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Community calendar
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MANVILLE: Emergency officials find flooding in familiar places
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer In the days before the predicted heavy rains Friday the town’s Office of Emergency Management was preparing to house people if necessary, but, despite some flooding throughout town, no evacuations were necessary. Instead, Ken Otrimski, a Borough Councilman and Office of Emergency Management coordinator said the borough had to deal…
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CRANBURY PRESS: Area faces water rate hike
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer Residents in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe may see the trickle down effect of a recent New Jersey American Water 15.2 percent rate increase, which was approved by the state Board of Public Utilities Monday. Between 5,000 to 7,000 Cranbury and Jamesburg residents purchase their water from the company. Cranbury residents…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
A North 10th Avenue resident stopped at police headquarters at 2:27 p.m. Dec. 8 to report losing her wallet while shopping at the Wal-Mart on North Main Street on Dec. 6. Items in the wallet included a New Jersey driver’s license, a vehicle registration card, medical insurance cards, a debit card and a commercial driver’s…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Owners of former Minute Maid site sue borough over zoning change
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN – The borough has another lawsuit to worry about. The owners of the former Minute Maid plant site on Mercer Street have sued Hightstown over its recent decision to rezone the property from an industrial use to highway-commercial use. Bruckner Southern LLC, based in Brooklyn, N.Y., and 480 Mercer…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Generator extends firehouse’s use as evacuation site
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Installation of a $70,000 emergency electrical generator at the Woods Road Firehouse will help make residents on that side of town a little more comfortable in the event of evacuation from their homes. While the firehouse won’t be suitable for long-term stays, the generator will enable evacuated residents to stay…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Proposed mural to highlight township history
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer How do you condense nearly 240 years of history into 122 feet? For one local designer, it’s about working with residents and illustrators to highlight the defining points of a town. With a May 31 goal for completion, Hillsborough resident Paul Ritz is moving forward with his plan for a…
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ROBBINSVILLE—Piet, Weiser pace third hockey win
The Robbinsville High School ice hockey team scored four goals in the first period and went on to outscore Hightstown, 8-5, last Thursday at Mercer County Park. Mike Piet picked up a hat trick in the first period and finished with four goals in the game. Two of Piet’s goals in the first…
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MANVILLE: Council OKs establishing Recreation Department
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Despite concerns during its November introduction, the Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday to change the Recreation Commission to a borough department that one resident said could work “if their word is their word.” Michael Janes, who had been chairman of the Recreation Commission, said he is willing to…
