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  • WEST AMWELL: Students have fun ‘After the Bell’

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — “Alien guts!”    The boys and girls in the after-school class at West Amwell Elementary School shouted out what they had made.    With huge smiles on their faces, they squished the pastel blue, green and, occasionally peach, globs through their fingers, held them up to their cheeks or…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Trial set for 2006 stabbing defendant

        TRENTON — The murder trial of an East Windsor man charged in 2006 with stabbing a woman with whom he lived is scheduled to start Dec. 1, said a county prosecutor’s office spokeswoman.     Donald Zampini, 70, of Wyndmoor Drive, is charged with the stabbing death of 63-year-old Barbara Morris with a household knife.…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Officials OK Hindu temple

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Planning Board has unanimously approved a proposal for a five-building Hindu worship complex after an extended presentation that took two board meetings.    The board held a special meeting Oct. 29, which finished a presentation that began a week earlier and also saw the public hearing and vote…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Problems still seen with mixed-use development proposal

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — In an attempt to bring its site plan more in line with the township Planning Board’s wishes, D&E Realty this week presented an updated version of its proposal for a mixed-use complex featuring a bank and restaurant on the south side of Route 130.    But at least…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Rural towns cheer ruling on police coverage

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    Officials in rural towns like Upper Freehold and Millstone are thrilled their efforts to fight a mandate charging local taxpayers for state police coverage have paid off.    The State’s Council on Local Mandates recently nullified provisions of the state budget that would have required 89 municipalities to either pay for…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Borough leaders react to latest word from rug mill owner

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — After more than four years of negotiations and changed plans, perhaps nothing would surprise borough leaders and interested residents when it comes to the desires of developer John Wolfington.    That doesn’t mean anyone was happy to read a couple weeks ago that the owner of the rug mill…

  • MANVILLE: Like father, like son

    MANVILLE: Like father, like son

    Brendan Amos (left) joined his dad, Robert, at Franklin’s Somerset 25 Fire Co. following the death of firefighter John Collins in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Photo courtesy of Immaculata High School

  • CRANBURY: Cody elected to committee

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Nearly75 percent of registered voters in Cranbury came out to cast their vote in what will now be considered a historic election, as the first African-American, Sen. Barack Obama, was overwhelmingly voted into the office as president of the United States.    All in all, 1,946 of 2,777 registered…

  • LAWRENCE: Obama scores 2-to-1 margin

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township voters cast their ballots overwhelmingly for Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for president, helping the Illinois senator gain the presidency of the United States.    Sen. Obama outpolled his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, by more than 2 to 1 in Lawrence Township. Sen. Obama received 9,123 votes…