Category: archives
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Driving dangerousduring hunting season
To the editor Hunting season is upon us again! Bow and Arrow season has been extend again this year by three weeks and it started Sept. 8. Bow and arrow hunting is silent and cryptic by nature and still just as deadly. Deer hunting in general has been extended with bow and arrow, shotgun…
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What’s been ‘maximum’ about prison security?
EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse With the Aug. 30 escape of convicted murderer Terence Monroe Brewer from the Mercer County Correction Center near Titusville, the oft-discussed issue of housing maximum-security prisoners at the Route 29 facility again has become a major concern. Now that Mr. Brewer is back in custody, Mercer County officials can stop worrying…
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Lawrence feels shock wave of terrorism
Police are giving extra attention to places where the public may gather. By: Lea Kahn Lawrence Township police remained on "heightened alert" Wednesday following terrorist attacks on New York and Washington Tuesday morning, according to police. Immediately following the attack township police were put on alert and extra officers were called in, Chief of Police…
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Lawrence SRO program lauded by policeman who started it
Hopewell Valley school board gets the details By: John Tredrea The Lawrence police officer who started the program that put a police officer in that township’s high school and middle school three years ago, told the Hopewell Valley school board Monday the program has been a huge success. Sgt. Brian Caloiaro, who was a School…
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Central High student charged with trying to sell marijuana
By: John Tredrea Hopewell Township police have charged a 17-year-old male student at Hopewell Valley Central High School with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Lt. George Meyer said Monday the school called police at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 6, after a member of the school staff saw a group of students acting suspiciously around…
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Committee approves land purchase for COAH
Millstone officials seek property to help satisfy affordable housing obligation. By: Scott Morgan MILLSTONE The Township Committee last week adopted a pair of ordinances designed to satisfy state requirements to provide land for affordable housing. The first ordinance authorized the township to purchase property from Andrew and Sandra Anselmo, while the second, a $505,000…
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THIS WEEK
Thursday Rec registration: From 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., the South Brunswick Department of Recreation and Community Affairs will hold fall registration for the Creative Learning programs for pre-kindergartners, and for the Bright Starts preschool programs. Registration will be held at the Community Center in Woodlot Park on New Road. Doors will open at 6…
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District pleased with GEPA results
In preparation for taking the test, students are encouraged to concentrate harder on the process they use to arrive at their answers. By: Lea Kahn To the delight of township school district officials, test scores on the state-mandated Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment have continued to improve for the third consecutive year. The results of the…
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Rescue Squad responds to pleas for assistance
The impact of Tuesday’s tragedy in New York and Washington has been felt throughout the country, and Manville is no exception. By:Alec Moore The borough, along with hundreds of other communities across the tri-state region, lent support to the rescue efforts taking place in New York by sending a Manville Rescue Squad ambulance to the…
