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  • Central Jersey: Local towns cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy

    Central Jersey: Local towns cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy

    Hurricane Sandy toppled a large maple tree into this house on Robbinsville-Allentown Road on Monday. Hundreds of downed trees have caused widespread power outages, particularly in Robbinsville, Upper Freehold and Plumsted townships. (Photo by Chuck Lynch)

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK:Town deals with historic storm

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK:Town deals with historic storm

    Charles W. Kim photo A tree lands on a house in Kendall Park.

  • Central Jersey: Local towns cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy

    Central Jersey: Local towns cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy

    Schools remain closed Thursday, thousands without power or heat By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor     Chain saws, generators, board games and early dinners by flashlight were the order of the day for thousands of families in Robbinsville and neighboring towns in western Monmouth and Ocean counties on Thursday – three days after Hurricane Sandy pummeled…

  • MONROE: Sandy lashes township

    MONROE: Sandy lashes township

    Submitted photo Members of the Monroe Township OEM meet to discuss the storm.

  • Do we really need more of the same?

    Committeewoman Jill Popko Bordentown Township For the past year and a half I have had a seat on the Township Committee and become very familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates from both parties running for office on Nov. 6  It is true that I have a bias towards the candidates who are…

  • Support for Democratic challengers

    Jim Cann of Bordentown Township Recently, John Moynihan, Republican candidate for Bordentown Township Committee, wrote a letter to several local papers providing some misguided and false information.  I would like to set the record straight. Mr. Moynihan asserts that Stephen Benowitz raised taxes during his previous term.  That term was 1978 to 1981, when interest…

  • Incumbent responds to challenger

    John Moynihan of Bordentown Township In response to Stephen Benowitz’s letter regarding Bordentown Township taxes and ratables, I would like to make the following points: 1. During Mr. Benowitz’s previous term on the township committee, local property taxes increased 53 percent in three years. 2. Regarding the need for a stronger Economic Development Advisory Committee,…

  • ALLENTOWN: Redbird girls fall short in MCT soccer final

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor   The Allentown High School girls’ soccer team entered last Saturday night’s Mercer County Tournament final at Rider University with every intention of winning.   And while the Redbirds fell short of that goal by the slimmest of margins, they came away from their 2-1 loss to Pennington with plenty…

  • CRANBURY: Sandy strikes Cranbury

    By Kaitlyn Kanzler, Special Writer CRANBURY – Hurricane Sandy left its mark on Cranbury, downing trees and taking out power to most residents. According to Cranbury Township mayor, David Cook, the town’s primary problem is limited to the electricity being out due to falling trees. An estimated 500 homes were without power since Monday, but…