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  • Hearing set for new warehouse ordinance

    By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — If adopted in its current form, the township’s revised Planned Commercial Development Ordinance will allow more warehousing development in the area surrounding the Northeast Business and Matrix warehouse parks in Washington Township.    Introduced by the Township Committee on April 8, the ordinance was initially scheduled for a formal public hearing…

  • Softball team hammers Trenton

    Softball By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School softball team snapped its four-game losing streak in impressive fashion Tuesday, hammering Colonial Valley Conference Colonial Division foe Trenton 17-1 in five innings.    The Cardinals (9-8) rebounded from a tough 7-4 loss Monday at Ewing. Lawrence led that game 4-3 until the bottom of the sixth, when…

  • Officials praise open space program

    Township officials and residents gathered at Northern Community Park May 9 to celebrate the municipality’s achievements in open space preservation. By: Eve Collins    Mayor George Chidley opened the ceremony, attended by about 20 people, with a reminder of what the township has achieved.    "Over the past few years we have put together a plan and…

  • Local man using passionfor boating in Coast Guard Auxiliary

    Walter Baricelli enjoying service while learning service’s mission By:Alec Moore    For Walter Baricelli, the opportunity to serve in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is an opportunity to combine his greatest passions.    Through the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the 40-year-old Corle Place resident is able to share his love of boating, aviation and his devotion and…

  • Bulldogs impress in states

    Boys tennis By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys tennis team is now 2-for-2 when it comes to its season goals.    The Bulldogs’ first goal was to have someone reach the second day of the Mercer County Tournament. Freshman second singles player Matt McGranaghan, who reached the semifinals of the tournament, took…

  • Editorial: Government jobs are often relative things

    EDITORIAL: Discussing the nepotism controversy in recent state Assembly elections.    Republicans running for Assembly and Senate in the 14th Legislative District say they are shocked at the recent revelation that Assemblyman Gary Guear, a Democrat from Hamilton, has been paying his wife $55,000 a year as a legislative aide.    Sen. Peter Inverso, the incumbent Republican…

  • Funding stymies MOM line

    Commission finds no money for proposed rail line. By: Al Wicklund    The state transportation commissioner said this week there’s no state money available to build the proposed and much-debated Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex commuter rail line.    DOT Commissioner Jack Lettiere said the state budget crunch and other demands for transportation money will take the MOM line out of…

  • Letter: Planned ordinances benefit developers

    To the editor:     Just whom does the government of South Brunswick serve? From recent ordinance proposals, it’s clear the developers get the benefits from township government.    On May 20, the Township Council is preparing to hear the second reading of an ordinance rezoning 140 acres of rural residential lands on the corner of Cranbury-South…

  • BREAKING NEWS: School board accepts report

    Special education remedies sought for turnover, morale. By: Steve Feitl    The Lawrence Board of Education accepted its subcommittee’s report on special education at its meeting Wednesday evening.    The report, which documents a high turnover of special education staff members and a low morale throughout the district, sets in place an action plan for the administration…