Category: archives
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE
By: Marianne Hooker At its July 11 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved one use variance and several hardship variances, all for residential properties. The variances will allow construction of two decks and two building additions, one of which will contain an in-law apartment. Building addition Nancylee and Steve Matejka of 196…
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School officials reveal high school plans
The Washington Township school board plans in December to ask voters to approve $66.5 million in spending, officials announced Wednesday. By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON — The school board plans in December to ask voters to approve $66.5 million in spending, officials announced Wednesday. At a meeting at Pond Road Middle School, the school board announced…
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Animal shelter request denied
CHESTERFIELD The Planning Board has denied the variance sought by Mighty Mutts’ founder John Contino, who first came before the board in April with his proposal to build an animal sanctuary on his property. By:Vanessa S. Holt The 5-2 decision on Tuesday against the application came after four consecutive months of testimony from Mighty…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 26, 2001
‘Only moral thing to do’ To the editor: What makes Hopewell Borough work is a confined space, surrounded by open land. I’ve never seen Hopewell Pharmacy lack customers, or any of the other businesses in town that sell quality products. If you’re looking at 200 houses to do this, you’re just dreaming. It won’t…
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School officials reveal high school plans
By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON — The school board plans in December to ask voters to approve $66.5 million in spending, officials announced Wednesday. At a meeting at Pond Road Middle School, the school board announced the projected cost of the district’s proposed high school to be $56 million, including $4.2 million for a pool. A…
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New foundation to provide money for local groups
The board game Monopoly has its Community Chest. Now, Lawrence Township has a version of its own the Lawrence Township Community Foundation Inc. By: Lea Kahn The concept of the foundation grew out of a meeting between Becky Taylor, director of community relations for Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Eleanor Horne, vice president of the Educational…
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When township tools fail, officialscall on family business
When the township’s Department of Public Works is in a tight spot, Doug and Diane Schilke, owners of Schilke Construction Co. of Hillsborough, are usually the first ones to lend a helping hand. By:Alec Moore "They’re always there when we need them," said Buck Sixt, Public Works deputy director, of Mr. and Ms. Schilke, who…
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Back Timberlane hearing scratched from agenda
No date has been set for resumption of the Back Timberlane hearings, Joan Kiernan-O’Toole, Planning Board secretary and land-use administrator, said Wednesday. "They’re not ready yet,"she said of the board and school district. "Their professionals are talking to our professionals" By: John Tredrea The continuation of hearings on the school district’s controversial Back Timberlane application…
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Film festival has an international flair
The International Film Festival: Summer 2001 debut Thursday kicked off six weeks of acclaimed foreign films at the South Brunswick library. By:Brian Shappell The International Film Festival: Summer 2001 debut Thursday kicked off six weeks of acclaimed foreign films at the South Brunswick library. The first film in the series, "East-West," drew nearly 40 residents…
