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  • Looking ahead

    Candidates questioned on how to address new development    What should the Township Committee do to prepare for the development of the Hillsborough Promenade and the senior communities that will be built in the next few years, and how can you help in that effort?     Dr. Steven Sireci and John Souren    Dr. Sireci and Mr.…

  • Matthew Merunka

       HILLSBOROUGH — Matthew John (Mattman) Merunka died Tuesday, September 17, in City Hospital in West Virginia. He was 38.    He was born in Somerville.    Mr. Merunka was a graduate of Hillsborough High School and was a gifted carpenter.    His father, Frank Merunka, is deceased.    He is survived by his soul mate, Brenda Cutsail; three children,…

  • Journal faces more layoffs

    Workers on Route 1 bracing for bad news. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Dow Jones employees expect another round of layoffs as the company continues to cope with sluggish ad revenues, according to union officials.    Although the company has not confirmed that workers will definitely be laid off, a memo from the Route 1 company’s chief…

  • YWCA to hold ‘Week without Violence’

       The theme of the YWCA Princeton’s "Week without Violence," running Monday through Thursday, will be "Living, Working, and Playing Together."    Here is a schedule of events.    • Monday: Author Naomi Drew will kick off the week with a free talk about "Peaceful Parenting" in the YWCA Princeton’s Gym A at 7 p.m.    • Tuesday: Not In Our…

  • Route 33 improvement plan gets nod

    Proposal to turn highway into "Main Street" in Town Center now goes to state DOT for approval. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — The development of Town Center edged forward Oct. 10 when planners and township officials approved a proposal for improving Route 33 and prepared to send it to the state Department of Transportation for…

  • Friends mourn former clerk

    Jenny Esposito served Millstone Township for more than three decades. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Jenny Esposito spent most of her life in Millstone, much of it in the service of the township and its residents.    For eight years, she served as the municipal court clerk; for 30 she served as the township clerk. But…

  • Faith and Courage

    Theodore Bikel will perform a concert in Red Bank as part of a weekend honoring slain reporter Daniel Pearl. By: Jim Boyle    Earlier this year, terrorism struck another tragic blow against American freedom. A group claiming to be Pakistani nationalists abducted Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi on Jan. 23. Calling themselves the…

  • Volleyball no joke to Smoke

    By: Rich Fisher    Terry Smoke began playing volleyball at the suggestion of her father, who "wanted me to try something, so I tried volleyball."    Smoke not only tried it, but she fell in love with it.    "I never really thought I’d like it that much," said the South Brunswick High School senior, who takes the…

  • Accident closes Route 1

    Nine-car pile up hospitalized five people By: Nick D’Amore    Five people were hospitalized and Route 1 was shut down for three hours as a result of a nine-car chain reaction accident Friday.    The accident occurred at 7:30 p.m. in the right lane of northbound Route 1 when Scott Steele, 29, of Amsterdam, N.Y., stopped at…