Category: archives
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Bypass funding in authority’s four-year plan
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Eighty-five million dollars to begin the Route 206 bypass is included in the four-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) approved July 28 by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). The plan only accounts for the work that will be done between 2009 and 2011, according to Martin Hofler, NJTPA capital…
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Historic plaza planned, but not designed yet
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Nestled among the trees, and set off on the corner of southbound Route 206 and Raider Boulevard, is a large building, with red siding, a gray roof and an overhang supported by white beams. Though changed from its original appearance, the building is a carriage house from a 19th century…
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Errors send ordinances back to drawing board
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Committee delayed voting last week on four ordinances that would affect the municipality’s residential land uses, citing the need for amendments to correct errors in wording and math. About two dozen people attended the Aug. 7 meeting, and public comments focused primarily on the four land…
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Councilman questions change orders
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Steve Szabo says contractors should stick to bids Borough Councilman Steve Szabo is taking a stand against changes to contracts for road work the borough has signed. ”I feel that when the developer appraised the properties, he gave a bid,” Mr. Szabo said Tuesday. “Now he sees that there is…
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Sunning at the battlefield: It’s a lot closer than the beach
By Katie Wagner, The Packet Group The Princeton Battlefield State Park, where the 1777 Battle of Princeton — a turning point in the Revolutionary War — occurred, receives visitors year-round, but attracts a different crowd during the summer. On any given sunny day in July or August, motorists passing the park on Mercer Road are…
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Florence Elizabeth Furman
Florence Elizabeth Furman, 53, of Findlay, Ohio, died Aug. 4 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Toledo. She was born in Oklahoma and was a longtime resident of Burlington. She is survived by her fiancé Charles Barner; daughters, Michelle Shelderfer and husband Christopher, Christina Olaff and husband Dennis, of Florence, and Jennifer Furman, of Roebling;…
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Man sentenced for township home invasion
By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer TRENTON A Toms River man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a home invasion robbery in East Windsor last year. Vincent Salvo, 32, threatened a woman with an imitation handgun during the incident, which took place July 17, 2007, according to…
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Basketball shootout set for Aug. 21
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer For one night only, children will pair with their parents for an annual basketball shootout to win countless prizes. The Hillsborough Police Department’s 2-Ball Basketball Tournament, set for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 21, invites duo teams of a parent and his or her child to participate in a…
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Police set to launch drunken driving patrols
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Manville police are armed with extra funding to boost drunken driving patrols this month. The department received $5,000 in state funds toward administering the Over the Limit, Under Arrest 2008 statewide crackdown, a drunken driving enforcement effort that begins Friday, Police Chief Mark Peltack said. ”This is the first year…
