Category: archives
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Going All Out
New Jersey-based rock band The Milwaukees are more interested n having fun and making music than being rich and famous. They invade the Zabba Zu in Bound Brook Aug. 11 and The Saint in Asbury Park Aug. 12. By: Brian Shappell It’s not uncommon to see rock quartet the Milwaukees run the gamut at live…
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Teachers deserve thanks for gains
Letter to the editor If you can read the front page headline in the New York Times on Monday, Aug. 6, "Census Data Show A Sharp Increase in Living Standard," thank a teacher. If you read on to discover that education levels, income levels (the highest being in New Jersey!), and overall levels of…
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Officials unveil purchase plan for Trent Motel
Almost two years to the day that the township announced plans to acquire the Trent Motel, Lawrence officials revealed that they have reached an agreement to buy the property. By: Lea Kahn Township Council outlined its proposal to buy the Brunswick Pike motel Aug. 3, 1999. Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Pam Mount said the township had…
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Bordentown 8’s advance to Washington title game
In front of a great crowd, the Bordentown 8-year-old boys’ Little League All-star team beat arch-rival HTRBA, 5-2, on Tuesday night to set up yesterday’s (Wednesday, August 8) scheduled championship game in the Washington Tournament. By:Sean Moylan If Bordentown had lost Tuesday’s contest, then HTRBA would have been declared the tournament champion. But Bordentown was…
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Manville No. 2 opens playoffs with victory
Ortman gets tough in late innings By: Rudy Brandl HILLSBOROUGH Despite earning a first round bye after an undefeated regular season, Manville No. 2 wasn’t expecting a free ride in the Senior League semifinals. Ron Klementovicz’s crew had sailed through the regular season, but the girls realized they had to get serious at playoff…
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Back Timberlane gift resolution is tabled
The Hopewell Township Committee agreed Aug. 2 to table a resolution by Deputy Mayor Jon Edwards that sought to tighten the terms under which the township would contribute $135,000 toward the proposed Back Timberlane 10-field athletic complex By: John Tredrea The Hopewell Township Committee agreed Aug. 2 to table a resolution by Deputy Mayor Jon…
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Deadline extended for tax payments
South Brunswick residents will have until Aug. 31 end to pay their taxes. By:Brian Shappell South Brunswick residents will have until Aug. 31 end to pay their taxes. That’s because tax bills were mailed out nearly two months later than usual this year. The township’s overall base tax rate of $2.61 per $100 of assessed…
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Officials prefer mixed-use zone for Route 130
FLORENCE – Members of the Township Council and Planning Board, who recently met to discuss a possible zoning change on Route 130, agreed the area would benefit from a zone that allows for mixed uses, rather than the proposed business and light industry (BLI) zone. By: Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – Members of the Township…
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Campers enjoy night on the town
Despite the ominously gray skies, the township’s first Family Camp Out at Ann Van Middlesworth Park provided ample fun, Friday. By:Alec Moore The camp-out was the brain child of Township Recreation Director Bob Evans who, following the success of the Recreation Department’s drive-in movie night at Docherty Park last month, wanted to offer residents more…
