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Council to battle truck plan
Township to join with Franklin and North Brunswick to fight plan to allow large trucks on Route 27. By: Joseph Harvie Franklin Township has offered its in-house engineering services to help South Brunswick with its efforts to keep extra large trucks and trailers from driving on Route 27. Township Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz said…
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Let’s keep working to reach St. Michael’s funding goal
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse A little over a month ago, the D&R Greenway Land Trust needed the daunting amount of $1.5 million in private donations to help fund the preservation of the 337-acre St. Michael’s tract, located just outside of Hopewell Borough. That looked like a big amount of money then. But when committed area…
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Town eyes fall start for shuttle
Township manager unveils plans for SMART service. By: Joseph Harvie A township-run shuttle system connecting residential neighborhoods to area train stations and park-and-rides could be up and running by September, Township Manager Matt Watkins said Tuesday. The South Brunswick Municipal Area Residential Transit’s SMART shuttles would pick up residents at designated neighborhood stops and take…
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Obituaries (03.08.07)
Mary Swinnerton Mary V. Swinnerton, of Lawrence Township, died March 1 at home. She was 92. Born in Johnstown, Pa., Mrs. Swinnerton came to Trenton in 1921 and moved to Lawrence in 1929. From 1983 to 2003, Mrs. Swinnerton managed Richard’s Farm Market on the family farm on Quakerbridge Road. She retired from her lifelong…
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Ludwig R. Kaplaski Jr.
Ludwig R. Kaplaski Jr., 60, died Wednesday, Feb 28, in the Park Place Care Center, Monmouth Junction. Born in New Brunswick, he was a life-long resident of Monmouth Junction. He attended South Brunswick High School and was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was employed as a plumber with Carkhuff Garden…
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McIntyre magnificent at Eastern States
By: Sean Richards Led by an eye-opening triple jump by senior Stephanie McIntyre, there’s something about the New York City Armory that seems to bring out great things in the South Brunswick High School winter track team. In late December South Brunswick showed a very big season was in store by capturing the prestigious Holiday…
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Bauma, Slezak cap seasons at Atlantic City
Northern Burlington senior places 7th in state at 160 pounds with 113th win By: Sean Moylan Any discussion of who is the greatest wrestler in the history of Northern Burlington County Regional High School would have to start with Tony Arroyo and then one would have to throw names like Rob McMullen, Al Wonesh, Tyler…
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RHS boys’ basketball working on the future
By: Sean Moylan At one time or another, Gary Williston, a legendary local travel basketball coach, had either coached or scouted nearly every basketball player in the area. So he knew what his Robbinsville High boys’ varsity basketball team was in for before this past season even started. The Ravens had their moments…
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Pasta to pages: Dinner to fundraise for libraries
Proceeds from a spaghetti dinner at the VFW on April 20 will purchase new books for Manville’s school libraries. By: Donna Lukiw The Manville schools are hoping to stock the libraries with some new books from proceeds of a fundraising spaghetti dinner at the VFW scheduled for April 20. All four schools, Weston Elementary School,…
