Category: archives

  • Rebuilt church launches plans to put faith into action

    Three years after a fire destroyed the Faith in Action Church, the place of worship has finally reopened its doors. By:Ren Carr    The rededication ceremony on July 7 brought large numbers of people to the church at 225 So. Main St., according to Deacon Elliot Rollins.    "People were all up the street, everywhere," he said.…

  • District to reveal high school plans

    Residents will have two final opportunities to be heard on Washington Township’s plans to build a high school before the proposal is sent to the state. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Residents will have two final opportunities to be heard on the township’s plans to build a high school before the proposal is sent to…

  • Freeholders cause property tax billing delay

       Township property owners should check their mailboxes for their 2001-02 property tax bill at the end of this month, said Municipal Manager William Guhl. By: Lea Kahn    Property tax bills normally are mailed out by mid-June, but they were delayed this year because the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders did not approve the county’s…

  • Who’s our coach?

    Search for new MHS football coach continues By: Rudy Brandl With pre-season football practice just one month away, Manville High still doesn’t have a head coach. Steve Venuto stepped down in April, which gave the school four months to find a replacement. Three of those months have passed and the Mustangs still don’t have a…

  • Free outdoor concert: Matrix

    Friday, July 27 From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., South Brunswick Department of Recreation and Community Affairs will present Matrix, a band performing a variety of music, from doo-wop to disco, as part of the Concerts in the Park series. The concert will be held at the Woodlot Park Outdoor Ampitheater, Monmouth Junction, or the…

  • Council considers speed alterations for Princeton Pike

       Motorists who travel on the northern portion of Princeton Pike may have to slow down if Township Council approves the ordinance it introduced Tuesday night. By: Lea Kahn    In addition to lowering the speed limit on the northern end of the road, the ordinance also would raise the speed limit to 40 mph between Lewisville…

  • Food service deal gets approval

    The Millstone Board of Education has decided to again allow Nutri-Serve to dispense pizza, chicken nuggets and tater tots at the district’s two cafeterias. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — The Board of Education has decided to again allow Nutri-Serve to dispense pizza, chicken nuggets and tater tots at the district’s two cafeterias.    At its…

  • More layoffs at Dow Jones

    The majority of the 61 South Brunswick employees cut were from technical support or the circulation department. By: Brian Shappell    A second round of layoffs has left 61 employees without jobs at the Dow Jones & Co. facility on Ridge Road.    The cuts, which left 162 jobless companywide, were announced July 11.    The layoffs were…

  • TOWNSHIP BRIEFS

    By:Alec Moore Committee mulls cell tower proposal    The Township Committee discussed plans to lease a portion of land near the public works department on East Mountain Road (formerly Amwell Road near South Branch Road) for the construction of a cellular signal tower.    The discussions stemmed from interest that Sprint and several other cellular phone carriers…