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  • CRANBURY: Rec fee dispute could hike costs

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The Township Committee is asking the school board and recreation commission to slow down on potential plans to charge each other for use of their facilities.    According to Beth Veghte, chairwoman of the Board of Recreation Commissioners, the Board of Education has proposed charging the Recreation Department $75…

  • CRANBURY: Brainerd dam work gets approval

    Cranbury and county OK cost-sharing for repairs By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — After years of negotiations, the township has entered into a shared-services agreement with Middlesex County for repairs to the Brainerd Lake dam that has the county bearing the majority of the cost.    Under the agreement, the township and county will split…

  • Robbinsville hosts indoor pro football tryouts

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     If you’re a person who enjoys watching the NFL combine then Robbinsville’s Bob Smith Soccer Academy Fieldhouse was the place to be this past Sunday morning. Because that is where the New Jersey Kings were holding their second of three scheduled open football tryouts.     The newly-formed Kings recently…

  • MANVILLE: DEP to check property for contamination

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will move forward with plans to examine possible contamination at the property on the corner of South Main and Kyle streets, as a resolution approved by the Borough Council on Monday allows the state to have access to the property.    This work…

  • NBC girls basketball hoping to rebound

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Northern Burlington High School girls’ basketball team will be counting heavily on a pair of All-Star players to help rebound from what was a difficult 2008-09 season.     Brittany Young (averaged 13 points a game last year) and Ashanti Vaughn (averaged 10 points a game) are a pair…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Exotic offering: Sushi debuts at elementary schools

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Dec. 9, during the elementary schools’ lunch periods, students could have a hot meal, sandwiches or sushi — California rolls and spicy shrimp rolls specifically — prepared that morning in Hillsborough High School and sent to all elementary schools for lunch.    The exotic offering — which appears on the high…

  • MONROE: A late lighting for Hanukkah

    Monroe menorah topples two days before holiday begins By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Despite Hanukkah beginning sundown Dec. 11, the dedication of the Chabad House of Monroe’s three-story menorah, the largest of its kind in New Jersey, was postponed until today (Friday), after the structure toppled over on Dec. 9.    Officers responded to…

  • JAMESBURG: Borough garners grants for sewer work

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — The borough’s efforts to rake in more grant money have paid off, with officials expecting more than $200,000 worth in federal and county aid for street repairs and sewer improvement projects in the coming months.    Business Administrator Denise Jawidzik applied for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Consolidated Appropriations…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Science requirements raise concerns

    School board member: Some students may fail By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    State-mandated high school science requirements eliminating standard-level science classes have Board of Education member Wolf Schneider wondering whether the change sets standards too high for certain students.    ”The state has determined that all students should be tracked at the college prep (at the…