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  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       John Arietano, 61, of South 18th Avenue, was charged with a third degree charge of growing marijuana after police responded to a tip at 11:54 a.m. Aug. 3.    Police said they received an anonymous tip that Mr. Arietano was growing the plants in the back yard of his home.    Mr. Arietano was processed and released…

  • EAST WINDSOR: A life in cycles

    Township man a bike enthusiast till the end By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Even during his final days, antique bicycle enthusiast Norman Batho was busy preserving never- recorded “bicycle sheet music” as digital audio files.    ”He ended up with close to 400 of them,” his wife, Dottie Batho, 71, said last week.…

  • PREVIOUSLY PICKED-ON TWENTYSOMETHING LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO CONFRONT PAST BULLIES

    PREVIOUSLY PICKED-ON TWENTYSOMETHING LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO CONFRONT PAST BULLIES

    Warren Miller Clifton, New Jersey – August 13, 2009 – Warren Miller, a previously picked-on twentysomething from Clifton, New Jersey, recently launched Confront Your Bully, a website devoted to confronting those who have wronged you in the past.  Readers of Confront Your Bully are invited to submit open letters addressed to their bullies in a…

  • MANVILLE Borough briefs

    Washington parking change    The Borough Council unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance Monday to amend another ordinance that had removed parking on part of Washington Avenue.    Previously, parking had not been allowed on Washington Avenue from South Third to South Fourth avenues in a westerly direction. According to Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke, this is…

  • RESCUE GROUP TO SPONSOR �TAILS ON THE TRAILS DOG WALK

    RESCUE GROUP TO SPONSOR �TAILS ON THE TRAILS DOG WALK

    Shadow, a Red & White Siberian Husky, enjoys pulling the Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club’s wheeled cart along with the Club’s trained lead dogs at a recent Tails On The Trails Husky Hike

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Keeping an eye on those in need

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    In the event of a wide-scale emergency, it is vital that first-responders know about people with special needs.    South Brunswick’s Office of Emergency Management has been compiling a registry of people with special needs for the last four years, so police and first-aid workers can check on them should an…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Fundraising project launched to build playground for all kids

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    With an eye toward continuing to offer “inclusive recreation” for all residents, Hillsborough is moving forward with plans to create a universal playground to be used by children with and without disabilities — as long as enough money can be raised.    ”We are looking at a universal playground that is…

  • LAWRENCE: County grant sought for Senior Center expansion

    by Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township Council gave the go-ahead to Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun to file an application for a 50/50 matching grant toward the cost of an expansion of the Lawrence Senior Center.    Plans call for expanding the Lawrence Senior Center, located on Darrah Lane, by about 1,100 square feet to create more…

  • LAWRENCE: Aqua New Jersey buys Lawrenceville Water Co.

    by Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrenceville Water Co., which has served customers in the village of Lawrenceville and surrounding neighborhoods since 1923, has been formally acquired by Aqua New Jersey Inc.    The purchase of the smaller water company was finalized Tuesday afternoon as representatives of both water companies put their signatures on all of…