Category: archives
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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…
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LAWRENCE: LSA finishes second at mini-meet
Young swimmers get to shine By Rudy Brandl, The Packet Group The Lawrenceville Swimming Association boys and girls put on quite a show in Saturday’s Whalers Mini-Meet. The 10-and-under team members, the only ones eligible to compete in this mini-meet, showed that LSA certainly belongs in the top division of the Princeton Area Swimming and…
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Fulper’s side of story
Robert Fulper II, West Amwell Township Bill Corboy’s recent letter to the editor, published on June 25, compels me to write this letter in order to set the record straight. Mr. Corboy continues to insist in statements released to the public that the only solution to this very costly litigation between the township and…
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MANVILLE: Class is set to begin for Manville teachers
By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer School’s not exactly out for summer. Finals have finished and homework is on hold, but many Manville teachers will head back into the classroom as students early in August. The Manville Teacher Academy opens its doors each summer to staff members, both old and new, for summer teaching…
