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  • Support for Fleischacker, Moslowski

       There are no simple answers to the challenges facing our township. They can’t be addressed by empty sound bites, and anyone using them has no idea of the complexity of the issues.    The Master Plan process has been profoundly affected by the shifting policies of state agencies. The state awards special treatment and protection to…

  • Recalculating school funding

    Local officials remain skeptical that state will fix formula by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Local school officials are hoping that the state will create a new school funding formula that will lessen the burden on property taxpayers.    But they remain skeptical that a new formula will address their concerns.    School administrators and board members from…

  • Halloween events sweep into area

    by Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    The Millstone Township Middle School is in line for at least one treat this Halloween season, according to Bob Levine of the township Booster Club.    The club is sponsoring its fifth annual Witches Hollow Run to benefit student athletics on Oct. 28 at the Millstone Township Primary School. Mr.…

  • Petition decries bright light

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP—Several residents who live near the Shoppes at Glen Plaza on Route 206 told the Township Committee on Monday that the lights from the complex are too bright, too high, and are keeping them from sleeping at night.    Two residents told of their frustration with the bright lighting and…

  • SBHS girls soccer stuns Barrons in GMCT

    SBHS girls soccer stuns Barrons in GMCT

    By John Beisser, Sports Writer    Disappointed but not discouraged is probably a good way to describe the attitude taken by the South Brunswick High girls soccer team this past week.    But whatever the description, it hasn’t kept the Vikings from reaching the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament semifinals.    The week started on Oct. 17 when the…

  • Dorothy E. Kelly 

        COLUMBUS — Dorothy E. Kelly, 95, died Oct. 15 at Compassionate Care Hospice Unit at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Elimsport, Pa., she was a longtime resident of Columbus.     The daughter of the late Charles and Eathel Snyder, she was predeceased by her first husband, Elmo Snyder; her second husband, George…

  • Anna Iannaci

    Anna Iannaci    WASHINGTON — Anna Rose Iannaci died Monday in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. She was 94.    Born in Pittston, Pa., daughter of the late Nazzarino and Agnes Toni Gaudenzi, she had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. most of her life before moving to Robbinsville.    Ms. Iannaci was a retired seamstress and a…

  • Irene Florio Prunetti 

        TRENTON — Irene Florio Prunetti, 85, died Oct. 17 in her home at The Clare Estate in Bordentown.    Born in Italy, daughter of the late Frank and Clara Felice Florio, she immigrated to the United States when she was 15 years old and had been a lifelong area resident.    Wife of the late Domenic…

  • Mayor supports name change

    To the Editor:    After years of discussion, on Nov. 6 voters will answer the question: Should the name of the Township be changed from Washington to Robbinsville.    The debate goes back more than five years, when voters overwhelmingly supported the name change in a non-binding referendum. This time, a vote to change the name to…