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  • Township approves labor deal

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The Township Council unanimously approved new labor agreements Tuesday with unions representing public works employees and fire dispatchers, as well approving contracts with nonunion employees like the township manager and police chief.    Separate four-year deals were approved with the Public Works Employees Association PWEA and the Local 90 Firemen’s Benevolent…

  • Hopefuls discuss Route 1

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Democratic incumbents for Township Council say that the state is beginning to move in the right direction on a Route 1 widening project, while their Republican challengers have different ideas on how to speed the upgrades along.    Three Democrats — Councilwoman Carol Barrett, Councilman Joseph Camarota and Councilman Charles Carley…

  • Boy Scouts report active and productive summer

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    Boy Scout Troop 193 recently awarded the scouts with their badges that the boys earned while at summer camp. The troop attended camp at the Kittantinny Mountain Scout Reservation in July.    ”The Scouts slept in lean-tos, ate in the dining hall, swam in the lake,” Scoutmaster Jim Kelly said.…

  • Crime declined in 2007 in township & borough

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    Reported incidents of violent and nonviolent crime in East Windsor and Hightstown declined last year, according to the annual statewide Uniform Crime Report compiled by the New Jersey State Police.    Violent crime — defined in the document released Monday as murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — fell more…

  • Helen VanOrkey Smith

       ALLENTOWN — Helen VanOrkey Smith, 88, died Sept. 10.    Born in Trenton, she lived in the Allentown area most of her life.    She was a lifetime member of the Allentown Union AME Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher for several years and was the Sunday School superintendent for more than 25 years.…

  • Uniform Crime Report released

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    MONROE — A new era of athletic competition began in Monroe on Sept. 19, as Monroe Township High School played its first nighttime football home game in school history under new lights on a brand new field.    The result was a triumphant 10-0 victory over North Brunswick. The game created…

  • Cardinals suffer shut outs

    GIRLS SOCCER By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    In the Lawrence High School girls soccer team’s past two losses, goalie Nicole Krawczyk proved the two shutouts she posted in the Cardinals’ first two wins were no flukes.    Despite the defeats, the Lawrence goalie faced a deluge of shots and made more saves than the Cardinals could…

  • Burglars try to strike again

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Cranbury police are investigating a Plainsboro Road burglary Monday afternoon that occurred while residents were home.    Around 2:15 p.m. a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier approached the home and noticed that a side door, which appeared to have been pried open and damaged, had been left ajar, said…

  • Borough council candidates to debate Oct. 21

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — The four candidates for Borough Council will debate Oct. 21 at Hightstown High School.    The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Further information, including the times for local cable broadcast of the debate, was not available at press time.…