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  • Water/sewer rates may rise

    Ordinance introduced this week. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Township water and sewer customers may be facing an increase in rates to help offset shrinking revenues.    The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would raise the water rates in 2003 from $1.75 per 1,000 gallons to $1.91 per 1,000 gallons. Water rates would increase to…

  • Students reflect on King’s legacy

    Part of a series of student roundtables on a variety of issues the South Brunswick Post is holding with students at South Brunswick High School. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Some South Brunswick High School students said they have The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to thank for making interracial friendships possible and for raising…

  • DISPATCHES: Martin Luther King’s radical message

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Dr. King’s words echo during today’s current state of affairs. By: Hank Kalet    "We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are…

  • Millstone begins process of shaping school referendum

    School board gets public input on a proposed referendum this fall By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — The school board held its first Referendum Planning Committee meeting last week, opening the door to how the district’s future will play out.    On Jan. 8, the school board met with about 40 township residents to nail down plans…

  • Report targets areas for MOM study

    More areas being considered for new rail line. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    NJ Transit should address traffic, railroad crossing safety, noise, air quality, wetlands and possible damage to historic properties in its environmental study for a proposed commuter rail line connecting the Shore area with the Northeast Corrider rail line, according to a consulting firm.…

  • DISPATCHES: Martin Luther King’s radical message

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Dr. King’s words echo during today’s current state of affairs.    "We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being…

  • Verstatile Bulldogs squeak past WW-PS

    Boys Basketball By: Mike Molaro    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball squad is making it pretty tough for opponents to stop them.    If you want to fast break and run-and-gun, the Bulldogs will be happy to oblige. If you want to slow things down to a deliberate pace, HoVal can pull back on…

  • Praying for Song

    Maggie and Suzzy Roche will present some new material from the haunting prayer-songs from their recent release in an intimate concert Jan. 18 in the Domestic Arts Building at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. By: Susan Van Dongen    Everyone prays, and we pray to just about everyone. In some countries, "Jedi Knight" is an accepted…

  • Kennel would render ‘good life’ impossible

    To the editor    Robin Blair’s proposal to open a dog day care center at 454 Amwell Rd., in direct proximity to the 75 homes of the Manors at Hillsborough, should be rejected by the township’s Board of Adjustment as detrimental to the Hillsborough’s overall quality of life.    Ms. Blair’s intent is to operate an indoor-outdoor…