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  • New Hope to add public safety post

    By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.    Council President Richard Hirschfield put the old adage to the test Monday when he tried – and succeeded – at getting support from the council to create the position of a public safety director.    It was Mr. Hirschfield’s third attempt…

  • Asbury Park takes COAH obligation

    Will build 49 affordable housing units for Millstone Township By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE – The township has reached an agreement with the city of Asbury Park to fulfill 50 percent of its Council on Affordable Housing obligation.    At its Sept. 6 meeting, the Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a Regional Contribution Agreement…

  • New Hope settles lawsuit with employee

    By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE – Robert Rynkiewicz has settled the lawsuit against the borough that the code enforcement officer filed shortly after he was forced into resigning more than two years ago.    Mr. Rynkiewicz was rehired to his old position in April notwithstanding his pending lawsuit, which some said should have precluded him from…

  • Ducko’s debut a successful one

    Vikings top Lady Bombers, 3-2, in season opener at Sayreville By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The last time South Brunswick and Sayreville High Schools faced each other on a girls’ soccer field, a division title was at stake. That was at the end of the 1999 season, and the Vikings walked away with the game, and…

  • Vikings top MHS in opener

    SOCCER By: Carolyn M. Hartko    MONROE – When two teams that are relatively equal in ability face each other across a soccer field, a single goal can often completely shift the momentum. That was the concern for South Brunswick High School boys’ head coach Mark Ziminski as his team sat on a 2-0 lead against…

  • High school students are welcomed back

    By: Matthew Armstrong    Students were welcomed to the high school by teachers and staff at a convocation ceremony on the first day of school.    On this day of welcoming, students also bid a fond farewell to last year’s school resource officer.    The auditorium was filled on the first day of school last week with freshman…

  • When first-born heads to college

    These parents are getting that empty feeling By: Cynthia Williamson    Been feeling melancholic lately? Have you experienced bouts of sadness, emptiness or a sense of loss? Do you pass the hours reflecting on the past, particularly the past 18 years?    Chances are you’ve just sent a son or daughter off to college. Chances are the…

  • Arthur W. Harding, 60

    By:    TRENTON – Arthur W. Harding, 60, died Saturday, Sept. 9, at St. Francis Medical Center.    Mr. Harding was a lifelong Trenton area resident. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.    Son of the late Luther and Mary Harding and brother of the late Eleanor Harding, Shirley DeBronzo and Ruth Cruiser, he…

  • SCHOOL LUNCHES, Sept. 18-22

    Delaware    Assorted deli sandwiches and salad plates are available to grades 3-8 and staff; these do not include soup and dessert. Taco salad, garden salad, salmon nuggets, hamburger on bun and bagel with cream cheese available every day as an alternative.    Menu not available yet. Lambertville    All meals include choice of 8 ounces of whole,…