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  • West property gets stop sign

    The Township Committee has approved the installation of a stop sign on the driveway of the West Property to ensure pedestrian safety. By:Amanda Bok    The Township Committee has approved the installation of a stop sign on the driveway of the West Property to ensure pedestrian safety.    The driveway is used to access four soccer fields…

  • None claim responsibility for Brainerd wall

    The township says it’s not responsible for the repair of a dilapidated retaining wall along Brainerd Lake. By:Amanda Bok    The township says it’s not responsible for the repair of a dilapidated retaining wall along Brainerd Lake.    A 100-foot-long wall of unknown age located behind Evans Drive soon may fall into the lake and possibly injure…

  • Customers pick Stults for their fresh berries

    Summer laziness hung in the air over the Stults Farm on Cranbury Neck Road Saturday. By:Amanda Bok    Except for the distant sound of a tractor, the land was still. Summer laziness hung in the air over the Stults Farm on Cranbury Neck Road Saturday.    It was warm and surprisingly quiet on the fields — they…

  • Holt to talk finance with Monroe voters

    The Concord Coalition will join Rep. Rush Holt in an open meeting on long-term federal spending Monday. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — The Concord Coalition, a group interested in a balanced federal budget and the protection of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, will join Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) in an open meeting on long-term federal…

  • B.E.A.M. Her Up

    With sprinklings of Sheryl Crow mixed with Patty Scialfa, Bonnie Raitt, Ani DiFranco and Stevie Nicks, Hillsborough resident Lisa Coppola has developed a style all her own. By: Susan Van Dongen    When budding rock singer Lisa Coppola met pop-rock gypsy Stevie Nicks, the conversation wasn’t about studio wizardry, shady record-industry types or battles with substance…

  • Opossum Road bridge project postponed

    Neighbors have voiced concern regarding the opening of the historic span. By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — A group of residents long opposed to the reopening of the Opossum Road bridge and changes to Opossum Road got their way this week when Somerset County decided to cancel plans to begin the project this summer.    This week…

  • Nathan Goodman

       Nathan Goodman, 88, a prominent local businessman, died Monday, July 16 at his home.    Born in Brooklyn, he resided in Highland Park for over 40 years before moving to Clearbrook 20 years ago.    Prior to his retirement eight years ago, Mr. Goodman operated the W. Berman Decorating Marketplace on Route 18 in East Brunswick for…

  • Week of July 20, 2001

    From Ewing, Lambertville, Pennington and Princeton Junction EWING    The Weidel Realtors Ewing office received recognition for having the highest number of recruits and new associates in the Weidel real estate offices for May.    Founded in 1915, the Richard A. Weidel Corp. is the premier company providing guaranteed quality service to clients in New Jersey and…

  • Delivering independence

    Meals on Wheels is celebrating 19 years in Lawrence        It’s before noon on a Thursday morning in Lawrence. Everyone in the kitchen of St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center is focused on food. Some are stirring pots of soup. Others are loading meals onto plastic plates and covering them with plastic domes.    The clang of cutlery…