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  • Chesterfield voices Turnpike plan concerns

    Township gets update on expansion project By Stephanie Prokop    CHESTERFIELD — Residents came out Sept. 10 to hear a brief update on how the projected $2 billion New Jersey Turnpike expansion project will affect the municipality, with several people citing concerns about a diminished quality of life once the project is complete.    Turnpike Supervising Engineer…

  • Florence girls’ soccer posts pair of shutouts in 2-0 start

    BY: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     The Florence Township Memorial High girls’ varsity soccer team used some great defense by its defenders and its midfielders and forwards to blow out Westampton Tech, 4-0, at home on Tuesday afternoon.     Kristen Cardaciatto and Jean Oros each netted a pair of goals and had an assist. Amanda…

  • Lawrence growth committee plans awards

    By Lea Kahn / Staff Writer    LAWRENCE — The originator of the Lawrence Township Growth and Redevelopment Committee’s annual awards program — as well as large and small businesses that have contributed to the township — will be honored at the annual awards breakfast next month.    John Simone, a former member of the Growth and…

  • Local leaders express concern over planned toll hike

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will hold public hearings next week on its plan to more than double tolls on the Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway by 2023, with rate increases scheduled to begin taking effect next year.     If its plan is approved by Gov. Jon Corzine,…

  • DISPATCHES: We are all ‘special interests’

    by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    Americans don’t agree on much these days, but we all seem to know things are heading in the wrong direction.    The economy is in freefall. The banking system is crumbling. The housing market has collapsed. Gas prices, while at their lowest in months, remain higher than almost any of us…

  • Public hearings slated for Turnpike/GSP hikes

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will hold public hearings next week on its plan to more than double tolls on both the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway by 2023, with rate increases to begin taking effect as early as next year.    The Turnpike Authority made the move Sept. 9 after…

  • BETWEEN THE LINES: From the Sept. 18 edition

       The Burlington County Library Bordentown Branch Youth Services Department offers a variety of programs this summer. Registration is necessary for all programs. A Burlington County library card is required. Please note that registration begins two weeks prior to the date of the program.    The address for the Bordentown Library is 18 E. Union St., Bordentown.…

  • Honoring the fallen of 9/11

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Local residents gathered beneath a hazy sky at the township’s Sept. 11 memorial last week to mark the seventh anniversary of the attacks.    Approximately 100 people attended the 20-minute ceremony in front of the municipal building, which featured a bagpipe performance of “God Bless America” and “Amazing Grace” by Taylor…

  • Restaurant to use ingredients produced locally

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Eat local, drink global.    That’s the motto of Eno Terra, South Brunswick’s newest restaurant on Route 27 in Kingston.    It’s more than just an empty slogan, though. It’s a philosophy that the owners apply to every aspect of the dinning experience, right down to the ingredients.    ”It is a place…