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Senior News
NOVEMBER HOURS Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open certain Saturdaysfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Board games, billiards, computer classes, ping-pong and more activities are available. Senior band practice is at 1:30 p.m. and social dancing is held…
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Bond and Sikorski picked for Borough Council seats
Republican candidate Mike Theokas (right) congratulates Jeff Bond on his election to Hightstown Borough Council on Tuesday night. Mr. Bond and other Democrats had gathered at the Wilson Avenue home of Councilman Dave Schneider. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.
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Borough incumbents win
By Megan DeMarco, Special Writer JAMESBURG — All four Democratic incumbents beat their Republican opponents Tuesday in Jamesburg. Mayor Anthony LaMantia defeated opponent Gregory Newton by less than 100 votes —507 to Mr. Newton’s 409. ”I’m just looking forward to working with the residents for the next four years,” said Mayor LaMantia, who was elected…
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Borough Council eyes purchase of equipment for police force
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN The future of the Police Department may be cloudy, but that’s not stopping the borough from buying it some shiny new equipment. The Borough Council on Monday voted 5-0 (with Council President Walter Sikorski absent) to introduce an ordinance that would authorize the issuance of $58,900 in bonds…
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Hazel Hicks Wallace
HIGHTSTOWN Hazel Hicks Wallace, 96, died Sunday at Meadow Lakes Health Care Center. Born in Newark, and formerly of Summit, she lived in the Hightstown area for many years. She was a longtime resident of Meadow Lakes. She was a 1935 graduate of the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing of Newark. She retired as…
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Voters split on state candidates, ballot questions
By Sean Ruppert and Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writers Voters in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe were split when it came to who they support for state Senate and Assembly seats. Districtwide, Republican Assemblyman Bill Baroni, of Hamilton, won a four-state Senate seat with 33,136 votes, defeating Democrat Seema Singh of South Brunswick, who received 20,000 votes.…
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Public Works employees set to get 3% pay hikes
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR — About 20 Public Works employees who have been working without a contract for nearly two years are in line for 3 percent annual raises. The Township Council on Wednesday approved a four-year contract with Teamsters Local 469, which represents the township’s non-managerial Public Works employees, and introduced…
