Category: archives
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Township extends Patriot Media pact
By:Audrey Levine The Township Committee unanimously approved an ordinance July 7 to renew a contract with Patriot Media, and extend it by five years, to provide residents with access to its own cable television system. The new deal will remain active when Patriot Media is taken over by Comcast Cable later this month or in…
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The Aroras: Millionaires in the Making
Sid and Divya took their honeymoon nine months late to make sure it didn’t dent their budget…one sign they have their priorities in order. By Rob Kelley, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Sid and Divya Arora recently returned from a beautiful honeymoon in Hawaii, taking a leisurely cruise through the islands. Only thing…
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Township appoints new judge
In a bit of a role reversal, Anthony Picheca takes post on Superior Court — which new judge once held By:Audrey Levine The Township Committee unanimously approved Green Brook resident and lawyer John Richardson as municipal judge at the July 10 meeting, replacing Anthony Picheca, who was appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court in…
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Six local athletes to go for goldat national AAU Junior Olympics
Jr. Raiders Track Club members ready to run By:Audrey Levine Carl Lewis, Randy Barnes, Allen Johnson all achieved glory by winning gold medals in various Olympic track and field events. Now members of the Jr. Raiders Track Club of Hillsborough will go for their own glory when they compete in the Amateur Athletes Union…
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Police warn of fraud over Internet
Residents receive bogus checks from fake foundation By:Audrey Levine Hillsborough Township police are warning residents about several reports of attempted fraud over the Internet, in which victims received packages with checks in the mail, and e-mails requesting that they keep a designated amount of the money and send the rest to people overseas. According to…
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1,000-mile trek by ‘power people’ sends bright message
Liz Tylander, Lara Sheets and Kat Shiffler to focus on "Healthy Harvests" By: Carolyn Foote Edelmann What happens when three young women convinced that food grown locally is vital, and concerned that whole foods have taken on elitist overtones put their heads together in search of solutions? They dream up "a people-powered" bicycle…
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Good to see cooler heads prevail in West Windsor
PACKET EDITORIAL, July 20 The prospect of West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh and the Township Council becoming embroiled in a lawsuit over Township Attorney Michael Herbert has been averted by a compromise. That is good news for several reasons. First, the sight of taxpayer dollars being converted into billable hours by litigators is never pretty,…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Ismael Perez, 21, of Farm Road, was charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft and one count of fraudulent use of a credit card after police found he had attempted to use a stolen credit card at an ATM. Police said two Farm Road residents reported on May 27 that their…
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E. Windsor softball 10’s advance to Final Four
By: Sean Moylan Don Oberg’s "Dazzling Dozen" from East Windsor went out and pounded the first three District 12 10-year-old Little League All-Star softball teams it faced to advance out of pool play and into the Final Four. Using a combination of great hitting and sensational plate discipline for walks, East Windsor crushed West Windsor,…
