Category: archives
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Here’s a change: order drops total on sewer contract
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Despite acknowledgement of some reduced contract costs for the Mountain View Area Sanitary Sewer Extension project, the township is still facing a higher-than-initially-agreed-upon final tally. The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution July 23 to issue a second change order to reduce the amount of money needed to complete the…
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Solidarity Group plans roundtable talk
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Community Solidarity Group is sponsoring a public roundtable discussion with the Mercer County Coalition for Restorative Justice on Thursday at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church. The aim of the discussion is to introduce the coalition to local residents, particularly those upset by the racist and…
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Cop merger consultant ready to roll
Consolidation study could start next week By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor The firm hired to look at the feasibility of East Windsor taking over police duties in Hightstown hopes to get started on its study the first or second week of this month. Brian Valentino, president of Patriot Consulting Group, of Monmouth Beach,…
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Vounteers sought for domestic violence response team
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Wanted: A few good volunteers for Womanspace’s Domestic Violence Victim Response Team and its Sexual Assault Support Services Advocate Team. The Trenton-based group has fielded both teams since 1998, but there is always a need for more volunteers, according to Heidi Mueller, DVVRT coordinator for Womanspace. There are 85 active…
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Emergency response battle re-lit
EW threatened with Robbinsville billing By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor The municipal battle over response to fires and other emergencies in East Windsor rages on as Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried has called East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov irresponsible and said he will begin sending bills to her if things don’t change. Mayor Mironov says Mayor…
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An update on the Dyson Farm
Bob Bostock and Rick Miller To the editor: We are writing to clarify the status of an not-yet-resolved problem at the Dyson Farm in Lawrence Township that could affect the timetable for completing the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) through that preserved open space. Earlier this year, Becky Taylor and Eleanor Horne, the co-presidents of the…
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On the upswing
New businesses, better code enforcement seen as spurring downtown By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The arrival of a few new businesses and a heightened emphasis on code enforcement has at least two borough councilmen enthused about the downtown’s revitalization. Ryan Rosenberg, also a member of the Downtown Hightstown Committee, said…
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New mill presentation delayed
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN – The Herald learned at press time Thursday evening that a public presentation of a new redevelopment plan for the rug mill property has been delayed at least a month. The latest plan was expected to be unveiled by representatives of Wolfington Companies on Monday night at the Borough…
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Kids spend a day at fire academy
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer ”Stop, drop and roll” may be the universal message taught to students in the case of a fire, but Hillsborough is taking that one step further with an annual program to educate students on a firefighter’s actual job. For the second year in a row, the Hillsborough Bureau of Fire…
