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  • D&R panel to vote on apartment plan

    The Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission is scheduled to vote Wednesday on an application from Princeton University to build an apartment complex that Kingston residents say will inundate the village with traffic. By:Nick D’Amore    The Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission is scheduled to vote Wednesday on an application from Princeton University to build an apartment…

  • City budget approved

       BORDENTOWN CITY — The City Commission voted to adopt the municipal budget on Monday night after announcing that an application for extraordinary aid from the state had not been approved, eliminating the possibility for a tax cut this year. By:Vanessa S. Holt    The total municipal budget for 2001 is $3.49 million, of which $1.69 million…

  • John Hydock educators share memories of Cuba trip

       MANSFIELD — Two educators at the John Hydock Elementary School who recently visited Cuba to study special education techniques brought back a combination of fond memories and a positive impression of the island country. By:David Koch    Special Education Inclusion teacher Debra Joseph and John Hydock Child Study Team Director Phyllis Trobman visited Cuba from March…

  • Resident thankful for center art class

    Letter to the editor    I feel very fortunate to attend the acrylic art class at the Lawrence Senior Center. After I retired, I was looking for a way to restart my painting hobby. One day last September, I visited the Lawrence Senior Center and I signed up for the acrylic art class. I picked up…

  • Rec commission budget remains intact

    Contrary to some rumors, Millstone’s Recreation Commission budget has not been cut. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — Contrary to some rumors, the township’s Recreation Commission budget has not been cut.    At the June 6 Township Committee meeting, Mayor Evan Maltz said he wanted to dispel the notion the commission’s $35,000 operating budget had been…

  • Some parents pan proposed sending maps

    Two plans that would change where many students attend elementary school are being met by opposition from parents in several neighborhoods. By:Nick D’Amore    Two plans that would change where many students attend elementary school are being met by opposition from parents in several neighborhoods.    Parents in the Reserve development in Monmouth Junction say the plans…

  • Planners to review Back Timberlane plan tonight

    Scheduled tonight, Thursday, at 7:30 is the Hopewell Township Planning Board’s capital project review of the Back Timberlane proposal. The meeting will be held at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, Scotch Road and Route 546 By: John Tredrea    Scheduled tonight, Thursday, at 7:30 is the Hopewell Township Planning Board’s capital project review of the Back…

  • Some parents pan proposed sending maps

    Two plans that would change where many students attend elementary school are being met by opposition from parents in several neighborhoods. By:Nick D’Amore    Two plans that would change where many students attend elementary school are being met by opposition from parents in several neighborhoods.    Parents in the Reserve development in Monmouth Junction say the plans…

  • Upper Freehold primary attracts three

    Taxes, development, ratables, recreation and open space were among the issues highlighted by the three men running for the Republican nod for Township Committee. By:    UPPER FREEHOLD — Taxes, development, ratables, recreation and open space were among the issues highlighted by the three men running for the Republican nod for Township Committee.    The two top…