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  • Cranbury swim club opens renovated facility

    By:Brian Shappell         A slight delay couldn’t stop the Cranbury Swim Club from starting the summer with a splash.     The club originally expected to open during Memorial Day Weekend, but the newly renovated facility didn’t officially kick off its season until June 23. The pool has been ready for use since June 3,…

  • State agency backs McCorkle sale to Montgomery school board

    State agency backs McCorkle sale to Montgomery school board By: David Dankwa    MONTGOMERY – The State House Commission, in a unanimous decision Thursday morning, approved the sale of the Lloyd McCorkle Training School site to the Township Board of Education.    The sale must now be approved by the state Legislature in order for the district…

  • Heat of summer can cause life-threatening illness

    By: Dr. Chris Belardi    The heat of the summer is upon is.    The hot, sticky air is not only uncomfortable, it can also cause significant and life-threatening illness.    Heat exhaustion is a common heat induced illness of mild to moderate severity that occurs when an individual’s intake of water does not compensate for the loss…

  • No need to change bonding process

    Gains would not outweight risks of abuse By:Hillsborough Beacon    If greater open space preservation is a destination Hillsborough is pursuing, an ordinance the Township Committee will vote on July 12 is the highway to get there. Unfortunately, it’s a highway with strong potential for frame-bending potholes.    Therefore, we urge the committee to reject the revision.…

  • WW-P school board defeats attempt to stop grade study

    Heated meeting is marked by acrimonious exchanges By: David M. Campbell    In a surprising reversal of course Wednesday night, West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education members Dee Dee Dodson and Stan Katz tried twice to end the public debate on elementary school grade configurations, despite an earlier commitment by the board to review options with the…

  • DISPATCHES: MOM line: too few winners, too many losers

    By:Hank Kalet    Don’t build the MOM line.    How can I say it any differently? For the past five years, we’ve been explaining why converting a lightly used freight line from the Jersey Shore to South Brunswick to a full-fledged commuter line is the wrong approach to solving the traffic problems of commuters in Monmouth and…

  • E. W. PAL knocks Hamilton from the ranks of the undefeated

    By: Neil Hay        It was an early-season clash between two of the league’s top teams.    And East Windsor PAL has won round one.    The PAL nine traveled to Hamilton Sunday for a game with undefeated (5-0) Lou Gehrig. Make that formerly undefeated Lou Gehrig, thanks to East Windsor’s 6-3 win.    Manager Dave Dino sent…

  • Manville Hot Topics

    Advice to graduates    What would you like to tell Hillsborough’s recent high school and college graduates?    Click on the icon below to share your opinion. Responses may be printed in The Manville News on Thursday.

  • Borough police intern may ring your doorbell

    Borough police intern may ring your doorbell By: Meredith Make    There’s a new face at the Princeton Borough Police Department and many borough residents will soon see it for themselves.    Sara Gobin, a senior majoring in administration of justice at Rutgers University, recently began an internship with the department in order to fulfill a graduation…