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EAST WINDSOR: Planning Board nixes age-restricted zone proposal
By Evan Grossman, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR — The Planning Board bulldozed development plans this week that could have drastically altered the township’s Master Plan, increased school enrollment and irked many residents if constructed. The board unanimously denied Red Bank-based developer Robertson Douglas an application that would have allowed them to convert a proposed 55-and…
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Art auction
By: centraljersey.com Friday, Oct. 22 – The Robbinsville-Hamilton Rotary Club’s annual Art Auction/Silent Auction will be held at the Nottingham Ballroom, 200 Mercer St., Hamilton Square. The 6:30 p.m. preview and 7:30 p.m. auction will feature art in all media and price ranges. Major credit cards accepted. Ten-dollar admission includes light hors d’oeuvres by food…
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HAMNETTS REC SOCCER
By: centraljersey.com Brazil stormed back from a 3-1 deficit to tie China, 3-3, as Brielle Samuels led the way with two goals. Chloe Brensinger scored the other goal while Aditi Agarkhed, Natalie Klek and Grace Raterman added assists. Morgan Slutzky anchored the defense with help from Alexis Rhodes and Sanjana Inamdar. For China, Karolina Zachor…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Ballots offer low-key municipal campaigns
Contested races in Allentown, Plumsted By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer The municipal political campaigns have been so quiet that voters in Allentown, Upper Freehold, Millstone and Plumsted might not even realize there are any local seats on the ballot until they step into the voting booth Nov. 2. The only contested races in The Messenger-Press…
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Eileen Oldfield
By: centraljersey.com Potholes riddle sections of Montgomery Road, particularly a one-and-a-half-mile stretch between Davids Lane and Pschorn Lane where the road isn’t paved. Ditches and more potholes run along the side of the road, which also has several blind curves and dust, and can flood during storms and cause other dangers. At least 137 area…
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Capitol
By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Children’s illnesses A bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Assemblyman Angel Fuentes to increase financial relief to families with multiple children suffering from catastrophic illnesses has been given the green light by the full Assembly…
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MANVILLE: Homecoming royalty tapped from larger court this year
Alyssa Silcox and Brandon Togneri were crowned queen and king at the Homecoming game. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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HIGHTSTOWN: Discontent on Borough Council
Council members trade jabs following Isabel McGinty’s criticism HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council meeting teetered on the verge of chaos Monday night with elected officials taking verbal jabs at each other and one resident leaving the council chambers with a hail of expletives as tensions rose in the aftermath of the police outsourcing issue. Mayor…
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Victoria Hurley-Schubert
By: centraljersey.com LAWRENCE – Differences in the 12th Congressional District candidates were clear through the mudslinging and accusations during a debate held at The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University. At times, Ben Dworkin, director of The Rebovich Institute, had to remind a passionate audience about debate decorum. Incumbent Democrat Rush Holt,…
