Category: archives
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MANVILLE: Council OKs audit’s lone recommendation
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer A required 2008 audit of borough finances yielded only one new recommendation for changes to be made, and the Borough Council unanimously accepted it Monday. Councilman Lou Fischer was absent from the meeting. According to Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke, the recommendation from Suplee, Clooney and Associates who conducted the…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Two men charged with robbery
by Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick police announced the arrests of two men allegedly connected with a string of armed robberies throughout central New Jersey. Benjamin Newton, 20, of South Brunswick, and Christopher Brown, 21, of Jackson, were arrested July 10 after a two-month investigation and each charged with two counts of armed robbery…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Habitat revises plans for dwelling
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The Millstone Basin Area Habitat for Humanity organization has altered its ideas for creating affordable housing in the borough, scaling back its plans on South Academy Street from a duplex to a single-family dwelling. The group presented preliminary designs for the altered project to the borough’s Planning Board…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: An artistic take on the township
by Reem Nasr, Staff Writer There is a new place where you can see and appreciate the artistic talents of the South Brunswick community. South Brunswick In and Around is an exhibit at The Gallery in the South Brunswick Municipal Building, which continues through Sept. 30. It began July 7 and showcases 28 works by…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Bridges slated for rebuilding
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently announced a plan to spend $3.2 million to repair the Hillsborough and Homestead road bridges in a two-stage project set to begin in spring 2010. According to Erin Phalon, spokeswoman for the NJDOT, the project is being done to replace both existing…
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EAST WINDSOR: Police Beat
A blue 1991 Ford F-150 pickup truck was stolen from the Getty Gasoline Station on Route 571 sometime between 7 p.m. July 8 and 9 a.m. July 9. The vehicle was valued at $1,000. * * * A second-story window and some siding on a Woods Road residence was damaged at 12:40 a.m. July 10…
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HILLSBOROUGH: HMS community mourns science teacher Brian Hahl
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Hillsborough Middle School (HMS) math specialist Debra Porowski remembers feeling as amazed as her students did while on a class trip to watch drag racing with science teacher Brian Hahl during her first years at the school, around 1993. She said she watched as he greeted everyone in the pit…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Moratorium on new taxi licenses remains in place
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The town’s moratorium on the issuance of new licenses for taxicab companies and drivers will remain in place after the Borough Council defeated a measure that would have lifted the ban by a 4-2 vote. Councilwoman Isabel McGinty and Councilman Dave Schneider were the only two members that…
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Beauty and the Beast Jr.
By Stacie Morano BORDENTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INVITES YOU TO “BE OUR GUEST”! Bordentown CDA’s Summer Youth Theatre is proud to present the musical Beauty and the Beast Jr. on Friday, July 31st at 7:30PM and Saturday, August 1st at 2:00PM at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center. This family-friendly production stars seventy-three young actors…
