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  • Richard Kowal Sr.

       BRIDGEWATER — Richard Raymond Kowal Sr. died Feb. 11 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 77.    Born in Manville, he moved to Bridgewater in 1955.    Mr. Kowal was a truck-tractor operator, retiring from Apgar Brothers Motor Transportation Co. in Bound Brook in 1991.    He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1947…

  • Hopewell officials OK tax pact, price for police services

    Hopewell Township Committee approved the agreement 4-1 at its own meeting on Monday, as did Pennington Borough Council By Aleen Crispino    Hopewell Borough Council passed a resolution Monday night affirming a Valley-wide settlement on a lawsuit brought by the township against the director of the state Division of Taxation.    Hopewell Township Committee approved the agreement…

  • Officials propose village concept

    Township attempts to preserve its "rural character" (March 9) By: William Wichert    UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents and township officials agree that the community’s "rural character" must be maintained in any future plans for the municipality, but they have very different ideas for making that happen.    Officials have a vision of a township where development is…

  • Rush Holt meets fifth-grade constituents in Pennington

    Toll Gate Grammar fifth-grade classes met with Rep. Holt, D-12, at Pennington Borough Hall on Friday By John Tredrea    Many of the questions posed to the congressman could have come straight from a press conference room in Washington, D.C. But they didn’t. They came from Toll Gate Grammar School fifth-graders, who listened to the legislator’s…

  • Barsky Court set in historic Princeton Borough

    Barsky Court at 302 Nassau St. consists of four new residences and one completely renovated circa 1812 historic dwelling    Nearly four years in the making, this rare and unique opportunity has not been seen in decades and possibly may not appear again. Princeton builder/developer Barsky Homes presents five new luxury single-family homes located along a…

  • Gary Gomberg

       Gary H. Gomberg, 53, of Waterville, Minn., died on Sunday, March 5, 2006 after many courageous battles with health problems.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Stanley and Elaine (Silverstein) Gomberg. He worked as a paramedic assistant in Kendall Park and was a salesman with Jersey Camera and Ritz Camera, where he…

  • Pennington, Hopewell Township OK tax settlement

    For commitments involving Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough, see related story this week By John Tredrea    The governments of Hopewell Township and Pennington passed identical measures Monday night affirming an out-of-court settlement of a township tax complaint and making a series of commitments on interlocal services.    The township passed the measure, a closely written two-page…

  • Residents berate council over open space decision

    Residents of the Eggerts Crossing Road neighborhood object to the council’s vote to designate a parcel of land for open space instead of affordable housing. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Unwilling to accept Township Council’s decision to place a 3.5-acre parcel of land on Johnson Avenue into the state Green Acres Program, a group of township…

  • Obituaries for the week of March 9

    George A. Rein    George A. Rein of Lawrence died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton. He was 39.    Born in Trenton, he was a Lawrence resident all of his life and was employed in the security department at Merrill Lynch Company.    Son of the late George Rein III, he is survived by his…