Category: archives
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Historic firehouse may be restored
Plumsted moves to save Evergreen Road property. By: Scott Morgan PLUMSTED The historic firehouse property on Evergreen Road lies in disrepair. But probably not for long. Last week, the Township Committee announced the first step in an effort to save the property and restore it to its former glory. Mayor Ron Dancer introduced an…
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Total chaos might breed better order
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By: Steve Bates You are going to have to get a little dirty if you want to clean something up. This is my theory actually, more like a hang-up about cleaning projects. Cleaning is making order from chaos. I have always pitied those poor souls who tackle a cleaning job as…
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Timely instruction
Awareness Week gains added urgency By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Hillsborough High School’s annual Hate Crime and Bias Awareness Week took on new significance this week, coming little more than three weeks after a bisexual student was attacked during a school lunch period. This is the second year that students at the high school have organized the awareness…
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Viking golfers win division; struggle in states
By: Redd E. Patrick It’s been a bittersweet season for the South Brunswick High School golf team. First the bitter: After the NJSIAA Central/South Jersey Group IV State Tournament was switched from a South Jersey venue to the friendly confines of the Bunker Hill Golf Course last Wednesday because of rain, the Vikings finished in…
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Reason to Rock
The Asbury Music Festival on May 25 celebrates the rebirth of Asbury Park and kicks off the summer in style. By: Matt Smith Even in its darkest days, Asbury Park always had the music. The rough-and-tumble shore town is, of course, most famous for giving birth to Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. Nowadays, it…
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Residents to addressAmwell Road plans
Group organizes after becoming concerned over imrovements By:Alec Moore Longtime Amwell Road resident Robert Simpson is spearheading a newly formed citizens group to investigate and explore solutions to the traffic and safety issues affecting Amwell Road. "We want to conduct in-depth research on the serious problems associated with this road running through our town," said…
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Mayor’s conference salutesCorradino for shared services
Mayor Angelo Corradino was the recipient of the Good Government Award during the Annual Conference of Mayors in Atlantic City. The award, which recognizes productivity in government through the use of shared services, was presented to Mayor Corradino on April 19. "I was honored," said the mayor of the award. "It’s always nice to be…
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Decision on Route 92 delayed
Army Corps of Engineers now expected to unveil report in September. By: Brian Shappell and David Campbell An environmental study that could decide the future of the proposed Route 92 project will not be released in early June as expected. The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday the release…
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Artist hopes monument delivers message of sacrifice
Veterans’ Memorial Monument dedication ceremony is scheduled for Monday following the Memorial Day parade. By: Scott Morgan MILLSTONE Sitting just off Stagecoach Road, to the rear of the Clarksburg School grounds, is the giant granite field of stars. For months, this monument was consigned to tabletop models and the imagination of its maker. But…
