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Breaking: Six Monroe residents indicted in connection to theft ring
MONROE — Six Monroe residents were among seven charged in four separate indictments for their roles in a ring that trafficked in stolen autombiles, state Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced Thurdsday. According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, a Feb. 27 Union County grand jury indictment charged:…
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William V. Fabricatore
EDISON William V. Fabricatore, 59, died Feb. 19 at University Hospital in Newark. An Edison resident, he lived in Hightstown for more than a decade. Predeceased by his father, Emil Fabricatore, he is survived by son Paul V. Fabricatore and wife Christy and daughter Victoria, all of Cream Ridge; mother Dorothy S. Fabricatore of…
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Thomas P. O’Rourke
HIGHTSTOWN Thomas P. O’Rourke, 66, died Tuesday at University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., and a resident of Hightstown for the past 35 years, Mr. O’Rourke served in the Army from 1967 to 1969. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church and a member of…
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Five file for school board race
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer Five candidates will be running for three seats on the Board of Education, including all three incumbents. Martin Abschutz, Matthew Speesler and Naushad Islam will defend their seats against challengers Edward Birch and Arthur Robinson. The election will be held on April 15, with ballot positions being determined by a…
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Spending up in Cranbury
Committee introduces municipal budget By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — The Township Committee introduced a $12.4 million budget Monday that could increase municipal taxes 8.6 percent. The budget, which is 1.4 percent larger than last year’s spending plan, includes the hiring of two new police officers and increases in pension costs and funding for…
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Cranbury school board fields candidates
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — The deadline to file nominating petitions to run in the Board of Education’s April 15 election has come and passed, and to the relief of school officials, three candidates stepped forward to fill the soon-to-be-vacated seats. As of Feb. 21, the Board of Education had yet to receive…
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GOP legislators offer alternative plan for state
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The answer to New Jersey’s fiscal problems is not Gov. Jon Corzine’s contentious plan that includes raising the state’s highway tolls, said 12th District GOP legislators this week. The answer, they said, is a series of budget cuts and program restructuring that Sen. Jennifer Beck, and Assembly members…
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Monroe schools’ beef not part of recall
By Davy James, Staff Writer MONROE — Beef used to serve lunches to Monroe students was not part of a recent recall by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the largest beef recall in U.S. history. On Monday, U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a Class Two recall of beef produced by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co.,…
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Township might put road in county’s hands
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Officials are continuing to look into the benefits of turning over care of Dukes Parkway West to the county in an effort to eliminate some costs for the township. Dukes Parkway West is currently owned by the township, which takes care of plowing snow, repairing potholes and performing other maintenance…
