Category: archives
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Art proceeds to go toward Roebling beautification
ROEBLING Loretta Varga and Louis Borbi are using their artistic talents to keep village beautification projects blooming throughout the year and they’re asking residents to lend a hand. By:Laura Stone Mrs. Varga, the president of the Roebling Garden Club, is the heart and soul of most village beautification projects. Mr. Borbi is helping…
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Life Center boys win Penn-Jersey championship
Nobody scored 70 points and no backboards were shattered, yet the Life Center Academy boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Girard, 82-44, on Thursday evening to help their school and head coach, Darryl Gladden, capture a Penn-Jersey title. When asked how it felt to win his first championship Gladden responded, "It felt real good." By:Sean…
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Town Center shows promise
EDITORIAL: Project might not accomplish all goals, but it’s a good start. By: Town Center in Washington Township is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to development. But it is becoming increasingly clear that it’s a fairly good concept. As part of a planning trend known as New Urbanism, Town Center reflects many…
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Chambers Walk finds Main Street location a perfect fit
Chambers walk plans to offer cafe-style dining by spring. Chambers Walk Cafe & Catering, which recently opened its doors at 2667 Main St., always seems to be evolving into its next incarnation. It just can’t seem to sit still. By: Steve Bates In its first life, the business was a small, cafe-style coffee shop in…
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Tenisci avenges SCT finals loss
Lebedz decision provides other MHS points at Watchung By: Rudy Brandl WARREN Manville High won only two bouts in last Thursday’s regular-season wrestling finale at Watchung Hills, but both were more than worth the road trip. MHS fans should forget the fact that the Mustangs lost by a 60-6 score and focus on…
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Clock is ticking for board bids
There are three three-year seats up for grabs on the school board this year. Four days before the Feb. 26 filing deadline for applications to run for the Lawrence Township Board of Education, two township residents have filed petitions to seek a seat on the school board. By: Lea Kahn At stake in the April…
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Ratable race may be losing steam
SPECIAL REPORT: The region’s pace of development has spawned a suburban backlash. By: David M. Campbell When executives at Sarnoff Corp. were scheduled to appear before the West Windsor Township Planning Board to present their plan to construct a 2.75 million-square-foot research campus in the residential Penns Neck section, they called the local newspaper first.…
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Hillsborough girls fall in SCT basketball finals
MARTINSVILLE – The third time wasn’t a charm for the Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team. By:Rudy Brandl Second-seeded Hillsborough (16-5) dropped its third straight close game in the finals at Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, losing the the top-ranked Spartans in a 29-26 defensive struggle. The game certainly wasn’t pretty, especially during the final 13 minutes when…
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Committee debates merits of curfew
Vote Wednesday could end 3-year-old ordinance By:Laura Toto Local officials view the township curfew law as either a tool to help troubled teens, or an unnecessary infringement of their rights. At the Feb. 14 Township Committee meeting, Police Chief Robert Gazaway said he favors the curfew ordinance and finds it necessary because there are at-risk…
