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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: EDITORIAL

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: EDITORIAL

    A lesson for those who drive Graduates throughout the area are celebrating their well-deserved diplomas. Much hard work has gone into their academic and extracurricular achievements and the graduates and their families have reason to be proud.    As they enjoy their celebrations, another kind of life-changing process was playing out in a courtroom in Somerville.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Tire center approved on thin Route 206 lot in Belle Mead

    HILLSBOROUGH: Tire center approved on thin Route 206 lot in Belle Mead

    A house will be razed to make way for the business By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    A house will be razed to allow for a tire sales and auto service center to be built on a narrow lot on Route 206 in the Belle Mead section of Hillsborough.    John LaRue of Dutchtown-Zion Road won approval…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Temporary trailer to house municipal offices

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    The Borough Council plans to fund improvements to municipal facilities and the purchase of office furniture and equipment.    The council unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance on July 1 that would appropriate $10,000 from the borough’s general capital fund for all the work and materials necessary for the improvements,…

  • Volunteers brought the fireworks back

       The return of Independence Day fireworks was a huge success.    The Foundation for Bordentown Traditions, a nonprofit group composed of local residents and business persons, spearheaded the effort to bring back the Fourth of July fireworks.    These volunteers raised money at events such as the fall Turkey Trot and the car show recently held…

  • MONROE: Communities celebrate America’s birthday

    MONROE: Communities celebrate America’s birthday

    Amy Batista photo Mayor Richard Pucci (far right) gets ready to address the crowd prior the start of the fireworks during the annual Fourth of July Celebration at Thompson Park in Monroe. Council members along with family members join him on the stage.

  • MONROE: Communities celebrate America’s birthday

    MONROE: Communities celebrate America’s birthday

    Two local communities celebrated America’s 237th birthday July 4-5 with two separate events that included cookouts and fireworks among family and friends. By Amy Batista, Special Writer Two local communities celebrated America’s 237th birthday July 4-5 with two separate events that included cookouts and fireworks among family and friends.    Blankets and chairs filled Thompson Park…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Open space tax uses could be modified

    Township Committee to discuss July 23 putting a ballot referendum on fall ballot By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    A typical Hillsborough homeowner pays $100 or more in property taxes a year into the township’s fund to buy land for open space and future recreation.    Now the Township Committee is proposing to take a part of…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Officer retires after 24 years
  • PLUMSTED: Patriotic Display

    PLUMSTED: Patriotic Display

    Picasa Amber Moniz, 4, of New Egypt, strikes a pose while dancing. 