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  • Safety concerns temporarily close Montgomery baseball complex

    Paving material dangers must be corrected By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — Township officials closed the McKnight Baseball Complex on Reading Boulevard after concerns were raised at the Sept. 21 Township Committee meeting about potentially hazardous millings — or chunks of recycled asphalt — that were laid unsealed on driving surfaces at the complex’s parking lots.…

  • Montgomery board mourns former student

    Ashley Henderson Huff was killed while on Army duty in Iraq By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — With the flags at half-mast throughout the district just a few days after former Montgomery resident 1st Lt. Ashley Henderson Huff was killed in Iraq, the Board of Education began its Tuesday meeting with a moment of silence for…

  • Council postpones retail decision

    Traffic concerns cited as reason for delay By: Joseph Harvie    The Township Council postponed action on a proposed ordinance Tuesday that would allow permanent retail stores to be built in warehouses in certain industrial zones.    Council members said they tabled the proposal because of concerns over the traffic the stores could generate.    The ordinance will…

  • 2 charged in drive-by

    Incident thought to be gang-related By: Joseph Harvie    Two township men with alleged gang ties were charged with using an air pistol in a drive-by shooting at the Southridge Woods apartments at noon Friday.     Raqib Sharif-Burke, 20, and his brother Rashid Sharif-Burke, 18, who live in the Nassau Square complex on Route 27, were…

  • MHS boys remain winless

    Team seeks more offense By: John E. Powers        The Manville High School boys’ soccer team was back at work Monday afternoon, preparing for practice with a couple of laps. At some point, the hard work will pay off, said Mustangs’ head coach Mike Shambach.    The Mustangs started this past week with a 0-7 record…

  • SBHS still in search of victory

    By: Rich Fisher    The frustration built within Nancy Ducko, and on Tuesday it spilled over.    The South Brunswick High girls soccer coach watched as her team coughed up a 1-0 halftime lead and dropped a 2-1 decision to J.P. Stevens in a Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division match on Tuesday.    Last Thursday, the Vikings led…

  • Montgomery committee approves River Road water line

    By: Jake Uitti    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee on Sept. 21 authorized the installation of water lines for fire safety purposes along River Road north of Dead Tree Run Road, ending at Catbriar Court.    The fire marshall makes recommendations for the extension of water lines to provide hydrant service fire protection, Township Administrator Donator Nieman…

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  • Gang unit aids arrest

    New police unit aids in drive-by arrest By: Joseph Harvie    A new police anti-gang unit was instrumental in identifying and arresting a pair of alleged street gang members police say were responsible for a drive-by shooting in Southridge Woods on Friday.    When calls came into police reporting that the shooting had occurred in building 400…