Category: archives
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Road changes await DOT approval
By:Brian Shappell Traffic and safety improvements on the table for nearly 10 months remain on hold for one reason — approval of the state Department of Transportation. The Township Committee presented three ordinances in September and reintroduced them in January that deal with local roadway improvements. The projects includes making a section of Station Road…
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AROUND CRANBURY
By:Lorraine Sedor Eric Berkowsky graduated from Northeastern University at Boston’s Fleet Center on June 17 with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Proud parents, Mark and Nadine, traveled to Boston for the festivities. Eric’s sister Siri, who is operations and procedures coordinator for CIBER, Inc., flew in from Denver to surprise her brother. Nadine’s mother,…
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In the spirit of Columbus
And they say men can’t follow directions By:Minx McCloud I’ve lived in New Jersey for 11 years now. Wouldn’t you think I could find my way to and from Trenton without the trip taking on the proportions of the Lewis and Clark expedition? The directions I had been given were quite clear. I was to…
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Looking back
Athlete-turned-teacher looks back at changes of past 25 years By:Mary Kaempfen It has been 25 years since his baseball days, and they all ended right before he became a nice, new teacher of physical education classes at the Hillsborough School. I wrote a story about him 26 years ago, learned about his stun-ning baseball past,…
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State helps with buyouts
Helps provide needed matching funds By:Eric Schwarz After months of waiting, the federal and state governments this week approved funding to buy out 42 flood-damaged homes on a preferred list. The announcements of $6.2 million in funding came one, two on Monday and Tuesday, catching Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke by surprise. The borough has been…
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On a summer day, the pool is the place to be
By:Kristy Klaus The cannonball splashes could be heard from the parking lot and the bikes were lined up just inside the gate of the Cranbury Swim Club. Parents were soaking up sun and catching up on their reading as their kids asked “Who touched first?” after a race across the pool. …
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Graduates make RVCC top pick
34 of 95 graduates head to college or university By:Eric Schwarz Raritan Valley Community College is the choice of more Manville High School graduates this year than any other college. The two-year school in Branchburg is attracting at least 25 of Manville’s graduates this year, including Michael Corona and Michael Kelman. They both plan to…
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THE WORD ON THE STREET:Graduation
By:Justin Franco College applications, college essays, the dreaded three letter word S-A-T, teacher recommendations and, of course, social life. These were all obstacles encountered by Princeton High School’s class of 2000. For four years they have traveled through a long corridor of endless hallways, but it all came to an end last Thursday. At Princeton…
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Local girm looks forward to a life full of dance
By:Al Wicklund MONROE — Denise DeBella, 18, of Union Hill Road has 15 years of dancing behind her and is looking forward to many more years, possibly a lifetime, involved in dance. “I started dancing lessons when I was 3, and I’ve loved it since the day I started,” she said earlier this week. Her…
