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  • Township digs out after Presidents Day storm

    Intense snow shuts down area for one day. By: Lea Kahn    A 24-hour snowstorm dumped 20 inches of the white stuff on the township Sunday and Monday — the most snow since about 30 inches fell on Lawrence during the Blizzard of 1996.    The Presidents Day snowstorm, which began around 3 p.m. Sunday and pulled…

  • Fire budget falls in Washington

    Voters say no to 3-cent tax rate hike. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — For the first time in three years, township voters defeated the fire district’s proposed budget, which had called for a 3-cent hike in the fire tax rate for 2003.    The budget received 205 "yes" votes and 388 "no" votes. A total 601…

  • Kingston’s Gittleman coming up huge in the luge

    By: Rich Fisher    Aaron Gittleman just wanted to have fun.    In doing so, he’s finding out how good he really is in the luge.    Yes, the luge. Not what the kind of sport you would expect a Crossroads South 7th-grader to be excelling in. Maybe a kid in upstate New York, or New England, or…

  • Feb. 20, 2003

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Basking Ridge, David Ainsworth, 21 Chelsea Ct, $1,026,000, 5/29/02 Basking Ridge, Jeffrey Cook,…

  • Cramp’s freshman experience paying off for Hopewell girls

    Sophomore Kristy Cramp leads the Lady Bulldogs into the state tournament. By: Jim Green    If anything positive can ever come of losing starting players to injury, it is the potential development of younger back-ups.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team lost its starting backcourt of then-juniors Leslie Maurer and Katie Jackson to…

  • Man killed by car while on Route 1

    Pedestrian stuck down near Blackhorse Lane By: Rebecca Tokarz    A 40-year-old New Brunswick man walking along Route 1 near Blackhorse Lane was struck and killed by a car on Friday night.    Police said James Moody was pronounced dead at the scene from massive head injuries suffered when he was struck by a 2001 Honda Accord…

  • Businesses flocking to downtown?

    Lawrence moves to expand commercial district. By: Lea Kahn    An ordinance that would extend the Neighborhood Commercial-1 zone in the village of Lawrenceville sailed through Township Council on introduction Tuesday night. A public hearing on it is set for March 4.    The ordinance, which amends the township’s Land Use Ordinance, would rezone five lots on…

  • From unknown to unbelievable

    Vikings come from nowhere to win GMC boys bowling title By: Tyler Dey    Already an unlikely finalist, the South Brunswick High School boys bowling team last week became an unlikely champion.    The Vikings capped a remarkable run and rolled their way to the Greater Middlesex Conference Team Tournament title Feb. 12. The tournament’s 11th seed…

  • Millstone, Plumsted voters OK fire district budgets

    Candidates for fire commissions also elected. By: Cynthia Koons and Scott Morgan    Voters approved the 2003 fire budgets in both Millstone and Plumsted on Saturday. Voters also elected candidates to open seats on those districts’ fire commissions. The following is a summary of voting results: Millstone    Voters approved the 2003 fire budget by a margin…