Category: archives

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 6:49 a.m. March 16, a Jackson Avenue resident reported that someone broke a window on his vehicle while the vehicle was parked on the street outside the residence overnight.    Police confirmed that the driver’s side window on the 2006 Chevy had been broken, and estimated the damage at $300. A Jim Thorpe, Pa., resident…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Health-care costs raise concern during school budget hearing

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    Concerns about the $13 million-plus set aside for health care for teachers and staff in the East Windsor Regional School District colored comments by residents during a public hearing Monday before the school board’s unanimous approval of the $83.2 million 2009-10 school budget.    And that expenditure could climb, acknowledged…

  • MONROE: Town mourns a young friend

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — A 19-year-old Monroe resident died last week when the car she was driving in Lakewood Township was hit by a drunken driver, leaving a grieving community to cope with their loss.    Kathryn M. Mazzio was driving her 1997 Pontiac Sunfire south on Route 9 on March 27 when…

  • MANVILLE: Getting a jump on Easter decorations

    MANVILLE: Getting a jump on Easter decorations

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Although they had a model to follow while decorating door hangars at the Manville Senior Center on Monday, the tiny parts made for a few challenges.    ”You used the wrong ears — those are the feet,” center worker Brenda Omilian told Joseph Tomko, of Hillsborough, as he glued rabbit’s feet…

  • CRANBURY: Cranbury looks to raise barn

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — There may be a barn raising somewhere in Cranbury’s future, however, raising the funds to get the project off the ground could be another story.    Municipal officials discussed the fate of a historic barn at Monday’s Township Committee meeting, which the municipality has been storing for about two…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Big tax increase seen in borough

    Council formally introduces budget By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council this week unanimously introduced a $5.9 million spending plan that would raise taxes by the equivalent of 14.7 cents under last year’s property assessments before a recent revaluation.    The financial plan will have to go through a public hearing May 18…

  • ROBBINSVILLE—Lacrosse ready for busy season

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     For a lot of teams, coming into a season with only one senior could be devastating. For the Robbinsville High School boys’ lacrosse team, however, it’s not even anything new.     Robbinsville didn’t have any seniors in 2007. Of course, that just set up last year where almost everyone…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA project to get families exercising

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The Hillsborough Family YMCA, on East Mountain Road, will participate in the 18th annual Healthy Kids Day April 18, with the goal of promoting healthy lifestyles.    And that means there will be plenty of fun and free activities for the whole family at the event created by the YMCA of…

  • LAWRENCE: Experience breeds optimism on baseball diamond

    by Rich Fisher, The Packet Group    It’s ironic that Lawrence High School is re-seeding its baseball field this season.    Because last year, Chris Gresko planted the seeds and watered his team, and hopes to see it blossom this spring.    ”We have a pretty good core nucleus,” said the third-year Lawrence High baseball coach. “Our juniors…