Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Celebrating a happy Ramadan
by Reem Nasr, Staff Writer With the holy month of Ramadan coming Saturday, university students are getting ready to fast long days while at school. ”Now that the day is so long it’s daunting to think about it and how I’ll muster the energy for classes and exams, but when I think about the reasons…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Buriak makes banner day for borough
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN A local activist and Historical Preservation Committee member said he will donate more than $4,000 of his own money to pay for banners on utility polls around the borough to promote The Stockton Street Historical District. Dan Buriak, who was instrumental in getting the historical district…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vandalism visits towpath
by Reem Nasr, Staff Writer Carolyn Edelmann was out on her usual morning walk on the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park towpath when she saw the damage — memorial benches destroyed; a shattered information kiosk; dismembered picnic tables strewn across the path and canal. Ms. Edelmann was among the first to witness the vandalism…
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MANVILLE: Keeping it fresh
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Store’s fruit, specialties draw shoppers Finding fresher fruit in Manville has gotten a lot easier since The Manville Farm store opened on South Main Street. The business is the first venture in this country for two families, Eman and Mandoh Fawzy, and Amthal and Mikhail Mankarious. ”This is our…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar
Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in the Hillsborough Beacon, drop a note to Hillsborough Beacon Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to [email protected] before…
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EAST WINDSOR: Work for water, sewer to proceed
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR Now that the township Municipal Utilities Authority has approval for a low-interest loan from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, it is moving ahead with improvements that will increase its capacity to provide drinking water. And the improvement project for the township’s $12.2 million wastewater treatment plant…
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MANVILLE: Zoning board nixes planned cell tower
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Citing concerns about aesthetics, property values and interference with the nearby Central Jersey Regional Airport, the Board of Adjustment, in a 5-to-2 vote Aug. 12, denied an application by Omnipoint Communications to build a T-Mobile cell tower on property owned by Manville Rubber, on Kennedy Boulevard. The vote concluded an…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Police Beat
A North Main Street resident reported being a victim of identity theft 1:46 p.m. Aug. 13. Police said the victim reported that someone had obtained unauthorized access to the victim’s debit card and was making transactions in Florida. * * * Sandra Gomez, 46, of Staten Island, N.Y., was charged Aug. 14…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
At 3:21 p.m. Aug. 12, a St. John Street resident came to police headquarters on North Main Street to report a $2,000 check and $1,600 in cash missing from her residence. The resident believed the theft occurred Aug. 10, and an investigation is ongoing. Two 21-year-old Bridgewater residents and a 20-year-old Glen Gardner resident were…
