Category: news/the_cranbury_press
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CRANBURY: Redevelopment designation given to old munitions site
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The township has designated the Cranbury Brick Yard, which is also known as the Viridian and/or the Unexcelled property, as an area in need of redevelopment without the use of condemnation. The Planning Board approved a resolution on Aug. 6 memorializing the amended preliminary and final site plan for the…
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WHAT’S GOING ON: Aug. 14, 2015
Aug. 14 Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor invites the public to celebrate Shabbat on the Lake on Friday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. at the gazebo on Lake Drive in Robbinsville’s Town Center. This program will be held outside at the gazebo, 1132 Lake Drive East, Robbinsville. Please bring chairs and/or blanket,…
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CRANBURY: Site names town a top 10 beauty
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The Culture Trip named Cranbury one of the 10 most beautiful towns in New Jersey. The website with the tagline “the best of art, culture, food and travel” noted that New Jersey is one of the most densely populated states in the USA and might not be a place to…
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CRANBURY: Need for proposed rehab facility discussed
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Licensed psychologist Gerard Figurelli testified as an expert on behalf of Alpha Healing Center as to the need for a treatment center for moderate- to high- income inpatients with substance abuse and co-occurring psychiatric disorders in Middlesex County. Alpha Healing Center representatives currently have an application before the Zoning Board…
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CRANBURY: MAYOR’S CORNER
By James M. Taylor I want to apologize for my tardiness in writing the monthly mayor’s column. I was on vacation the last week of July and was not able to complete the column for last week’s edition. While on vacation I finished a several week project of stripping and repainting part of the exterior…
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JAMESBURG: Candidates want to hear from residents
Republican candidates for Borough Council Tom Gibbons, Joe Scillieri and Sam Lawrence III have unveiled their new website. The site at www.jamesburg-gop.com features a “Talk to Our Team” component that provides residents with the chance to communicate directly with the candidates through several different social media platforms. The new website also has links to biographical…
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WHAT’S GOING ON: Aug. 7, 2015
Sun., Aug. 9 The “B Street Band,” an original Springsteen tribute band, will perform at 6 p.m. in Etra Lake Park in East Windsor. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors to the East Windsor Regional School District Hightstown High School auditorium. Tues., Aug. 11 …
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CRANBURY: Night out builds community
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor National Night Out is supposed to be about crime and drug prevention, but for many it is more about connecting with neighbors and friends and having a good time. But that was fine with the Cranbury Township Police Department Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 68, which sponsored the annual…
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MONROE: Missing man found dead
MONROE — The Rutherford man who did not show up for work in Jamesburg on Monday was found dead in his vehicle in Monroe on Wednesday, according to Monroe police. The Monroe Township Police Department received a call at 12:16 p.m. on July 29 about a suspicious vehicle with an unresponsive person in it behind…
