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  • Ettl Farm residents complain of unfinished work

    Princeton Township imposes deadlines for Toll Brothers to complete paving, landscaping and other projects at the 117-house development. By: Jane Karlicek    James Cosgrove said he sees one car a weekend lose its oil pan on an exposed manhole and has even seen someone taken away in an ambulance after a car hit the manhole triggering…

  • Sewer ordinance troubles residents

    Crowd questions cost, timing of project By:Mark Moffa        CHESTERFIELD – The Township Committee passed an ordinance last week that established a self-liquidating municipal sewer utility to serve the township’s receiving area, a region of planned development.    About 40 people attended the Aug. 10 meeting to question the committee on the costs and timing of…

  • Olga Gorbatuk, 78

       MANVILLE — Olga (Klimowich) Gorbatuk, died Tuesday. August 15, 2000, at the Greenbrook Manor Nursing Home. She was 78.    Born in Manville, Mrs. Gorbatuk was a lifelong resident.    She worked as a trimmer for Snappi Knits for 12 years, retiring in 1983. Mrs. Gorbatuk was a member and a former Sunday School teacher at Ss.…

  • John Nicoll

    By: Staff    MANCHESTER TWP. – John A. Nicoll of Manchester Twp., 91, died Aug. 16 at Pittman Manor, Pittman.    Mr. Nicoll was born in Passaic and lived in Passaic, Wyckoff and Hightstown, coming to Manchester Twp. in 1974.    Mr. Nicoll was a salesman for J. W. Shuster & Son, Plainfield for 15 years retiring in…

  • Keeping watch over the township’s environment

    Warehouse and housing development continues to increase in Cranbury without creating wide-scale environmental degradation, according to David Nissan, chairman of the Environmental Commission. By:Brian Shappell    Warehouse and housing development continues to increase in Cranbury without creating wide-scale environmental degradation, according to David Nissan, chairman of the Environmental Commission.    The Environmental Commission has had a lot…

  • Kabak’s pitching, Harchik’s hitting a tasty treat for Scotto’s Ristorante

    By: Staff    Shelly Kabak’s pitching, four hits by Mike Harchik, and solid team defense led Scotto’s Ristorante past George’s Garage 8-4 in the Twin Rivers Mens 30-&-Over Softball League. Todd Smith and Lenny Kaplan each had two hits and two runs batted in, Greg Yurcisin added two hits and one RBI, and Jay Dashefsky and…

  • Wilma N. DeVol

       Wilma N. DeVol, 78, of Lawrenceville died Aug. 10 at the Capital Health System at Mercer.    Born in Carbondale, Ohio, she lived in Nelsonville, Ohio, before moving to Lawrenceville five years ago.    Daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Sheridan Starrett, wife of the late Ralph L. DeVol, she is survived by a daughter and…

  • City concerned over unpaid bill

    Fieldsboro’s water bill due Aug. 1 By:Jeff Mikalaitis        BORDENTOWN CITY-Mayor Zigmont Targonski said Tuesday that for the first time, Fieldsboro Borough has failed to make a payment for the water the city provides to it.    The $12,000 quarterly payment was due Aug. 1.    Township Commissioner James Lynch said because Fields-boro has not paid its…

  • ‘Hungarian Holiday’ planned

    Stuffed cabbage and pierogies just some of the treats By:Jeff Mikalaitis        ROEBLING – Those who enjoy stuffed cabbage, pierogies, pork and sauerkraut could do themselves a favor by attending the St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church’s 27th annual "Hungarian Holiday" on Sept. 10.    The event runs from noon to 6 p.m., and according to the…