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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Road, water and sewer work to begin in Brunswick Acres
By Davy James, Staff Writer The Township Council is moving forward with an ordinance that will provide needed repairs to some roads in the Kendall Park area. The improvements will involve replacing water mains, fixing curbing and driveway aprons and replacing and repairing damaged storm sewers. The roads included in the project are Matthew Avenue,…
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County thanks those who served
Lucy Walter, Mercer County Freeholder In these times, busy schedules and personal commitments prevent us from reflecting about those who have had their lives interrupted, forever changed or even lost while defending our country’s freedoms and the values that America represents. As a grandchild of Italian immigrants and a daughter of a man who fought…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Success of food drive to trigger foundation grant
By Davy James, Staff Writer Social Services Director LouAnne Wolf is accustomed to the spring months being a downtime for donations to the South Brunswick Food Pantry. Many people throughout the community usually only think of donating during the holidays, leaving Social Services scrambling to serve the high number of families in need of assistance.…
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Administrator loss will hurt township
Sid Morginstin of Bordentown Township I read with utter dismay and disgust the articles about the firing of Len Klepner as Bordentown Township Administrator. I have known and worked with many of the township administrators while serving on various boards or commissions. Len Klepner ranks as among the best. It is the administrator’s job to…
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GUEST OPINION: Repeal red decal requirement
Sen. Tom Goodwin, Hamilton May 1, every provisional driver in New Jersey who has not reached the age of 21 is required to affix a red decal to their license plate a scarlet letter announcement to the world that the car contains a young person. ”Kyleigh’s Law,” as the act is now called, was…
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Student receives scholarship
Priya Kumar, of Robbinsville, a fourth-grader at Chapin School in Princeton, was recently awarded the Board of Trustees Scholarship for 2010 by the National Society for the Gifted and Talented. Chapin School reported that Priya is one of 10 students in the country to be awarded this prestigious scholarship. Each year, the award is given…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Preventing migraine pain
By John W. Vester, M.D. Special to The Packet Headaches will make millions of people throughout the country each year reach into their medicine cabinet in search of something to bring quick relief. For the occasional sufferer with a mild headache, aspirin or ibuprofen may work. But for those whose lives are…
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Red stickers pose danger to younger drivers
Courtney Lanza, South Brunswick This letter is in response to the efforts of Sen. Tom Goodwin to stop the red-sticker law. Though I am a college student and will not be required to put one of those red decals on my car as part of “Kyleigh’s Law,” the concept behind these identifiers still concerns me.…
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