Category: archives
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Delaware flood risks
By Jeff Zimmerman, Zimmerman & Associates The following letter recently was sent to the governors of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware, and the mayor of New York City: On Dec. 23, 2008, and again on April 20, 2009, we wrote to you requesting that the decree parties adopt an additional release program…
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SPRINGFIELD: Petition challenges law
Referendum could decide safety director post By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD After a similar measure was defeated by petition earlier this year, a second ordinance to establish a part-time, civilian public safety director as the head of the Police Department is now being challenged by petitioning residents. The revised ordinance, adopted Aug. 12,…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Walter criticizes leaders for taking township health insurance
By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE Three elected officials this year apparently have opted to take health insurance plans through the township. The exact cost to taxpayers is unknown. Former Councilwoman Sonja Walter broached the topic at the July 9 council meeting, where she questioned why the mayor and certain council members “decided…
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LAWRENCE: Police blotter from the Sept. 3 edition
A vandal spray-painted the side of a Merline Avenue resident’s 2002 Dodge Ram pickup truck while it was parked outside the victim’s home between 6 p.m. Aug. 30 and 8:20 a.m. Aug. 31, police said. Diana H. Dattani, 27, of Zeloof Drive in West Windsor Township, was charged with shoplifting clothing worth a combined…
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Lawrence Tigers earn tourney win
The U-13 Girls Lawrence Tigers opened their fall season by winning their flight in the 17th annual Jackson Summer Classic Tournament this past weekend, winning all four of their games. In their first game they defeated Middletown Intrepid, 6-0. Sabrina Pascarella scored a goal in the first six minutes of the game off a long…
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PLUMSTED: 220 acres saved for megabase
By Vic Monaco and Melissa L. Gaffney, The Packet Group More than 200 acres near Fort Dix will be preserved under what Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-30) said is an agreement to create the nation’s first “megabase” for the Army, Navy and Air Force. Under the agreement, the federal government will pay half the cost and…
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LAWRENCE: Local author helps profile Greg Grant’s rise to NBA
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Friends used to ask Martin Sumner when he was going to write a book. The Lawrenceville resident can now introduce them to his first one, co-authored with Greg Grant, who is the focal point of “94 Feet and Rising: The Journey of Greg Grant to the NBA…
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SPRINGFIELD TOPICS: From the Sept. 3 edition
Jen Kokotajlo Jen Kokotajlo Tel: 410-7338 [email protected] Deadline for submitting items for this article will now be Sunday evening. Anything submitted after may not be included in the following edition. Any questions please contact me, [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding. * * * Attention all parents. The first day of school for…
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LAWRENCE: Programs in schools support autistic students’ unique needs
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Ask the average person to describe what someone with autism is like, and he or she may say an autistic person is withdrawn and unresponsive. But autism is a wide range of behaviors — from mild to severe — that is characterized by the inability to socialize or…
