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  • HILLSBOROUGH:Right Touch completes township median landscaping program

    HILLSBOROUGH:Right Touch completes township median landscaping program

    Right Touch Landscapes owner Joe LaJeunesse tills a median to prepare it for planting Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Buck Sixt

  • MONROE: Police seek COPS grant

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — The Monroe Township Police Department is looking to get a little piece of the $787 billion federal stimulus pie.    The department is applying for $764,396 in federal grant money, looking to add manpower to its force through the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery Program, according to the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: All-for-one approach aids SBHS track teams

    by Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    It would stand to reason that boys and girls track and field teams at the same high school would do their best to work with each other. They spend a lot of time together on buses, at practice and at meets, so why not try to get along.    Sadly, that’s…

  • MANVILLE: Budget rejected for third straight year

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Voters rejected the school budget for the third consecutive year while re-electing two incumbents and adding newcomer Cathy Wiedwald to the Board of Education during Tuesday’s school elections.    The budget failed by 70 votes, receiving 353 votes against it and 283 votes favoring it. Approximately 12 percent of registered voters…

  • LAWRENCE: Shillaber hoping to finish strong

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Every season has been a little better for Dave Shillaber, and this spring is shaping up to be the best yet of the Lawrence High School senior’s athletic career.    ”We’re looking for him to close out this year well,” said LHS golf head coach Gregg Zenerovitz. “He had a…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Student elected to school board

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Incumbents Barry Nathanson and Stephen Parker were re-elected to the Board of Education, along with South Brunswick High School senior Elizabeth Chang, to serve three-year terms.    Mr. Nathanson finished in first with 1,971 votes; Mr. Parker finished with 1,767 votes; and Ms. Chang garnered 1,281 votes.    Arif Patel finished just…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: EWRSD budget approved

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    East Windsor Regional School District voters OK’d an $83.2 million budget this week, passing the district’s proposed spending plan for the third year in a row.    Meanwhile, two incumbents and one newcomer were elected to the Board of Education in an uncontested race Tuesday.    The budget was approved by a…

  • MANVILLE: Pisano named Roosevelt’s Teacher of the Year for 2009

    MANVILLE: Pisano named Roosevelt’s Teacher of the Year for 2009

    Roosevelt teacher Jennifer Pisano received a cheer from her students after learning she’d been named the school’s Teacher of the Year.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Firm pledges to care for baseball team’s field

    HILLSBOROUGH: Firm pledges to care for baseball team’s field

    Fairway Green worker Kevin Gibbs applies lime to the grass at the baseball field, Monday. The company has committed to maintaining the field in an agreement with the Boro Bombers team. Staff photo by Audrey Levine