Category: archives

  • Even biodegradable castaways are litter

    To the editor    In response to a letter published in the Sept. 19 Hillsborough Beacon titled "Litterbug will be remembered," I thought the sentiments of Ms. Cooper were right on target.    Ms. Cooper saw someone discard two empty water bottles from their vehicle and was amazed that people with so little concern for the environment…

  • Cutting red tape for Green Acres

    Township can ask for more Green Acres funding Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    The township will have to cut through less red tape and can ask for more money the next time it applies for Green Acres funding.    That’s because a Planning Incentive Application made by the township was accepted by the Middlesex County Open Space Commission.…

  • Thefts boost crime statistics

    Millstone see 38 percent increase in criminal incidents; most other area towns see little change. By: Scott Morgan and Cynthia Koons    A wave of burglaries caused a 39-percent increase in reported crime in Millstone Township during 2001, while most municipalities in The Messenger-Press coverage area saw little change.    The numbers can be found in the…

  • Future of mercury still cloudy

    Congressman says mercury will be shipped out, but other officials say no change is planned By:Alec Moore    Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-7th District) says the 2,615 tons of mercury being stored at the Somerville Depot, on Route 206 in Hillsborough, will be getting shipped out, but a spokesman for the Defense National Stockpile Center, which maintains…

  • Council to study Eggerts Crossing

    A $7,000 contract was awarded to help come up with a redevelopment plan. By: Lea Kahn    Inching closer toward a study of the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood, Township Council awarded a $7,000 contract to a Trenton-based architectural consultant last week.    The council awarded the contract to rlm architect. The contract calls for the firm to help…

  • Grief and fear for 9/11 widow

    With immigration status uncertain, so is future. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Like others who lost spouses in the terror attacks on the World Trade Center, Shofali Agarwal had to deal with the shock of realizing her husband would never come home and adjust to living with his absence daily.    Unlike most Sept. 11 widows, however,…

  • TOWNSHIP BRIEFS

    By:Alec Moore    Committeeman Tony Gwiazdowski questioned the necessity of providing township employees with a total of 36 cell phones and 57 beepers at Tuesday’s meeting.    "I just think this is a lot of spending that we don’t need to do," said Mr. Gwiazdowski, who claimed to have seen one cell phone bill in the office…

  • EDITORIAL: Voters deserve to hear third parties

    It’s time to hear a fresh voice    U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Glick — the Green Party candidate — was arrested Sept. 5 as he tried to force his way into the televised debate between his more prominent opponents, Sen. Robert Torricelli and Republican Douglas Forrester.    Although Mr. Glick avoided being arrested when Messrs. Torricelli and…

  • Council may limit bicycle parking

    Members object to locked bikes along Main Street By:Alec Moore    As part of the borough’s ongoing downtown beautification initiatives, Manville officials are looking into a way of eliminating at least one eyesore along Main Street.    The eyesore in question that members of the Borough Council discussed Monday are bicycles that remain locked outside on the…