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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township to buy JEM development rights

    by Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — A longtime dispute between JEM Stables and Windsor Road resident Richard Cruser, which has resulted in numerous municipal citations against the stables, may soon be ending now that the township plans to buy the development rights on the property.    The Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance Dec. 11…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council stays the course on garbage, recycling pick up

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The Township Council decided Tuesday to continue using the same company for garbage and recycling pickup, despite another company offering a similar service for less.    The council awarded a contract to Republic Services of New Jersey, LLC, which uses a system called dual-stream recycling, over a contract from Central Jersey…

  • LAWRENCE: A world of celebration

    Rider tradition highlights diverse array of holidays By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer When Rider University freshman Amanda Aviles was young, her parents would put hay underneath her bed on the evening before Three Kings Day — a Latino Christmas holiday celebrated Jan. 6.     The hay is symbolic of the hay for the camels the…

  • CRANBURY: Township alert. Fire department line down for repairs

       The Cranbury Township Fire Department direct telephone line, (609) 395-1313 is under repair. To report a fire or other emergency, please dial 9-1-1. The 9-1-1 dispatcher will take your information and dispatch emergency services to your location.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Thieves take electronics from Revere Court-area cars

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Several Revere Court area residents reported their vehicles were broken into between 5 p.m. Dec. 3 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 4, police reported.    A Revere Court resident reported that someone stole an iPod, cell phone, cell phone charger and iPod charger from her vehicle during the night. The items were…

  • Richard Joseph Mikovsky, 83,

    died Saturday December 6, 2008, at Capital Health Systems with his family at his side. Born and raised in Trenton, NJ, he graduated from Trenton High School in 1942. As a young man he attended midshipmen’s school at Cornell University and later served first in the Naval Reserve, and then in the Navy aboard the…

  • EDITORIAL: Remove final barrier to equality

       A state panel has issued a report that makes it clear that New Jersey should join Massachusetts and Connecticut and make same-sex marriage legal.    The New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission, which issued its report on Dec. 10, has found that civil unions have failed to address fully the concerns raised by the state Supreme…

  • MANVILLE: Smaller turnout at second session for public on next superintendent

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    The three residents attending the New Jersey School Boards’ Association second public input session for Manville’s superintendent search theorized the combination of rainy weather and holiday shopping kept resident away from the Dec. 11 session.    New Jersey School Boards Association representative Gwen Thorton led the meeting, which was held in…

  • LETTER: Policing rental car companies

        I was the grandmother of Najeeb Green-Lewis, 12, of Winslow Township. He was killed on May 3, 2007, by a hit-and-run, drunk driver. The driver, with a suspended license was able to rent a car through Enterprise.    There is civil suit against the bar and Enterprise, but on Oct. 31, Enterprise filed a Motion…