Category: archives
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EDITORIAL: Rezoning right decision for township
The Township Council is ready to change the future complexion of Route 130. It has begun the process of rezoning a group of properties west of the highway, near its intersection with Friendship Road, from industrial to what is likely to be a mix of low-density residential and retail uses. Last week, the council took…
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Thomas Kenyhercz
HILLSBOROUGH Thomas Michael Kenyhercz died Sept. 8 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 57. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, grew up in Struthers, Ohio, and lived in Cincinnati, and West Lafayette, Ind., before moving to Hillsborough in 1977. Mr. Kenyhercz worked for Ortho and Janssen Pharmaceutical before starting Kross Inc., a regulatory…
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Charles E. Binns
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP Charles E. Binns, 67, died Sept. 11 in Samaritan Hospice, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly. Mr. Binns was born in Auburn, N.Y. He was the son of the late John and Lucille Bloomingdale Binns and resided in Florence Township for 42 years. He was a retired manager, employed by National Cash Registers, New…
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Rats! Judges decide vermin display illegal
Union officials plan to appeal ruling By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer When does an inflatable rat balloon become prohibited under Lawrence Township’s sign ordinance? When it is used to attract attention to a union protest outside a business, according to a ruling from the Appellate Division of state Superior Court. Appellate Division Judges Ariel Rodriguez,…
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Suit claims township violated OPRA rules
Cara Latham An open government advocate has filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court in Trenton against Washington, claiming the township has violated the Open Public Records Act. John Paff, chairman of the state Libertarian Party’s Open Government Task Force, filed the lawsuit Aug. 28, claiming that minutes he requested from the Oct. 26, 2006…
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Rose Traficante Rule
Rose Traficante Rule, 95, of Monmouth Junction, died Saturday, Sept. 8, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Monmouth Junction, she lived in Monmouth Junction all her life. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of Cecilia’s R.C. Church in Monmouth Junction. Her husband, Raymond Rule, is deceased. She is survived by…
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William Lauzon
William Kent Lauzon, 61, of Chapin, S.C., formerly of Kendall Park, died Monday, Sept. 10, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Providence, R.I., Mr. Lauzon lived in various parts of New Jersey, most recently for 19 years in Kendall Park, before moving to Chapin in 2006. A graduate of East Brunswick…
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Kids celebrate Jewish holidays
Rosh Hashana ended Friday by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer The High Holy Days are a time for celebration, repentance and passing on traditions, and the students at the B’nai Tikvah religious school showed Tuesday that they know what this time of year is all about. They celebrated Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year or “head…
