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  • Woman patrol officer named sergeeant

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer MONROE — Leigh Ann Solomons became the Monroe Police Department’s second-ever female sergeant Monday night when she was officially promoted at the Township Council meeting.    Sgt. Solomons took the oath from Mayor Richard Pucci on a Bible held by her husband, Bill Solomons, while he also held their 1-year-old son,…

  • Fire Prevention Week

    Jacksonville The Jacksonville Fire Co. will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday to kickoff Fire Prevention Week.  There will be displays, prizes, give-aways and a breakfast at the Community Center during this time.  They are located at 1793 Jacksonville-Jobstown Road in Jacksonville.

  • District and police to talk about Cranbury Neck Road safety

    By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The school board’s Policy Committee will meet with the Police Department on Wednesday to request an examination of safety issues on Cranbury Neck Road near South Main Street.    The school board also has passed a resolution that supports a no-passing zone on the street, said Chief School Administrator…

  • Many local concerns expressed over turnpike plan

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Local residents and leaders voiced their concerns at a public hearing last week that the $2 billion plan to turn 25 miles of the state’s most famous road into a 12-lane highway will bulldoze straight over their lives and livelihoods.    Residents near the road are worried that…

  • Alma G. Engelmann

    Founded clothing store     MONTGOMERY — Alma G. Engelmann died Monday at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 85.    A resident of the Belle Mead area of the township for 49 years, she was a former real estate agent in the 1960s and 1970s.    Mrs. Engelmann was the founder of Wheelwright Casuals ladies clothing…

  • Roadblock for new flower shop

    Building owner must seek new use variance By Maria Prato-Gaines    CRANBURY — The owner of a North Main Street building says he plans to tear down the building rather than pay to seek a variance that would allow him use it as a flower shop.    The variance is needed because a use variance allowed a…

  • Cranbury School students have new way to spring for lunch

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Cranbury School is making the daily ritual of parents handing off lunch money to their kids a thing of the past.    The school has instituted a new system for students to pay for lunches this year that mostly eliminates cash from the process. Parents can deposit funds into…

  • Truck driver killed in accident

    By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    The driver of a tractor-trailer was killed Thursday morning when his truck turned over on the exit ramp of the N.J. Turnpike Exit 8A near the border of South Brunswick and Monroe.    N.J. Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando said the man was trapped in the truck’s cab and died before…

  • Announcements

       Monday, Oct. 15 will be the beginning date of curbside leaf collection in South Brunswick Township. The township has been divided into four collection routes, each with three separate pick ups. The schedule will be distributed through the township’s grammar-school e-mail notification program.    Bags are not permitted and will not be collected. Leaves must be…