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  • Signal to control extra traffic

    Signal at Routes 660 and 656 By:Vanessa S. Holt        FLORENCE – A new signal to control increased traffic at the intersection of two county roads in the township was scheduled to be fully operational Wednesday.    N.J. Turnpike Interchange 6 and new housing developments in both Florence and Burlington townships have contributed to increased traffic…

  • Research complex to open this year

    Opening day set for either November or December By:Jeff Mikalaitis        MANSFIELD – The New Jersey EcoComplex at the county Resource Recovery Center is set to open in late November or early December, said county Freeholder James Wujcik.    The EcoComplex will host research to develop technology that will be used to improve the environment. Construction…

  • Manville youth teams capture Floyd trophy

    By: John E. Powers        For more than two years, the Manville Pop Warner Pintos team had trouble not only winning, but scoring points. Only a forfeit win over Metuchen last year had stopped the run of futility.    But Sunday afternoon, at Bound Brook’s LaMonte Field, all of that was forgotten with one of the…

  • Olympic games sportmanship’s best showcase

    By:    What drives an athlete on? Is it a multi-million dollar contract and limitless fame?    And what images do we summon up when we think of sports? Some would say the images entail foul-mouthed millionaires spitting on referees, crowds pelting athletes with ice-packed snowballs or infantile coaches throwing chairs across basketball courts.    Right now, on…

  • Resident tired of Litterville volleyball

    Too many signs go up but don’t come back down By:Eric Schwarz    A resident and two councilmen say they’re tired of seeing signs advertising garage sales and other events posted on utility polices, though no final solution to the problem emerged at the Sept. 11 Borough Council meeting.    Anne Marie Kralovich of Brooks Boulevard had…

  • Health care know how benefits both employees and employers

    By:Bonnie Butler    Just how healthy are you and should your workplace have your health interests at heart?    If you are feeling stressed out or depressed, how can you perform your job properly?    No matter where you fit into the employment scene, whether you are an employer or an employee, you should know the answer to…

  • Council kills yard waste ordinance

    Concerns raised over added costs to seniors By: Lea Kahn    Facing mounting opposition to its proposed ordinance regulating the disposal of yard waste, Township Council tabled the ordinance and agreed to go back to the drawing board.    Township Council voted unanimously to table the ordinance – which was set for a vote for final approval…

  • HOT TOPICS

    Should public employees be permitted to strike?    Teachers in neighboring Hamilton Township returned to work this week after a settlement was reached in a contract dispute between the Hamilton Board of Education and the Hamilton Township Education Association. The strike cancelled the first eight days of school in Hamilton. This week’s Hot Topics question is:…

  • Olympic Games sportsmanship’s best showcase

    EDITORIAL     What drives an athlete on? Is it a multi-million dollar contract and limitless fame?    And what images do we summon up when we think of sports? Some would say the images entail foul-mouthed millionaires spitting on referees, crowds pelting athletes with ice-packed snowballs or infantile coaches throwing chairs across basketball courts.    Right now,…