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  • Hopewell Realtor gets OK for new office

    Raymond E. Disch plans move to 45 E. Broad St. By Aleen Crispino    Hopewell Borough Planning Board unanimously approved a request by Realtor Raymond E. Disch for a use variance for 45 E. Broad St., from residential-office to professional office use.    The change will enable Mr. Disch to continue with the plan he described to…

  • Pipe dreams or possibilities?

    Will property tax reform really work? Local officials weigh in on the issue By: Cara Latham    As state legislators begin meeting on property tax reform and looking at options to address high tax burdens on New Jersey residents, local officials are not too optimistic that any long-term relief is in sight.    Millstone Councilman Elias Abilheira…

  • Summer wrestling program flourishes with new approach

    Gorbatuk running show like a practice sessions By: Rudy Brandl        Pat Gorbatuk has taken a different approach to running the Open Mats summer wrestling program at Manville High School this year.    MHS head coach Brett Stibitz, who started the program to build interest and keep wrestlers of all ages active in the off-season, has…

  • Lions plan three rings of fundraising

    Kids use circus to raise money By: Lacey Korevec    Elephants, horses, clowns, strong men and even Spider-Man will make appearances at this year’s South Brunswick Lions Club Circus, which will be held at Crossroads South Middle School, Sept. 2 through Sept. 4.    The circus will provide entertainment as well as serve as fundraiser for the…

  • Warehouse plan up for review

    Distribution center proposed to be in Florence By: Molly Petrilla    FLORENCE — Whitesell Construction Co. is seeking approval from the Planning Board to build a 711,000-square-foot warehouse in the Haines Industrial Center on Daniels Way.    The site plan also calls for a 10,000-square-foot office building, 240 parking spaces and 692 tractor-trailer loading spaces that, combined…

  • Following Follies

    Twelve teams of artists, scientists and landscapers seek to make science sexy at Quark Park. See related story: Quark Park By: Ilene Dube    Quasicrystals, psychoacoustics, geomorphology — concepts like these flow freely off the lips and out of the minds of scientists. The rest of us screw up our faces, trying to understand. Quark Park,…

  • Council to consider ‘living wage’ ordinance

    Second try nets residents group enough signatures for petition. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council next week will consider a proposed "living wage" ordinance, which would set a minimum hourly wage for big-box retailers in Lawrence.    The living wage ordinance, to be discussed Tuesday, targets the Wal-Mart store proposed for a 23.5-acre site on Spruce Street…

  • Mt. Laurel edges HoVal

    Cal Ripken 11-year-old Tournament By: Mike Molaro    There will be no state championship this year for the Hopewell Valley 11-Year-Old Cal Ripken All-Star squad, but this gritty group of youngsters can proudly hold their heads high.    "We had a great year," manager Bill DiGaetano said after HoVal saw its season end on July 25 with…

  • Borough budget set for final approval by council

    There were no surprises — and no increases in state aid. By: Charlie Olsen    There were no surprises as the borough’s Finance Committee met to introduce amendments to the budget Monday after receiving confirmation of no increase in state aid.    According to Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke, the aid figures in the $13 million budget remain…