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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       James Amick, 38, of Roselle, was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, use of cell phone and failure to maintain his vehicle’s lights after police pulled him over for drifting over to the fog line and the center line, and for using a cell phone while driving on Route 206 at 12:19 a.m. Jan.…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Road name honors bugler

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has formally changed the name of one of the township’s two “Roosevelt Avenues” to “Lone Bugler Way.”     The new name, approved unanimously at the committee’s Monday meeting, is meant to honor retired Army 1st Sgt. Richard Pinter, who resides on the road.    …

  • BORDENTOWN—Girls repeat as SJ Group I bowling champs

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Bordentown High School girls’ bowling team won its third straight South Jersey Group I title while competing this past Saturday at the Playdrome in Cherry Hill.     Bordentown finished with a score of 2,661, easily topping the 2,203 put up by the second place squad from Holy Cross.…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Police chief in the dark

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor     HIGHTSTOWN — Several Borough Council members and the public weren’t the only people kept in the dark about a feasibility study of the consolidation of the borough and East Windsor.     While municipal staff from both towns recently provided assistance to the consultant, that staff did not include Hightstown…

  • LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP – KINDERGARTEN ENTRANCE AGE

    By Cindy Kandrac LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP ENTRANCE AGE FOR KINDERGARTEN The Board adopted revised policy #5112 – Entrance Age at their February 11, 2009 board meeting. The revised policy provides: "A child living in Lawrence Township shall become eligible for registration in the district’s public schools and admission to kindergarten at the beginning of the school year,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Fashionable fundraiser to help Project Graduation

    HILLSBOROUGH: Fashionable fundraiser to help Project Graduation

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Robin Kimmelman’s basement is dressed to the nines — or maybe more like 200.    That’s the number of donated dresses — prom dresses, kid’s’ dresses, cocktail dresses and more — that hang in the room for Project Graduation’s first Eveningwear Sale, scheduled Feb. 28.    ”Luckily, Project Graduation runs a fashion…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Student breath tests OK’d

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTOWN – The East Windsor Regional Board of Education has approved a policy that will allow administrators to perform alcohol breath tests on students at school-sponsored events, such as dances.    Superintendent Ron Bolandi has said the policy arose from a district student’s death from alcohol poisoning as well as serious…

  • MANVILLE: Updated Christ the King School touted during special week

    MANVILLE: Updated Christ the King School touted during special week

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    The Diocese of Metuchen celebrated Catholic Schools Week Jan. 25-31, with students at Christ the King School in Manville enjoying a week of special activities.    The school is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and as part of the week’s celebration, opened its doors to prospective students and community members while…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township backs plan to help ailing officer

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Two members of Police Benevolent Association no. 205 — one from the police department and one from the rescue squad — and one from Fire Company no. 1, have deemed themselves Wilson’s Warriors as they work to raise funds for Hillsborough Police Officer David Wilson.    Following the success of two…