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  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Township mulls funding part of $400M project

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Two ordinances involving funding for the Waterfront Village Redevelopment Area have been adjourned again “so some more information can be gathered and analyzed.”    The ordinances should be before the committee in a public hearing Dec. 12.    ”We will post another notice on the website just to confirm…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: A bridge too many

    After complaint, contractors modify bridge closing schedule By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Work will proceed on only one of the two bridges that turnpike contractors had planned to close down this week because township officials complained there were too many detours going on at the same time.    The ongoing $2.7 billion New Jersey…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Foxmoor man’s field goal nets cash prize

    ROBBINSVILLE: Foxmoor man’s field goal nets cash prize

    Allstate agent David Basile (left), of Middlesex, presents $1,000 to Dan Perrone, of Robbinsville, for kicking a successful 25-yard field goal during halftime at a recent Rutgers University football game.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Longtime Viking PA man signs off

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Longtime Viking PA man signs off

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    With the end of the Thanksgiving football game, it also marked the end of a 13-year run as Public Address Announcer Robert “Bob” Cardaneo announced his retirement.    Ginny Kraft, the Visual Designer and Announcer for the Viking Band had tears in her eyes as she informed the sell-out crowd that…

  • ALLENTOWN: High school scheduling changes mulled for 2012

    Administrators: Tweaking block schedules may improve test scores By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — Administrators are discussing modifying Allentown High School’s block scheduling in September to enable students to take their major course subjects throughout the year instead of compressing every class into one semester.    During a recent presentation on the district’s 2011 standardized…

  • Mum’s Produce

    Mum’s Produce

    Seasonal produce store trying to raise funds for summer opening in Allentown.

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: Week of Dec. 1

    By Nancy Mrzljak    The Union Fire Company No. 1 pancake breakfast will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Crosswicks firehouse.    Everyone is invited. There will be all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Children under 5…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Students lobby council for Stouts Lane sidewalk

    By Maria Riegel, Special Writer    High school students lobbied Township Council members last week to complete a sidewalk on Stouts Lane.    South Brunswick High School Student Council president Ian Moritz and recording secretary Dan Gorzynski presented the issue to the council at its Nov. 22 meeting.    ”The road on Stouts Lane has no sidewalk,” Ian…

  • Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company Presents- Speaking Through Dance: The Magic of Metaphor

    Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company Presents- Speaking Through Dance: The Magic of Metaphor

    Anna Shaffner Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company will present Speaking Through Dance:The Magic of Metaphor, in collaboration with the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools Academy for Performing Arts (APA) on Friday, December 2, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at the Union County APA (1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ).  Tickets are almost sold out for $10 and may be…