Category: archives
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EDITORIAL: Remembering Tom Gambino
EDITORIAL: Former committeeman was example of commitment to community. This is a difficult one to write. What does one say about Tom Gambino, a man whom many Cranbury residents knew, liked and respected? Do we say he was tireless in his support of the township? Do we talk about his extensive volunteerism, or how he…
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Arthur E. Woodruff
LACEY Arthur E. Woodruff, 86, of Forked River, died Oct. 3 at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Flemington, he lived in Mercer County before moving to Cream Ridge in 1967 and to Forked River in 1997. Mr. Woodruff was a salesman with Ritchie & Page Distributing Co. in Trenton, retiring after more…
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Senior center site deal in works
Montgomery Township hopes to buy the recently vacated Truetech building on Skillman Road. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The township is nearing the end of negotiations to purchase a building that would serve as a new senior center and recreation center, according to parties on both sides of the table. The township hopes to buy…
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Municipal violations may be more costly
The Township Council has raised the maximum fine for several municipal violations. By: Chris Karmiol EAST WINDSOR The Township Council unanimously passed an ordinance to increase the maximum fine permitted for a municipal violation Monday night. The move was taken after the state legislature last year increased the maximum amount permitted for municipal violations.…
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Borough sidewalks
By: Nick D’Amore JAMESBURG The borough is continuing to work on getting sidewalks installed throughout the neighborhoods. The Borough Council awarded a contract to Curb Con, Inc., of Barnegat, to construct sidewalks along Buckelew Avenue from the border with Monroe Township to the Buckelew Mansion. Borough engineer Alan Dittenhofer said the project will begin…
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Drunken drivers prompt new look at ordinance
Since September, four Princeton University students have been charged with driving while intoxicated near the campus. By: Jennifer Potash An increase in drunken driving incidents involving Princeton University students has the Princeton Borough Council taking another look at measures to curb campus alcohol abuse. Since September, four Princeton University students have been charged with driving…
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KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Ending a long cycle of violence
By: Judy Shepps Battle The consequences of violent acts go beyond physical harm. Whether self-inflicted or perpetrated by other individuals, an act of violence produces symptoms of emotional damage uncontrollable rage, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders and/or post-traumatic stress that emerge well after the violent incident. Yet throughout the world on an average…
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Panthers stun MHS in boys soccer
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Sometimes the punching bag punches back. That’s what happened in Tuesday’s boys’ soccer match between Perth Amboy and Monroe. Amboy, which hadn’t won a game all season, upset the Falcons 2-1, knocking one of the top teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference’s White Division down to 6-2-1. The Falcons learned that…
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West Windsor rebuffed again by top court in Toll plea
State Surpeme Court rejects request for reconsideration of ruling. By: Gwen Runkle WEST WINDSOR The state Supreme Court has rejected the township’s request for reconsideration of the court’s affordable-housing ruling that cleared the way for Toll Brothers to build its 1,165-unit Estates at Princeton Junction housing development off Bear Brook Road. But while municipal…
