Category: archives
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Don’t the police have enough to keep them busy?
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By: Ruth Luse Commuting to and from work gives me plenty of time to listen to the radio. Much of what I hear goes in "one ear and out the other." But over the past few days, I have heard considerable comment about Assembly Bill 232, which "imposes penalty for leaving a child…
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Police look for used bikes
Plumsted department part of cooperative effort to bring bicycles to needy children. By: PLUMSTED In a cooperative effort between the township Police Department, the Union Beach Police Department, and Fort Dix, arrangements have been made to provide more than 180 bicycles to the Federal Corrections Institute for eventual donation to Project Santa Claus. These…
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The Newell House
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By: [Originally published July 29, 1920 in the Allentown Messenger as "Some Interesting Local History" by Charles H. Fidler]. The former home of Dr. William A. Newell, in Allentown [east corner of High and Main streets], was built in 1798 by Dr. Thomas West…
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Man charged with having sex with girl
Allegedly lured girl into hotel while babysitting for a co-worker By: Brian Shappell A Franklin Park man was arrested Tuesday night and charged with aggravated sexual assault after allegedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl at the South Brunswick Manor. Aung Khin, 22, of Hudson Road was arrested at 11 p.m. at his home and…
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HHS wrestlers qualify for state team tourney
Another historic first for team By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High wrestling team achieved its second major goal and made a little school history in the process. After coming within fractions of a point on a few previous occasions in the last decade, the Raiders have finally qualified for the state team playoffs. Saturday’s 34-30…
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Coin flip, forfeits doom Manville wrestlers
Roselle Catholic escapes with victory By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High wrestling team went 0-for-2 against Roselle area schools last week. While the Mustangs expected to take their lumps against Group 1 power Roselle Park on the road, they were hoping to squeak out a victory in their home gym against Roselle Catholic. Manville defeated…
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‘Big box’ begins to dominate landscape
The first in a two-part series examining the growth of large-scale retail outlets in the Route 130 corridor. By: Mark Moffa "Big box" retail developments are spreading across the region. Hamilton and East Windsor townships, for example, recently have seen an influx of stores such as Target and Home Depot. Last year, Washington Township Committeeman…
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Little big man
Allentown High’s Nick Painchaud wins MCT wrestling championship at 112 pounds. By: Kyle Moylan TRENTON Nick Painchaud has done a lot of growing this year in both height and stature as a wrestler. The height was inevitable. His brother Tom, a District 25 champion last year, and uncle are both comfortably over 6…
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Sirens receive ‘fair’ grade on test
Residents give mixed reports on how audible new system is By:Alec Moore The borough’s test of its emergency alert siren system went off as scheduled at noon Saturday, but the results were not quite what borough officials had hoped for. Emergency Management Coordinator Ken Otrimski said the results of were "fair" since all five of…
