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  • Abandoned property gets razed

    By: Cara Latham    PLUMSTED — With the demolition of an abandoned building on North Main Street set to occur within days, the township is moving closer in its goal to improve the downtown area.    The owner of the building at 11 N. Main St. has been cooperating with township officials and has agreed to demolish…

  • Letters to the editor

    August 23, 2007 Group applauds town’s foresight To the editor:     For the past six years, the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) has administered a grants program to help towns do land use planning that protects the environment.    A year ago, Upper Freehold received a matching grant from ANJEC to hire a consultant…

  • Educators may attend Internet safety training

    The program focuses on the dangers of social networking sites and the chance of kids meeting sex offenders through the sites. By: Eileen Oldfield    Superintendent Donald Burkhardt may consider having district teachers and administrators attend Internet safety awareness seminars that the state is offering this fall.    The program, which the state Department of Education and…

  • Editorial (08.23.07)

    Big-box store approval has ripple effect    Step into Nassau Park, the mega colossus of a shopping center on Route 1 in West Windsor, and you might be bowled over by just how many options there are.    Among them are a Borders, a Best Buy, a Linens and Things, a Home Depot, a Babies R Us,…

  • Letters (08.23.07)

    Resident on council elections: dispense fears of rocking the boat To the Editor:     As a former candidate for Township Council in 2003, I am amazed at how this year’s elections seem so silent on any major issues. Is it possible that attempts to remain non-confrontational are overshadowing the need to at least be observational?…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Aug. 23, 2007. Schools’ scheduling will be a hardship To the editor:    I am going to be a senior at Hillsborough High School this coming year. As all of the district’s students have surely noticed by now, a decision has been made to not release schedules to students until the first…

  • ON Point

    To heave or not to heave By: Linda McCarthy    There are two types of people in the world: throwers and savers. I’m a definite thrower. The rule of thumb is, "If you haven’t used it in a year, throw it out." I toss stuff I haven’t used in an hour. I know that sounds impractical…

  • Obituaries (08.23.07)

    Jennifer Gerlach    Jennifer D. Gerlach, of Lawrence, died Aug. 17 at the Merwick Care Center, in Princeton, after battling brain cancer. She was 62.    Born in Chappaqua, N.Y., she had resided in Lawrence since 1987.    She was a graduate of Centenary College in Hackettstown and received her bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana. She…

  • Residents, merchants decry redevelopment talk

    By: Cara Latham    WASHINGTON — Tensions were high last week during a public meeting to gather ideas and concerns from business owners and residents regarding the redevelopment of the Gateway South area along Route 130.    Most business owners in the affected area told the Township Council and Planning Board at a special joint meeting Aug.…