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  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    At 8:14 p.m. on Dec. 26 two purses were stolen from customers inside the Rhythms of the Night club on South Main Street.    The victims said they had put their purses on a chair inside the club, but a few minutes later someone had taken them.    The value of the stolen purses and their…

  • Florence watches projects progress

    By: Cara Latham    FLORENCE — Advancements in redevelopment around the township highlighted 2006, with officials looking for more of the same this year.    For example, Township Councilman John Fratinardo said over 1 million square feet of warehouse space was approved for development by Whitesell Construction Co. last year at the warehouse in the Haines Industrial…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: ‘Evolving standards of decency’

    Saddam Hussein’s execution raises questions about the death penalty in America By: Hank Kalet    The timing was almost eerie.    A state commission appointed to review New Jersey’s capital punishment statute issues a report essentially calling the death penalty indecent and barbaric, just days after the Iraqis sent their former dictator to the gallows.    Saddam Hussein,…

  • Budget, future discussed at town reorganization

    Mayor Gregory Puliti encourages resident participation. By: Lea Kahn    There were no surprises during Township Council’s annual reorganization meeting Monday, as Councilman Gregory Puliti was unanimously elected to serve as mayor.    Councilman Mark Holmes nominated Mr. Puliti to serve his fourth, nonconsecutive term as mayor, noting that Mr. Puliti had served the council well during…

  • ‘Bea’ earning basketball honors at A-Town

    Pesciotta ‘Most Valuable’ in tournament win By: Kyle Moylan    There’s a buzz going around Allentown and it centers around the girls’ basketball team and their Queen "Bea."    Of course, if you ask Linda Weise she’ll tell you the girls are all great workers and turning into one "honey" of a team.    With Bea Pesciotta sparking…

  • Council opens year, sets agenda

    Open space, roads, parks top to-do list By: Joseph Harvie    Purchasing open space, expanding the Senior Center, alleviating traffic and upgrading recreation facilities are some of the things the Township Council said it plans to do the coming years.    The council outlined its goals during Monday’s reorganization meeting, but not before swearing in Mayor Frank…

  • Club collects for soldiers

    Rotary Club sends personal items and candy to platoon in midst of second deployment in Iraq By:    Rotary Club of Hillsborough/Manville is supporting the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, based in Fort Drum, N.Y., by collecting and sending helpful supplies.    The platoon is on its second tour in Iraq, and platoon members have been assigned…

  • EDITORIAL

    Stick to the spirit of resolutions for the new year.    The first week of a new year — when we sober up, both literally and figuratively, from all those well-meaning resolutions we made — is always a good time to take stock.    By now, it’s a pretty safe bet that most of us have already…

  • Commission jazzing up 2007

    New jazz music series hits all the right notes By: Joseph Harvie    The South Brunswick Arts Commission will start the new year off with jazz Friday, when it presents the Virginia Mayhew Quartet as part of its ongoing Jazz Café series.    The all-ages show is set to start at 8 p.m. in the Herb Eckert…