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  • Washington teen dies in car accident

    Steven A. Ferry, 17, of Robbinsville killed in one-car incident in Lawrence Township. By: Ken Weingartner    LAWRENCE — A Washington Township teen-ager was killed Wednesday night in a one-car accident in the vicinity on Whitehead Road, according to Lawrence Township police.    Steven A. Ferry, 17, of Spring Garden Road in Robbinsville died when the 1991…

  • Appreciation for police

    To the editor:     I had an experience with the South Brunswick Police department that shows how fortunate we are in South Brunswick.     On Wednesday late ýPage=006 Column=001 OK,0001.05þ afternoon,Aug.14, my son and his girlfriend were on their way to the New Brunswick train station when they were hit by another vehicle. My son…

  • Lightning gets back on football field

    Thunder & Lightning By: Steve Feitl    With a new pigskin program under way at nearby Hopewell Valley Central High School, football seems to be growing in the area.    Lawrence is no exception.    Not only are numbers increasing yearly on the high school’s football squad, but the township’s younger football players are growing in numbers as…

  • Apartments vacated after fire

    By:Alec Moore    Firefighters from Hillsborough and neighboring communities converged on Robin Road the evening of Aug. 15 to put out a fire that had erupted in an apartment complex.    According to police, firefighters extinguished the blaze — which began in 230 Robin Road — relatively quickly; however, due to the severity of the fire, police…

  • County OKs 3 farms for preservation

    Von Thun Farm, Farrington Farm and Seven Kay Associates Farm are waiting for the state to announce purchased farms By: Rebecca Tokarz    Three South Brunswick farms have moved a step closer to being preserved.    The Von Thun Farm on Ridge Road, Farrington Farm located on Davidson Mill Road and Seven Kay Associates Farm on Dey…

  • DISPATCHES: Baseball is broken and a strike won’t help

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: High cost of going to games and a mediocre product are hurting the national pastime.    I think it’s time we leave Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig alone.    Tied to a chair.    In a dark room.    On a desert island.    Maybe we can ask baseball union head Donald Fehr to join him. And…

  • Public Works project begins

    State and county grants pay for new Public Works offices By:Alec Moore    Borough, county and state officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning for the borough’s new Department of Public Works administration building off Williams Street.    The one-story 2,000-square-foot facility, which will provide office space and a locker room for Public Works staff, is…

  • Millstone moves to save open space

    Seeks to purchase two lots on Yellow Meeting House Road. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee recently announced its interest in acquiring a pair of lots on Yellow Meeting House Road for open space preservation.    The committee was expected to vote on the acquisition at its Wednesday night meeting, which occurred after press…

  • Area schools promote smoke free zones

    Among at least 85 Monmouth County schools to debut new signs. By:    Schools in Millstone, Upper Freehold and Roosevelt will be among at least 85 in Monmouth County to debut "Smoke Free School Zone" signs this September.    According to county officials, the signs are designed to show each school’s enthusiasm for a new state law…