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CRANBURY: Local screenwriter pens first novel
David KIlby, Managing Editor CRANBURY — Resident Kevin Fox has written a novel about lost loves and Irish culture, and he said he hopes his readers find just as many surprises in the book as he did when learning of the stories that inspired it. Mr. Fox, of Liedtke Drive, and a member of the…
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PRINCETON AREA: DOT delays jughandles test until Aug. 1
After meeting with Princeton-area merchants and residents, the New Jersey Department of Transportation has announced it is deferring a pilot program to prohibit left turns at two Route 1 jughandles. The program, which was designed to reduce congestion on Route 1 in the vicinity of the Washington Road and Harrison Street intersections, will start August…
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ALLENTOWN: SUN Spots appear throughout Allentown
By Rachel Lavery, Special Writer ALLENTOWN Driving or strolling through Allentown, the sun can be seen shining brightly from the windows of many area businesses. Small stickers, or SUN Spots, indicate to students in the Upper Freehold Regional school district that the businesses sporting the stickers are SUN S.P.O.T.S (Safe Places Other Than School).…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Jazz tribute to romance to be held
Lorraine Sedor The Cranbury Public Library will be sponsoring Cranbury Jazz’s tribute to romance Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. The free concert will be held at the Cranbury Methodist Church, 23 N. Main St. Be sure to check out the dinner specials at Molto Bene and the Cranbury Bagel Barn. Molto Bene will take…
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Henry Burd: Public works director and much more
A road grader, belonging to the Hopewell Township Department of Public Works and draped in memorial bunting, sits in front of the department’s building, off Route 546, in memory of the late Henry Burd, who served as superintendent of public works for many years. Mr. Burd died Jan. 29 at the age of 88.
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PRINCETON: Transition panel underway
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer At their second meeting the Transition Task Force began making decisions to move forward with the consolidation of the two Princetons. Its first decision was to ask for a proposal from the Center for Government Research, the Rochester, N.Y.-based nonprofit organization that assisted the Joint Shared Services Consolidation Commission with…
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GUEST OPINION: ‘I won’t be wearing any pink ribbons in the future’
By Kathleen Bird The firestorm of protest nationwide over the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization’s shameful slashing of grant funding to Planned Parenthood has served two good purposes. It’s created awareness about — and support for — the good and necessary work that Planned Parenthood does to better women’s health nationwide. And it’s…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: New Reed Park plan: More options but higher cost
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor UPPER FREEHOLD — New designs were unveiled last week for the Reed Park project, which now includes a larger bathroom, storage and concession building and a new veterans memorial that all could be built now, later or dropped entirely. Project engineer Patrick Jeffrey, of T&M Associates, told the Township Committee…
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Video promotes baseball, softball registration
Sam Weber as John Sterling, the voice of the New York Yankees.
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