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  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       A South 15th Avenue resident reported finding his bedroom door damaged and a locked storage box stolen from the residence at 5:11 p.m. Nov. 30. After police arrived at the residence, the homeowner reported $3,700 in miscellaneous jewelry and $20,000 in cash missing. An investigation is pending, police said.    At 7:03 p.m. Nov. 30, a…

  • MANVILLE: Board plans search for new funding

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Goal-setting talks also envision policy updates, added communication    The Board of Education’s goals for the 2009-10 school year include increasing communication with the community, continuing updates on the district policy manual and exploring alternate funding sources.    Those were the goals the board established at a meeting with New Jersey School…

  • “Joy to the World”: an Old-Fashioned Caroling Party Sat. Dec. 19, 4:30 pm [Princeton]
  • HILLSBOROUGH: (Video) Woodfern’s ‘Nutcracker sweet’

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The visions of sugar plums aren’t dancing in Woodfern Elementary School students’ heads yet, but some of the students spent part of the morning of Dec. 3 acting like dolls, toy soldiers, rats, and other characters during a holiday assembly based on the Tchaikovsky ballet.     “They (the students in…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Fried plans layoffs, ‘massive’ service cuts

    Hughes says mayor is on ‘one-man promotional tour’ to cover mistake By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — To deal with $1.2 million in lost tax appeals this year resulting from the township’s recent tax revaluation, Mayor Dave Fried is proposing “massive” service cuts, layoffs and a four-day workweek for municipal employees.    ”We have no…

  • Teaching a Stone to Talk

    Teaching a Stone to Talk

    Real-life trumpeters become part of the pageantry.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Viking girls swim team has depth, talent

    By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer    The South Brunswick High girls swimming team is off to a fast start — literally.    Less than a week into the season, the Vikings have already seen swimmers establish school records in the 50 freestyle and 200 free relay. South Brunswick opened the campaign with a second-place finish in the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: State green lights sewer project funding

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Despite originally applying for zero percent financing on several large environmental projects in town, the Township Committee unanimously approved several resolutions Tuesday that accept a projected interest rate of less than 2 percent for the Claremont sewer project and other related work.    The financing is being done through the state…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Warehouse vacancies: A sign of economic times

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The recession is taking its toll on the local warehouse economy with about a fifth of the warehouse space around N.J. Turnpike Exit 8A remaining unoccupied.    The high level of vacancy in the area is indicative of trends across the state and the nation, according to South Brunswick Councilman Joseph…