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  • Township unveiling latest park

    Rowland Park to offer 79-acres of fun and open space By: Joseph Harvie    Residents have 79 more reasons to head outside.    On Saturday, the township will dedicate the 79-acre Rowland Park on Broadway Road with hayrides around the park, an inflatable jumping ride and free refreshments, including cider, doughnuts and cotton candy. The ceremony will…

  • Bypass resolutions headed to Trenton

    Fed-up committeemen tell state to ‘build the damn road.’ By: Charlie Olsen    An amendment to a resolution opposing alternatives and delays to the Route 206 bypass sparked an hourlong debate at the Township Committee meeting Tuesday, as officials argued over the wording of the message they wanted to send.    The resolution opposed the "no build"…

  • Anthony DeMeola

       HILLSBOROUGH — Anthony Michael DeMeola died Oct. 14 at home. He was 96.    Born in Branford, Conn., he lived in Bayonne before moving to Hillsborough 55 years ago.    Mr. DeMeola was a member of the Hillsborough Senior Citizen Chapter A.    His wife, Marguerite (Orr) DeMeola, died in 1987.    Surviving are two nephews, Richard of Boca…

  • Landfill to house energy plant

    By: Cara Latham    FLORENCE — A $14.6 million energy plant that will create electricity from methane gas at the county-owned landfill straddling the Florence-Mansfield border was approved by the Burlington County freeholders last week.    The plant will be built almost entirely within Florence Township at the landfill, and will produce enough energy to power about…

  • Bowden sixth in Old Bridge

    By: Sean Moylan    The Northern Burlington County Regional High School cross country team’s appearance in this past Saturday’s Old Bridge Cross Country Classic was special for three reasons:    Mike Bowden ran yet another fantastic race for the Greyhounds, placing sixth in the Varsity A Boys’ Race with a 16:55 time. Several Greyhound runners ran together…

  • School violence increased, according to latest report

    But local officials note Manville is still safer than most comparable districts. By: Donna Lukiw    Manville schools saw an increase in violence during the last school year but officials maintain the schools are still safer than most comparable districts.    According to the district’s summary of violence and vandalism for the 2005-2006 school year, reviewed at…

  • HHS girls fall one match short in CJ 4 final

    Tennis team plays well in 3-2 loss By: Rudy Brandl        EAST BRUNSWICK — The title was there for the taking, but the Hillsborough High girls fell one match short of winning it in last Friday’s Central Jersey Group 4 tennis championship match.    In a rematch of last year’s sectional final between the best teams…

  • EIS supports Rt. 1 widening

    Procedure would ease traffic problems, officials say By: Joseph Harvie    A federal environmental report on Route 92 might not make a recommendation on the proposed toll road, but it does support the township’s argument that Route 1 needs to be widened.    The Final Environmental Impact Statement for Route 92, issued Oct. 5 by the U.S.…

  • Ducko happy with fifth seed

    By: Rich Fisher    The Greater Middlesex Conference girls soccer tournament gets underway Friday and, while East Brunswick is probably the favorite, who can really tell this season?    There have been a flurry of shockers in the GMC recently, including Edison’s tie with the Bears South Brunswick has pulled a few mild upsets of its own,…