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  • MANVILLE: County police force is on Monday’s Borough Council agenda

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    The Borough Council is scheduled to discuss Monday its possible participation in a fast-dissolving proposal to join a proposed countywide police force.    Mayor Angelo Corradino said he appointed a fact-finding council committee of Chairwoman Sherry Lynn, Ed Komorowski and Steve Szabo at the last meeting and asked it to report…

  • LAWRENCE: Council OKs ordinance abolishing deputy chief job

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    With no comment, Township Council gave final approval to an ordinance that abolishes the position of deputy chief of police, as well as one of two captain positions, at its July 17 meeting. The ordinance takes effect Sept. 2.    The deputy chief of police is the second-in-command in the Lawrence…

  • BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: All the best, breakfast speakers and concerts

    By Bradley Koltz    Courtesy photoThe Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra will perform as part of the Summer Courtyard Concert series held on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Princeton Shopping Center. creditThis 1909 poster will be auctioned on Aug. 1. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.Katie Richter, 7, of Monmouth Junction, greets Hopewell Valley Community Bank tall man…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBAA hosts annual picnic

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBAA hosts annual picnic

    All of the girls participating in the travel softball league stand around home plate at Reichler Park Tuesday.

  • MILLSTONE: Funding for road projects adopted

    Construction work won’t start until summer 2013 By Amy Batista, Special Writer   MILLSTONE — The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance authorizing the sale of $356,250 in bonds or notes to leverage $700,000 in municipal road projects, but most of the work won’t start until summer 2013.    The roads earmarked for repairs are Schoolhouse Road…

  • MANVILLE: Women take to the water

    MANVILLE: Women take to the water

    Women exercise with floating barbells at Cooper Pool in an aqua aerobics program led by Sue Asher, center, at Cooper Pool. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • DOG DAYS: Doggie paddling to beat the heat
  • MANVILLE: Women take to the water

    MANVILLE: Women take to the water

    Rita Jones and Ann Domagalia take part in the senior aqua aerobics. Ms. Domagalia, 90, is the oldest participant. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Town won’t pursue county police idea

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough has abandoned the idea of joining a Somerset County-wide force after hearing the idea had all but dissolved for lack of interest.    Mayor Carl Suraci said Tuesday night that they had been told by the co-chairman of a study group formed by the county prosecutor that there was little…