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  • MONROE: Myrtle (Bunn) Rogers Lindgren

       Myrtle (Bunn) Rogers Lindgren, 82, died Friday Dec. 5, at the Cranbury Care Center, Monroe.    Ms. Lindgren was born and raised in Jamesburg, moved to Somerville, S.C., in 1974 where she lived for five years before moving to Washington, N.C., where she lived for five years, then moved to Rossmoor in 1984 and finally to…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Housing Authority renovations seen as way to satisfy COAH

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Despite state regulations that only allow public housing built after 1980 to be used to fulfill New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing obligations, the borough plans to ask the state if renovating some units in its 50-year-old Housing Authority apartments would fit the bill.    The Planning Board unanimously…

  • COLUMBUS—NBC co-ed swim team posts win in opener

        The Northern Burlington County Regional High School co-ed swimming team opened the season with a 116-47 win over Pemberton last Thursday.     “It was a great showing for our opening meet of the season and it really got our swimmers pumped,” noted Northern Burlington Coach Jessica Murray.     Tori Barnes (back), Rich Haff (breast),…

  • MANVILLE: Board, MEA near agreement on contract’s terms

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    The Board of Education and the Manville Education Association (MEA) are close to formalizing a contract, now that the MEA has accepted a proposed salary guide.    Teachers approved the salary guides in voting Tuesday and Wednesday, and the salary guide will now go to the board for approval at a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: New program recognizes most active firefighters

    HILLSBOROUGH: New program recognizes most active firefighters

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Rushing to fight fires at all hours earns Hillsborough’s volunteer firefighters gratitude from residents, and a new effort to help draw more volunteers will be adding special recognition from colleagues who know what it is to respond to alarms.    The Board of Fire Commissioners rewarded the top 10 first responders…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Obama to tap Jackson to head EPA

    EAST WINDSOR: Obama to tap Jackson to head EPA

    Lisa Jackson, chief of staff to Gov. Jon S. Corzine, is expected to be named the top official at the federal Environmental Protection Agency next week.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       Michael Fitzgerald, 51, of Longfield Road, was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to maintain lane after he was pulled over for swerving toward the curb, then into the left lane on Amwell Road at 12:49 a.m. Nov. 15.    Mr. Fitzgerald was taken into custody after he failed several field sobriety tests, police said.…

  • Judge George J. Nicola

        Judge George J. Nicola, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.     Born in New Brunswick he had lived most of his life in North Brunswick before moving to Cranbury 34 years ago. He was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in New Brunswick, attended Villanova…

  • Gloria B. Smith of Pennswood Village, Newtown PA,

    and formerly of Stonybrook Road, Hopewell, NJ, passed on last week after a short illness.  Gloria was born January 6, 1922.  She served as a Marine Seargent in WWII, and married Robert E Smith after her service.  Gloria contracted polio when pregnant with her daughter in 1952, and used a wheelchair the rest of her…