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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Hindu 108-foot temple OK’d despite concerns

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE —The nonprofit Hindu organization BAPS will be allowed to construct a temple as part of its planned five-building religious complex that is nearly twice the height allowed by local ordinance.    The Planning Board, by a 6-1 vote Feb. 24, approved a height variance that would allow BAPS to build…

  • Local Habitat for Humanity Breaks Ground for First Time in Hightstown

    By Glenn Fannick LOCAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BREAKS GROUND FOR FIRST TIME IN HIGHTSTOWN; AFFILIATE’S NINTH HOUSE TO BE NEW START FOR REGENTHAL FAMILY HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. n Hightstown will soon have its first ever Habitat for Humanity house as the Millstone Basin Area affiliate has started construction of its ninth project and its first foray…

  • SHOW TUNES FRIDAY AT HAR SINAI

    By TEMPLE pr                                           SHOW TUNES AT HAR SINAI TEMPLE                         HOPEWELL TWP. – "The Megillah According to Broadway" show is going on – this time without a weather postponement – Friday (March 5) night at 7:30 in Har Sinai Temple.                      Originally scheduled for last weekend, the Purimshpiel begins with a Shabbat service and…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Police get contract with no 2010 pay hike

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer — Township police have agreed to not take raises for 2010 but will receive a 4 percent pay increase in 2011.     The Township Council, at its Feb. 25 meeting, unanimously approved a three-year contract with the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Local 344.     The contract, retroactive to Jan. 1, requires…

  • Trenton’s Millhill Foundation Invites the Community to Their Annual Fundraiser, Mission Possible

    By Ana Klett On Saturday March 20th, Rider University will host Mission Possible V, a gala held to benefit Trenton’s children and families and “give them hope for a better tomorrow”. The night will include gaming, dancing and both silent and live auctions for items donated by local businesses and supporters. This year at Mission…

  • MILLSTONE: $355,000 targeted for parcel for affordable homes

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor     MILLSTONE — The township will spend $355,000 on an 8-acre tract that will be used for affordable housing.     The Township Committee on Feb. 17 approved a $337,250 bond ordinance that will go toward the total price of the parcel along Route 537 off of Novad Court.     Deputy…

  • Mercer Chapter IAAP Dinner Meeting

    By Paula Puliti-Maxwell Mercer Chapter IAAP Monthly Dinner/Meeting Thurs. March 11, 2010 – 6pm Tessara’s Restaurant Rt 33 Hamilton NJ, This Month–Filtering Out Negativity in the Workplace by Marisa Liza Pell, M.A., President and Founder of Knowledge for Living, Inc. and Connection BeyondTM. Dinner/Program/Meeting at 6pm-$27, Program/Meeting (Guests)-7pm-$10, Program/Meeting (Members)-7pm–Free. Contact [email protected] to make your…

  • Take the Online Circulation Plan Survey

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders SOMERVILLE – Commuters, residents, business people and others interested in traffic issues in and around Somerset County are invited to take an online survey at www.ridewise.org Responses are requested by April 9. Also, a public meeting on “Making Connections: Somerset County Circulation Plan Update” will be held Thursday, March 11,…

  • MILLSTONE: Lawrence man charged in township burglaries

    By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group    MILLSTONE — State police have charged a man in connection with three local burglaries in December and January.    Robert Conklin, 43, of Lawrence, was charged Feb. 23 with three counts of burglary and two counts of theft. State police said he also was charged with four burglaries in Lawrence…