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  • ALLENTOWN: Property owner wrangles over sewer ordinance

    Owner maintains ordinance is inequitable by James McEvoy, Managing Editor ALLENTOWN — A recent ordinance increasing sewer rates for commercial continues to rile some in the borough, and one property owner hinted litigation could be on the horizon.    At the July 23 council meeting, Carlo Caci, of South Main Street, said he had consulted with…

  • MANVILLE: Watering down aches and pains

    MANVILLE: Watering down aches and pains

    Sue Asher has been helping seniors stay fit for 25 years By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    For the past 25 years, Sue Asher has been helping the senior citizens in town by keeping them fit even during the summer months.    Ms. Asher has been teaching the aqua aerobics classes for Manville Recreation at Cooper…

  • HAMILTON: Growing in the garden

    HAMILTON: Growing in the garden

    Two students strike a pose in front of the sculpture “The Chamber of Internal Dialogue: by Seward Johnson during a recent visit to Grounds For Sculpture through Isle’s YouthGrow project. Photo courtesy of the Sculpture Foundation

  • HAMILTON: Tractor trailer crash snarls turnpike traffic

    HAMILTON: Tractor trailer crash snarls turnpike traffic

    People waiting outside their cars on the NJTP on Aug. 8. The accident snarled traffic and closed all northbound lanes. The crash is under investigation. Northbound lanes remain closed as of 4:30 p.m.

  • HAMILTON: Grant will pay for repaving

    Officials announced the last week that the township has been awarded a state grant to repaving portions of Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road. HAMILTON — Officials announced the last week that the township has been awarded a state grant to repaving portions of Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road.    A $249,500 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation will…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Officials look at office options

    Within the next 30 days options could be in front of the Township Council to find a permanent home for municipal offices by James McEvoy, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — Within the next 30 days options could be in front of the Township Council to find a permanent home for municipal offices.    Mayor Dave Fried told…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Grant will help historians improve programs, exhibits

    State Historical Commission has awarded the Society a $6,300 general operating support grant By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The all-volunteer Lamberville Historical Society will use a recently received state grant to upgrade its programs and exhibits, said Society president Suzanne Gitomer.    The state Historical Commission has awarded the Society a $6,300 general operating…

  • U.S Senate primary set for Tuesday

    Polls will be open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Polls will be open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 13), for the special primary election for the U.S. Senate seat of the late Frank Lautenberg.    Polling locations are listed on the sample ballots registered voters get in the mail. They…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Township man named president of state board

    Upper Freehold Township resident Robert Swanekamp, a flower and plant grower, was selected to serve as president of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture TRENTON — Upper Freehold Township resident Robert Swanekamp, a flower and plant grower, was selected to serve as president of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture.    The selection was…