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  • Residents opposed to PNC plan hire own attorney and planner

    Plan By: Natalia Knochowski – Staff Writer CRANBURY – Residents opposed to the Sweetwater Construction Corporation project at 32 N. Main St. now have legal representation and a professional planner to plead their case. According to Sean Deverin, he and other residents of Maplewood Drive – a narrow street at the rear of the property…

  • Get your car washed? Scout’s honor!

    By: centraljersey.com Stop by the Cranbury firehouse tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 14, between 8 and 11 a.m. for Sean Babar’s Eagle Scout car wash! *** Also tomorrow, the DPW yard on Dey Road will be open at 9 a.m. when Middlesex County will provide a shredder truck for residents and businesses to dispose of sensitive documents.…

  • ‘Greener’ parking lot improvement plan unveiled

    By: Joanne Degnan – Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN – A "greener" modified design for improving the Memorial Park parking lot was unveiled to the Planning Board on Monday by the borough engineer, who said a contract for the project could be ready to be awarded by next month. The plans for the downtown parking lot stirred…

  • Open space land buys put on hold

    Land By: Davy James – Staff Writer On the heels of approving the purchase of the 5.75-acre Rocky Top Dog Park for open space at the Township Council meeting two weeks ago, township officials said any future open space purchases are on hold for the time being. "The purchase of the dog park still hasn’t…

  • Hillsborough man wins silver medal at state weightlifting competition

    By: centraljersey.com On July 31, Hillsborough resident Mark Salandra competed at the 27th USA Powerlifting: 2010 New Jersey State Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships held at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton New Jersey. There were over 200 lifters from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut and as far away as Virginia who were competing…

  • Robbinsville lends support to girl all-stars

    By: Joanne Degnan – Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE – Residents are wearing their hometown team pride on their sleeves with special Robbinsville rally shirts supporting their 12-year-old all-star softball team, which is competing in the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon. Mayor Dave Fried and the Township Council launched the fund-raising drive to help…

  • Twp. Council awards contract for greenway path footbridge

    By: Lea Kahn – Staff Writer Township Council has awarded a $189,615 contract for the construction of a 50-foot-long footbridge across Five Mile Run, connecting the north and south sides of the Johnson Trolley Line greenway path. The council awarded the contract at its Aug. 3 meeting. The council also accepted a grant from the…

  • Recreation update

    By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Township Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a community trip to the Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center on Sept. 16. Located in Millville, Wheaton Arts (formerly Wheaton Village) is home to the Museum of American Glass, which houses one of the most comprehensive collections of American glass with over 7,000 objects…

  • Montgomery Arrests

    Attempted street robbery results in pair of arrests By: John Saccenti – Staff Writer MONTGOMERY – MONTGOMERY – Two South Brunswick residents have been charged in the attempted armed robbery of two teenagers on Symes Drive, Tuesday. Vincent F. Caputo Jr., 20, of Kingsley Road in Kendall Park, and Krystin N. Donahue, 24, of Falcongate…