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  • Office plan gets favorable review

    West Windsor Planning Board will take a look Dec. 20 By: David M. Campbell    WEST WINDSOR – The Site Plan Review Advisory Committee unanimously recommended approval of an office complex proposed for Meadow and Farber roads, following discussion this week of parking and traffic access issues associated with the Meadow Road overpass currently under construction.…

  • QUICK PICKS

    By:Staff Blood drive    The First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown will sponsor a Red Cross blood drive from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the church’s fellowship hall, 320 North Main St., Hightstown. For an appointment, call 443-3260 or 448-0055. Christmas Shoppe    Cranbury United Methodist Church, 21 North Main St., Cranbury, will hold a kids-only Christmas…

  • Holiday wrap

    A quick preview of the year’s final film releases By:Kam Williams Nicholas Cage wakes up married to Téa Leoni in Family Man.    Traditionally, Hollywood holds off from releasing its best movies until the end of year for a couple of reasons. First, the Motion Picture Academy, which often exhibits long-term memory loss, best remembers recent…

  • New year brings new recycling schedule

    Township set to change schedule on Jan. 3 By: Michael Arges        EAST WINDSOR – Half of East Windsor residents will have new pickup days for recyclables after Township Council members endorsed a new recycling schedule Tuesday.    Growth in the township has made it more difficult for workers to complete the job in one day,…

  • MHS perplexed by post-game recognition

    Weber, Andreyko humble after receiving trophies By: John E. Powers        BOUND BROOK – Nobody on the Manville sideline was in an especially cheery mood after the Mustangs’ 35-0 loss to archrival Bound Brook on Thanksgiving Day at LaMonte Field. Then, the outstanding player awards were announced, adding somewhat of a mystifying ending to a…

  • HOT TOPICS

    Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2000 Is the presence of mercury at the GSA Depot in Hillsborough a cause for concern?

  • Bell’s Union Street Restaurant

    An unselfconscious neighborhood eatery in Lambertville that’s still a bargain. By: Pat Tanner Bell’s Union Street Restaurant 183 North Union St., Lambertville (609) 397-2226 Food: Good Service: Casual style; friendly, experienced servers Cuisine: Italian with some modern American touches Ambiance: Friendly neighborhood place Prices: Inexpensive Hours: Dinner: 6-9:30 p.m., Mon.-Thur.; 6-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat.; 5-9 p.m.,…

  • Officials say minimal risk from 200 tons of mercury

    Shipment added to much larger pile at GSA Depot By:Laura Toto    Hillsborough recently got tons and tons of mercury from Binghamton, N.Y., to store at the GSA Depot on Route 206 by Packards Market.    The mercury – 210 metric tons, or about 231 English tons, of it – was added earlier this month to another…

  • Township eyes purchase of truck, hillside mower

    Township Council meets Tuesday By: Lea Kahn    Contract awards for a new truck and a mower top the agenda for Township Council’s conference meeting next week.    Township Council will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Lower Level Conference Room at the municipal building.    The council plans to award the contract for the purchase of…