• LAWRENCE: Day-care center hearing continued to Feb. 15

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The fate of a day-care center, proposed for the former headquarters of the New Jersey Conference of Seventh Day Adventists at 2160 Brunswick Pike, might be decided at the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s Feb. 15 meeting.    The zoning board, which began its public hearing on Agape International Children’s Academy’s conditional…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Merritt Drive basement fire quickly put out

       Evacuated residents whose Merritt Drive residences are connected to the source of fire in the basement were allowed to return home within an hour of a reported basement fire Tuesday night.    The call came in at about 8:42 p.m. Firefighters found a heavy smoke and a small working fire in the corner, police said. All…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Board of Education news briefs

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor Teacher contract talks stalled    The impasse between the school district and the Robbinsville teachers union shows no sign of progress, according to two Board of Education members on the negotiations committee who briefed their colleagues at a public meeting last week.    The scheduled Feb. 15 session with a fact-finder Martin…

  • MANVILLE: Men charged in sexual assault on 14-year-old girl

       A woman called borough police at 3:55 a.m. Jan. 28 and said her 14-year-old daughter had been sexually assaulted by two men she named.    Within hours, police had charged Michael Gentile, 30, of Manville and Michael Calderon, 27, of Somerset were charged with second-degree sex assault and taken to jail on bail of $100,000 and…

  • LAWRENCE: Budget review expected at council meeting

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township Council is expected to begin its review of the proposed $42.3 million municipal budget for 2012 when it meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building.    Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun unveiled the proposed spending plan to Township Council last month.    The proposed 2012 budget would raise the municipal…

  • PLUMSTED: City teacher appointed to school board

    Leslie Septor chosen to fill vacancy By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor PLUMSTED — A Trenton middle school teacher who previously served on the Lakehurst Board of Education before moving to Plumsted eight years ago is the newest member of the Board of Education. Leslie Septor, a Sanders Lane resident and mother of five teenagers, was…

  • LAWRENCE: Rise in burglaries prompts tips by police

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    While there has been a significant increase in the number of reported burglaries in Lawrence Township in the past 12 months — from 93 break-ins during 2010 to 131 in 2011 — there are steps that residents can take to prevent break-ins and also help solve the crimes, according to…

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner, week of Feb. 2

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The club, which is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled.    Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each meeting,…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       A Drift Avenue resident reported the theft of three motorcycles, worth a combined $2,600, from a locked shed in the back yard of his home that occurred between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Jan. 27. The thief forced his way into the shed.    Vincenzo A. Lubrano, 19, of Jill Lane, and Deep B. Patel, 18,…

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