• Return incumbents to Township Council

    Council members Dave Boyne, Chris Ciaccio and Rich Levesque, Robbinsville    When voters chose the current strong mayor form of government in 2004, they voted for balance: A chief executive who would have a four-year term to carry out an agenda, and a council that would set a budget and ask questions of the administration. Certainly…

  • PRINCETON: Focus groups mostly favor consolidation

       Consolidation is generally supported in the Princetons, according to focus groups held by the Joint Shared Services Consolidation Commission (JSSCC).    Consolidation was the first choice of the focus groups over shared services. The study found people generally supported consolidation with 15 of the 24 people surveyed favoring or 6 of the 24 that are leaning…

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     The John R. Brillman Memorial at Pat Livezey Park will be dedicated with the planting of a copper beach tree on Sunday (May 1) at noon. Bring a picnic basket, blankets and chairs for an old-fashioned community picnic to share stories of Mr. Brillman (shown above) and the community he loved. Fifteen years ago, Mr.…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: April 28, 2011

       A Trenton resident reported the theft of his Garmin navigation system and citizens band radio, worth a combined $250, from his work truck while it was parked at Hub Leasing Inc. on Brunswick Pike between 5 p.m. April 15 and 5:30 a.m. April 18, police said. There were no signs of forced entry.    Mark A.…

  • Bucks County Artists Open Doors to Students to Educate, Inspire and Impact

    Amanda Walsh Elephant’s Eye Bucks County Artist Studio Tour, has begun preparation for its fourth annual tour and Education Day in 2011. Each year, Elephant’s Eye kicks off the tour with a preview day that welcomes middle school, high school, and college student groups to tour the nationally and internationally acclaimed artists’ studios. They have…

  • Monmouth names Palmateer as women’s head basketball coach

    Was star at former Hoffman H.S. (now South Amboy H.S.) BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Jenny Palmateer Jenny Palmateer will be looking to create more fond memories at Monmouth University as its women’s head basketball coach. As a high school basketball player at Hoffman High School (now South Amboy High School), she made some lasting…

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    East Brunswick’s Scott Stolzenberg is a junior defenseman on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s men’s lacrosse team. In starting all seven games this season, he has two assists for two points. Stolzenberg, a graduate of East Brunswick High School, is third on the team in both ground balls (16) and caused turnovers (five). Rensselaer, located in…

  • Falcons having fun while winning golf matches

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The Monroe Township High School golf team is as competitive as any on the GreaterMiddlesex Conference circuit. But that doesn’t mean the Falcons are all business. That’s the approach Dennis Kelleher has insisted on since he took over the program four years ago, and the formula has worked well. His mantra…

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    Old Bridge High School’s Taylor Amato hurls a pitch to an Edison batter during a game on April 20. Edison defeated Old Bridge 3-2. JEFF GRANIT staff

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