the pool unfazed by the water’s cool temperature. "We can get anywhere…
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July 11, 10:53 p.m.: National Alliance in Hopewell
A councilman admits to belonging to a white supremacist group. By: Hank Kalet Here’s something scary "Hopewell councilman belongs to white supremacist group" that makes you realize that this kind of thing can happen right around the corner. These kinds of groups in this case, the National Alliance do nothing but…
