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  • Noisy eatery irks council

    The Township Council may ask to have Chutney Mary’s liquor license revoked in response to complaints from neighbors of the Route 1 establishment. By: Matthew Armstrong    The Township Council has had enough noise complaints from neighbors of Chutney Mary’s and is considering asking the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to have the restaurant’s liquor…

  • Everyone should start baseball season at spring training

    Florida trip got juices flowing By: Rudy Brandl    Forget about the cold temperatures and snow showers that hit Central Jersey earlier this week. Baseball season is right around the corner.    The 30-degree temperatures and windy conditions made me feel even colder than most who live in this area. You see, I just returned from a…

  • Montgomery sweeps Science Olympiad again

    Reigning state champs defend crown By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — The township Middle School and High School are the reigning state champs of the New Jersey Science Olympiad, in which students from more than 30 schools compete in chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, rocketry, aeronautical design and computer- and math-related events.    This is the seventh consecutive…

  • Horse Park of New Jersey schedule

    For the 2001 season. By:    Sept. 1-2 — BKF South Dressage Show. Contact: Kathy Moffitt (908) 647-5801.    Sept. 9 — New Jersey Bred All Breeding Horse Show. Contact: Nancy Hutcheson (908) 996-2544.    Sept. 15-16 — Region One Adult Team Competition. Contact: Kathy Moffitt (908) 647-5801.    Sept. 23 — National Standardbred Pleasure Show. Contact: Deb O’Brien…

  • Town’s multiple personalities are its strength

    EDITORIAL: South Brunswick truly is the sum of its parts. That’s the basic theme of the lecture series at the South Brunswick Library that began Sunday.    On Georges Road in Dayton, next to the Wawa, there is a dilapidated building set aside for restoration by local residents. The group, the Dayton Coalition, has been working…

  • An idea for new summer camps

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    We are now at the time of year when parents begin planning their children’s summer camp season.    As anyone with children knows, a parent can really run up the bills to ensure that their children are busy during the summer. Some families can’t afford the cost to send…

  • Horse Park ready to open season

    HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner: Nancy Hutcheson probably never before uttered these words when it came to an event at the Horse Park of New Jersey: "I hope it rains." By:    Nancy Hutcheson probably never before uttered these words when it came to an event at the Horse Park of New Jersey:    "I hope it…

  • Route 29 region officials hail two truck ban victories

    The Hopewell Valley-Lambertville area has scored two victories, one in court and one in the Legislature, in its fight to keep heavy commercial trucks off area streets and highways By: Cynthia Williamson    The Hopewell Valley-Lambertville area has scored two victories, one in court and one in the Legislature, in its fight to keep heavy commercial…

  • Sacajawea lives on in literature

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman: History remembers Sacajawea, even if we don’t fully appreciate the depth of her character. By:    History does remember Sacajawea, and honors her memory, even if we don’t fully appreciate the depth of character and the extraordinary contribution she made as the lone woman on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Like…