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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police arrest 33 in Route 27 cocaine ring
By Charles Kim, Managing Editor More than 30 people, including six township residents, were arrested this week on drug charges as a result of a multi-agency investigation of cocaine trafficking along the Route 27 corridor, according to police. Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Stuart Buckman announced…
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LAWRENCE: Council to seek tax referendum
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Faced with having to seek voter approval for a 9-cent property tax rate increase for the 2012 municipal budget, Township Council asked Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun earlier this month to come up with some alternatives to avoid a referendum. The alternatives Mr. Krawczun presented Tuesday night eliminating the Recreation…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Robotics team ready to ‘rumble’
Robbinsville High School Principal Molly Avery (center) with several members of the school’s robotics team and their 2012 robot.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Ruggieri to play soccer at Rhode Island
Hillsborough’s Kathryn “Alex” Ruggieri has signed to play women’s soccer for the University of Rhode Island. She agreed on Feb. 1, the national Letter of Intent Day for high school seniors who are accepting athletic scholarships for Division I NCAA programs. She will be playing for second-year coach Michael Needham this coming fall. ”Alex…
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A Slam Dunk for Breast Cancer by MCCC’s Women’s Basketball Team
By Diane Hasili Mercer’s chapter of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges once again co-sponsored a "Think Pink" Breast Cancer Awareness Night on February 7 in cooperation with the Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) of the YWCA Princeton. Mercer County Community College (MCCC) held the event in the Physical Education building on the…
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MANVILLE: Community calendar, week of Feb. 23
Fri., Feb. 24 Lenten soup sale: Holy Ghost Church preparing meat-free soups on Fridays through April 6 for the benefit of the church. Soups, halushki and frozen pirohi will be available a the church at Roosevelt and 6th Avenue. Pickup is from 4- 6 p.m. Soup is $8 per quart, halushki is $6 per quart,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Jr. Raiders sports group hands over leadership reins
The Junior Raiders sports program is undergoing a changing of the guard. A group incorporated as Hillsborough Jr. Raiders Sports, Inc. will take over the activities of the youth sports program. According to Bob Lawton, one of the co-chairs of the new group, the move is intended to infuse renewed life into the program, bring…
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Communications Specialist
By: Summer DeFeo BOIL WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR RESIDENTS OF FORDS, AVENEL, WOODBRIDGE PROPER SECTIONS OF WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP AND CLARA BARTON SECTION OF EDISON TOWNSHIP ISELIN, NJ, (February 22, 2012) Middlesex Water Company is issuing a boil water advisory for residents of Fords, Avenel, Woodbridge Proper of Woodbridge Township and the Clara Barton section…
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HILLSBOROUGH: When to vote, and when not? Tis confusing!
We’re confused. This year we’ve learned it’s OK to save the costs of an election for a school district, but not a fire district? And we should trust our legislators to make decisions except when we don’t like what they decide? In January, the Legislature passed and Gov. Christie signed into law a bill…
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