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  • Train derailment delays repairs

    Workers left the job here to assist at the site of a 13-car train derailment in Hershey, Pa. By: Charlie Olsen    Replacement of the 13th Avenue railroad crossing should be completed by tomorrow (Friday), a few days behind schedule because rail crews interrupted their Manville work to assist at a train derailment in Hershey, Pa.…

  • REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

    Reporter leaves to teach in China. By: Marisa Maldonado    I’ve read a lot of news stories about China’s growing economic and political clout. But the story that often does not get told is how these changes impact the ordinary person.    In three weeks I’ll see the impact of China’s progress firsthand. About 40 Americans, including…

  • REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK by Marisa Maldonado: Reporter leaves to teach in China

    Post and Press journalist set for year-long journey By: Marisa Maldonado    I’ve read a lot of news stories about China’s growing economic and political clout. But the story that often does not get told is how these changes impact the ordinary person.    In three weeks I’ll see the impact of China’s progress firsthand. About 40…

  • Repairs on center to start August

    Community center work to begin soon By: Joseph Harvie    Work to repair water damage to the Community Center in Woodlot Park could begin by August, Township Manager Matt Watkins said Tuesday.    Mr. Watkins said that part of a structural analysis completed by the Schoor Depalma engineering firm of Manalapan showed that there was moisture and…

  • Township looks to preseve 1,000 acres

    New emphasis on grants cited as spark By: Purvi Desai    MILLSTONE — The dough has started to roll in this year for the Open Space Council — unlike three years ago when the township’s mistakes with paperwork caused the state to ignore the council during funding rounds, a township committeeman said.    Last month, Millstone Township…

  • Elites rolling on softball diamond

    Team set for playoffs By: Rudy Brandl    Inclement weather has been the only thing stopping the Hillsborough Elite softball team through the first few weeks of the 2006 summer season.    A plethora of rainouts has limited the team to four games, but Hillsborough figures to play at least that many times within the final two…

  • Planning Board talks about Pulda proposal

       Concerns include septic approval and proximity to N.J. Turnpike. By: Joseph Harvie    The Planning Board said that it needed more information before making recommendations to Morris Realty Associates’ about a concept plan to build 76 houses on the 220-acre Van Dyke farm.    Frank Petrino, the attorney for the applicant, said the hearing, Wednesday, was held…

  • Hightstown-E.W. hands Lawrence two losses

    District One 13-year-old Babe Ruth Tournament By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence 13-year-old Babe Ruth All Star team had two chances against Hightstown-East Windsor.    Lawrence fell into the loser’s bracket after an 11-2 loss to Hightstown-East Windsor last Friday.    Hightstown-East Windsor was even more stingy in its 11-1 victory over Lawrence for the District One Championship…

  • Farm award named for Springfield mayor

    The William and Dorothy Pettit Farm Stewardship Award created by county By: Cara Latham    SPRINGFIELD — In honor of the agricultural work done by Mayor William Pettit and his wife, Dorothy, a new annual award bearing the couple’s name will be given to a Burlington County farmer each year by the Burlington County Board of…