Category: archives
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Land use study for Megabase expected in 2009
Combines efforts of Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base and Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A study to develop a land use plan for Joint Base New Jersey — the “Megabase” as it has been dubbed — is aggressively moving forward, officials said, and the township is looking…
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Cranbury to target speeders
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — Local police have just signed on to a countywide program, Slow Down in Our Town, and are hoping residents will follow suit. The program provides signs for selected residents to post in their yards as a reminder for drivers to watch their speedometers while passing through the township.…
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Teens encourage readers to ‘Race for the Cure’
Brett Hackel and David Haftel of Robbinsville and Josie Healey of Pennington To the editor: In 2007, we were the top under 18 year old fundraisers for the Central and South Jersey Komen Race for the Cure. Collectively, we raised $12,500 to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure promise to end breast cancer…
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Triathlon safety concerns raised by victim’s friends
The lane markers for the July 27 triathlon swim event are visible in the background as a flock of geese land on Mercer County Lake. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Optimists hoping to help others
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer Optimism isn’t just a state of mind in South Brunswick and Monroe. That’s because the towns are the home of the newest chapter of Optimist International, an organization whose goal is to bring out the best in area kids by supporting local charities and holding events. The new club was…
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Police blotter
A Ted’s Market employee reported that a bag of hard rolls was taken from outside the Kennedy Boulevard business July 28. Reported at 11:27 a.m., the employees said the rolls, valued at $5, were taken shortly after a 4 a.m. food delivery. Mark Bass, 44, and Gerald Voytko, 19, both of Franklin, were charged with…
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Man charged with assault
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer JAMESBURG — George Lagrone, 50, of Jamesburg, was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon, following an incident near Sherman Street on Saturday. Police arrested Mr. Lagrone on Sunday, after he fled the scene of a fight the day before, according to police. Police responded to a…
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It’s a summer of upgrades for Lawrence schools
By Lisa Merolla, Staff Writer School’s out for summer, but that doesn’t mean everything is put on hold until September. The Lawrence Township School District is busy finishing summer maintenance projects and developing plans to install solar panels on all seven of its schools. The maintenance program does not include any major renovations this summer,…
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Salon owner marks 25 years in business
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer When she was 24 years old, Mary Tabbit, of Hillsborough, watched her 60-year-old grandmother open a restaurant at the Polish Falcons Camp, in Hillsborough, and thought, “If she could open a business at 60, I could open one at 24.” And with that thought, and the support of her clients,…
