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  • LETTER: A spirited Arbor Day

    Karen Linder, Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands, Kingston    The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands hosted a colorful and spirited Arbor Day Celebration on April 17. We are grateful to the South Brunswick Post for giving us both advance coverage by Davy James and a wonderful follow-up photo essay by John Keating.    We are also indebted…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Joint meeting opens school budget review

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In a joint meeting Tuesday of the Hillsborough Township Committee and the Millstone Borough Council to review the failed $108,703,334 school budget, members of both entities promised not to rush through the process — and to be sympathetic to both the schools and taxpayers.    The joint meeting — a first…

  • CRANBURY: Police chief hangs up shield

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Police Chief Edward Kahler is ready to start his new life.    After two years as chief and 25 years as a member of the Cranbury Police Department, he is stepping down today, Friday, to take some long-delayed rest and relaxation.    ”There were a lot of factors that went…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Hi-tech notices: Police offer warnings by text, e-mail

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    In emergency situations, it is vital for township officials to get pertinent information to residents to ensure their safety or keep them up to date on what is happening.    A website called Nixle is making that job much easier for township officials.    ”This is a great way to keep the…

  • MANVILLE: 911 calls to homes can now deliver emergency warnings

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    When residents need emergency personnel, they dial 911.    Now, when those officials want to send a message back, they can make the call in reverse.    Councilwoman Sherri Lynn announced the results of the recent use of the county’s Reverse 911 system at Monday’s Borough Council meeting, explaining it was used…

  • MONROE: Township to fix drainage at Encore adult community

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    MONROE — For more than two years, residents at the Encore community have experienced property damage first-hand because of faulty drainage.    The township is hoping to address that by improving the drainage system in the senior complex, installing underground drains to allow groundwater that has been setting on driveways to…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Mail carriers to aid township pantry

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The Kendall Park office of the United States Postal Service is gearing up for its annual rite of spring to help the less fortunate in the community.    The 18th annual Mother’s Day Food Drive is scheduled for May 8, during which residents can leave nonperishable food donations by their mailboxes…

  • Fedorko anxious to get back behind the plate

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Pat Fedorko is living in a world he is not used to this season.    It’s a world of playing half a baseball game, while watching his teammates play the other half.    Due to an issue with his right shoulder, the Lawrence High senior has been unable to catch during the…

  • MANVILLE: Board accepts flag donated by Capt. Wasyel Danysh, MHS ‘86

    By John Patten, Managing Editor    In an emotional exchange, U.S. Army Capt. Wasyel Danysh — a 1986 graduate of Manville High School — returned to the school to present the Board of Education with a U.S. flag.    Capt. Danysh has served in the military since his graduation, including two tours of duty in Iraq as…