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HILLSBOROUGH: FEMA workers clear public land here
FEMA-directed workers from Arizona cleared trees on public land in Hillsborough on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday the team of 19 worked in a park in Flagtown. On Friday, they cut up trees in open space next to soccer fields on Amsterdam Drive. Some of the trees had fallen into back yards on Burniston Court.…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough handles Superstorm Sandy
This NOAA GOES-13 satellite image captured the morning of Oct. 29 showcases Sandy as it centered off of Maryland and Virginia. The storm was heading northwest to the New Jersey coast. (Courtesy image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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HILLSBOROUGH: FEMA workers clear public land here
At a critical moment, workers stood back to let the tree settle.
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HIGHTSTOWN: After Sandy, Borough Hall remains hot topic
By Christina Whittington, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council met on Monday. ”We dodged a big bullet,” said Business Administrator Michael Theokas of Superstorm Sandy. Borough Council members and Mayor Steven Kirson also reflected on the aftermath of the historic storm, which hit on Oct. 29. The storm was dubbed Frankenstorm as it made…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough handles Superstorm Sandy
Batista Oct. 30, students were part of a post-storm cleanup on the grounds of the Peddie School. (Photo by Amy Batista)
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EAST WINDSOR: Township recovers from superstorm
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR —Superstorm Sandy left many residents in the dark for more than a week. According to Mayor Janice Mironov, at least 90 percent of the township was without power after Hurricane Sandy. While there were a few pockets of East Windsor with power, "most of the town, however, did…
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HERALD: Voters decide local winners
East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov prepares to vote on Election Day. (Photo by Jen Samuel)
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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough handles Superstorm Sandy
Downtown escaped major power outages By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — Days before Superstorm Sandy made landfall, measures were taken to lower Peddie Lake as Public Works, volunteers and business owners worked to minimize the potential damage it could inflict upon the downtown. That Saturday, Oct. 27, the megastorm was moving up the East…
