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IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Flood waters downtown
Flood waters overtake N. Main St. and flow into the Hightstown Engine Co. No. 1 on Sunday. (Courtesy photo)
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IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Library untouched despite nearby flooding
Floodwaters did not reach inside the Hightstown Memorial Library on Sunday. (Courtesy photo)
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IRENE: Central Jersey: Flooding closes bridges in Allentown, Plumsted
Emergency workers have blocked access to the South Main Street bridge in Allentown until engineers can determine if floodwaters have compromised the structure. Photo by Chuck Lynch
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IRENE: EAST WINDSOR: Restrictions placed on residential sewage usage
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR – While drinking tap water remains safe in the township, officials issued restrictions on residential sewage discharge at 11 p.m. Sunday. “Due to the extreme flooding at our sewage treatment plant, the East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority is asking our customers to minimize the discharge of…
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IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Library untouched despite nearby flooding
Flooding from Hurricane Irene, which hit the area as a tropical storm, nearly reaches the Hightstown Memorial Library building on Sunday. (Courtesy photo)
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IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Library untouched despite nearby flooding
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor The Hightstown Memorial Library has been spared from flooding despite water overtaking portions of Route 33, N. Main St. and S. Main St. on Sunday. "No water at all has come inside. We are so lucky,” said Head Librarian Linda Cholewiak near 1 p.m. Sunday. "The water from the lake…
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IRENE: CENTRAL JERSEY: Robbinsville, Plumsted open evacuation centers
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor Robbinsville Township Administrator Tim McGough said an evacuation center would open at 6 p.m. Saturday at Robbinsville High School for township residents who must leave their homes due to Hurricane Irene. Residents were asked to bring personal items, including a blanket, pillow and sleep bag, as well as their medications.…
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IRENE: Central Jersey: Flooding closes bridges in Allentown, Plumsted
Downtown New Egypt in Plumsted Township was flooded Sunday. Photo by Sherri Lotito
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IRENE: HIGHTSTOWN: Council passes declaration of emergency
Floodwaters in Hightstown on Sunday. (Courtesy photo by John D Rhodes/ photo edited John Kluxen)
