Category: archives
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Borough not ready to give Habitat reply
Nonprofit formally seeks lot; prefers donation By Vic Monaco, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The local Habitat for Humanity chapter formally asked the Borough Council this week if it would donate or sell a lot on South Academy Street so it could build its first residences in the borough for low-income families. Despite much support voiced…
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EAST WINDSOR: Local man pleads guilty to murder of Newark police officer
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer A local man charged with the murder of a Newark police officer last year pleaded guilty to felony murder Wednesday on what would have been his victim’s 35th birthday. William Ramirez-Rodriguez, 22, whose last known address was the Windsor Castle Apartments on Devonshire Drive in East Windsor, entered his plea…
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LAWRENCE: Rider University spreads cheer for Thanksgiving
With the holidays approaching, the entire Rider University community has been spreading the cheer and the spirit of giving through a number of service projects to benefit individual and families in the community. In order to make some Mercer County families’ Thanksgiving a little brighter, students, organizations, faculty and staff departments assembled nearly 200 baskets…
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LAWRENCE: Firefighters OK new labor pact; top pay goes to $59,116 next year
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The four members of Local 96 of the Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association are on track to receive a pay increase of 3 percent and 3.25 percent over the course of a four-year contract approved by Township Council on Tuesday night. The contract begins Jan. 1, 2006 and ends Dec. 31,…
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Frank P. DiSanzo
Frank P. DiSanzo died Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Community Medical Center in Princeton. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Carteret for 24 years then Dayton for 19 years before moving to Renaissance in Manchester in 2006. His long career in sales included starting with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., rising to vice president, then…
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Pantry gets help for the holidays
by Davy James, Staff Writer Thanks to the efforts of numerous people, many families in need were given a helping hand to enjoy a happy Thanksgiving holiday. The South Brunswick Food Pantry was able to provide for approximately 170 area families, but more help is needed to make it through the holiday season. ”Once again…
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YMCA fund drive to expand facility
An artist’s rendering of the plans for the second-floor expansion shows the expanded Teen Center. Drawings courtesy of Somerset Valley YMCA
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POLICE BLOTTER
A South Brunswick police officer suffered a minor ankle injury Tuesday after he was dragged by the open door of a vehicle rolling backward. Patrol Officer George Vit had completed a traffic stop on Route 535 at about 4:45 p.m. when a second vehicle pulled up behind his patrol car. Patrol Officer Vit walked toward…
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Gusciora gun bill was misrepresented
Bryan Miller of Cease Fire NJ To the editor: One of the gun lobby’s wildest voices, Alan Gottlieb of the so-called Citizens’ Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), weighed in on the pages of the Princeton Packet recently, employing his usual disingenuousness and hyperbole, to oppose Assemblyman Reed Gusciora’s bill…
