Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Township Council tables final municipal budget vote
By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer A Township Council vote on the proposed $46.5 million budget was unanimously tabled indefinitely at Tuesday’s council meeting. Mayor Frank Gambatese said the budget vote would be tabled until the council receives more information. ”I would ask this be tabled without any time-sensitive date until such time as we’re able…
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LAWRENCE: Town prepares notification system
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Aiming to keep township residents informed — whether it is a change in the recycling pickup schedule or a health emergency — Lawrence Township is preparing to set up a “reverse 911” call system, according to Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun. The target date to implement the reverse 911 system is…
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Locals give $10K to St. Jude’s
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer A local charity that helps families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer recently presented a $10,000 check to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The money came from three fundraising events held last year by Caring for Kids With Cancer, including a craft festival in December and a wine tasting…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Ballots cast in school elections
Staff photo by Mary Brienza Township Clerk’s Office employees, from left to right, Gina Grennen, Donna Busacco and Township Clerk Barbara Nyitrai prepare for the school district elections Monday.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Editorial
A plan to build a massive office and research complex on Route 27 in Franklin Township deserves our focused attention. The proposed Princeton Research Triangle would develop 15 million square-feet of office and research space on some 2,100 acres next to the Trap Rock quarry. While it is in the “very early” conceptual stage, the…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Committee delays park rules changes
By Amber Cox, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee decided Monday to adjourn a public hearing on an ordinance to close parks, playgrounds and recreation areas at dusk — instead of 10 p.m. — after a number of concerns were raised by residents. An ordinance to close these areas earlier had been introduced…
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Mother’s Day Plant Sale
The Rev. Sheelagh A. Clarke MOTHER’S DAY PLANT SALE AT ST. BARNABAS SOUTH BRUNSWICK n Members of the Youth Group of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will hold a plant sale from 9am to noon on Sunday, May 8th, at 142 Sand Hill Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ. St. Barnabas is ½ mile from Route 1 and…
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GUEST COLUMN: Plant a tree, celebrate Arbor Day on Friday
By Susan McGrath The Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 1972 to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the first Arbor Day. Since that time the foundation has been responsible for planting more than 20 million trees in partnership with the National Forest Service. More than 135,000,000 people in the United States, living…
