Category: archives
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David Kilby
By: centraljersey.com MONROE – Voters will have the chance to vote on whether full-day kindergarten should be implemented in the district in the school election next April. Since it would increase taxes in the township, the Board of Education wanted to ask the taxpayers directly if they also believed it would be an agreeable improvement…
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EAST WINDSOR: Two new officers sworn in
New sergeant takes oath of office By Evan Grossman, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR — The township’s police department got stronger this month when Mayor Janice Mironov swore in two new officers to the 44-man crime fighting force and promoted a third. At the Nov. 3 Township Council meeting, Mayor Mironov administered the oath of office…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Jamesburg woman charged with theft
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Police used videos from pawn stores to charge a Jamesburg woman with stealing $25,000 in jewelry and cash from a township home. Amber Leonard, 31, was arrested and charged with theft at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at police headquarters after investigators were able to piece the case together from…
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Natalia Knochowski
By: centraljersey.com Soon the opportunity to receive a reward for vital information given to the police, leading to the arrest of suspects, will be possible as Middlesex County creates its own Crime Stoppers Program. According to the Middlesex County prosecutor’s office, Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit agency that helps to solve crimes by offering people…
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Rich Fisher
By: centraljersey.com MANALAPAN – If you look up in the air and see a bunch of soccer players floating by, rest assured it is the Hopewell Valley High boys team. "We’re on Cloud 9 right now," said Ryan Woods, after his first-half goal gave the eighth-seeded Bulldogs a 1-0 win over fourth-seeded Colts Neck in…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Child-care nurse charged with theft, lewdness
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor A 38-year-old registered nurse from Perth Amboy allegedly did more than just steal from the township family that hired her, according to police. Kassandra Field-Ralph, a licensed practical nurse under contract to the local North Brunswick office of Maxim Healthcare Services, was arrested and charged with lewdness, theft and…
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Walking group tours Duke Island
By: centraljersey.com A weekly walking group will meet every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Duke Island Visitor’s Center for a healthy walk through Duke Island Park along a beautiful stretch of the Raritan River. Coffee, tea, and treats will be provided. For information call 908-722-1200, ext. 226. Duke Island Park is located off Old…
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CORRECTION
The article in the Nov. 4 edition of The Lawrence Ledger, “Holt defeats Sipprelle thanks to Mercer votes,” did not properly attribute allegations from Scott Sipprelle concerning Congressman Rush Holt’s campaign. It should have read: “Asked about what he said were political smears and what he characterized as a negative campaign waged by…
