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  • HIGHTSTOWN: 60 minutes for 3 minutes … and no change

    Borough Council makes no change to public comment limit By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — When it comes to public comment, the Borough Council decided this week that three minutes are enough after all.    The decision came after about an hour of debate and public input over the last two council meetings.    The governing…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dominant golfing gals complete GMC hat trick

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Capping off a remarkable hat trick for South Brunswick High girls athletics, the Viking girls golf team claimed the school’s third Greater Middlesex Conference championship within six days when it shot a 175 at Tamarack to win by 47 strokes Tuesday.    John Coppola’s lacrosse team and Stefan Moorhead’s track &…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Honoring township’s difference-makers

    HILLSBOROUGH: Honoring township’s difference-makers

    Murray Rothstein, of Woods Road, looks at a photograph taken by his wife, Muriel Bell Rothstein. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township wants authority to create child safety zones

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Following a recent Supreme Court decision eliminating buffer zones, the township is imploring the state to move forward in providing municipalities with the jurisdiction to protect children from convicted sex offenders.    The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution May 12 calling on state lawmakers to approve legislation that would allow…

  • CRANBURY: Town considers water rate hike

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Township officials are giving residents a heads up as they prepare to vote on an ordinance that would increase their sewer rates.    At the next Township Committee meeting, Chief Financial Officer Denise Marabello will share a presentation with the public outlining the need for an increase.    If the…

  • MANVILLE: Experiencing Russia at MHS

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    His students are occasionally brothers, sisters or children of prior students, Manville High School Russian teacher Art Lisciandro said, and the 45-year-old program is still going strong.    ”I think what they are going to take from the experience is what Russia is all about,” Mr. Lisciandro said. “To understand them…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Girls lacrosse wins program’s first GMCT crown

    By Rich Fisher, Sports editor    The South Brunswick High girls lacrosse team didn’t surprise itself last Wednesday night.    The players merely went out and accomplished what they set out to do.    The fact that they gave coach John Coppola yet another new set of ulcers is besides the point.    Following a familiar script, the Vikings…

  • EDITORIAL: Honor those who gave their lives

       A scene at the Dover Air Force Base last week offered a grim reminder of the travails faced by American troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as we prepare to commemorate Memorial Day …    With a “chilly gray drizzle” falling, as reported in The New York Times, “seven soldiers transferred two flag-draped cases” containing the…

  • MANVILLE: Her work in politics, schools leads to award

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    With a goal of improving the community, Bound Brook Avenue resident Sharon Lukac has proved that combining politics and school support can earn praise.    For her years of service to the Somerset County Democratic Committee and the Manville community, especially the school system, Ms. Lukac was one of 16 recipients…