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  • Erickson vows to revise development plans

    Erickson vows to revise development plans

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — After concerns expressed by members of the Planning Board Thursday about constructing in an environmentally-sensitive area and deviating from the town’s original master plan, representatives of Erickson Retirement Communities said they are planning to develop a “completely revised plan.”    ”Based on the input, we will be going back…

  • Township sees plan for bank, restaurant, retail

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Planning Board reviewed a plan this week for a bank, a large restaurant and a two-story office/retail building on a 4.25-acre lot on the south side of Route 130.    And while the board was satisfied with the proposed uses, it wanted a reconfiguration of…

  • Postal facility plan gets no bites

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The prospect of a small postal facility in Twin Rivers is now at least 12 to 18 months away, after no business owners in that section of the township returned letters of solicitation gauging interest in hosting a center.    Darleen Reid, a spokeswoman for the Central…

  • Erickson vows to revise development plans

    Erickson vows to revise development plans

    More than 70 area residents attended the Planning Board meeting to hear and comment on Erickson’s plans for a senior living development on Hamilton Road. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Regular screenings are a critical issue in breast cancer care

    Knowledge is power when it comes to pre venting and treating breast cancer … early detection saves lives. BY RACHEL DULTZ, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     They are mothers and sisters, aunts and cousins. They are friends and neighbors, co-workers and peers. They are professionals and retirees, rich and poor, from every race and ethnic…

  • Raiders lose first football game

    Defense finally yields touchdown by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Two streaks came to an end for the Hillsborough High football team in Friday night’s game at Noonan Field.    The Raiders (2-1) lost for the first time and gave up their first touchdown of the season against visiting Phillipsburg. The Stateliners improved to 2-0 and took…

  • Fall Harvest Festival at Terhune Orchards

        Terhune Orchards is hosting this year’s Fall Harvest Festival on the Farm — five weekends of family fun — starting Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28,  and running throughout October, at the home farm located on Cold Soil Road.     “The festival celebrates all the great fruits and vegetables grown at Terhune Orchards…

  • Teacher gets inside look at Holocaust sites

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — Standing in the Wannsee Mansion in Berlin at the start of a trip for New Jersey Holocaust educators, Hillsborough High School history teacher Jeff Kampf knew it would be a life-altering experience.    ”When they decided what to do with so many of the Jews who were put in…

  • SMART bus office to open

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The township is set to cut the ribbon on the office of the new South Brunswick Municipal Area Residential Transit System, Wednesday.    The ribbon-cutting will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Municipal Building.    The new bus service will feature commuter routes during the morning and evening rushes as well…