• CRANBURY: Viridian proposal hit with criticism

    Some concerned with affordable housing, wetlands, traffic By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The application for the cleanup and development of a 395-acre property that once housed a munitions factory is coming under fire from some local officials.    Township Committeeman Richard Stannard, a liaison to the Planning Board, raised concerns Monday about plans for…

  • SENIOR MENUS

    May 13-20    All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance.    The value of each meal is $5.10. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution.    All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same…

  • MANVILLE: Borough taxes hiked by $75 in proposed budget

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    After originally approving a $45 increase in municipal taxes, and a fear of having to raise it $90 because of state aid cuts, the Borough Council has introduced a budget that meets in the middle with a $75 increase.    The Borough Council on Monday unanimously introduced a series of amendments…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township to review farmland preservation plan

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — West Windsor wants to get a handle on its Farmland Preservation Program.    The township is preparing to review the Farmland Preservation Element of its Master Plan for the first time since 2002, and according to a report, it could target five new properties totaling six parcels for…

  • MONROE: Neighbor charged in murder

    Monroe woman found stabbed to death in Perrineville Road home By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    MONROE — A Monroe man charged with murdering his neighbor last week pleaded not guilty during an arraignment hearing in state Superior Court in New Brunswick on Monday.    Warren Burkey, 32, was arrested and charged Saturday with murder, burglary and…

  • Cardinals have the Wrights stuff

    Subhanna wins shot at Mercer County meet By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Subhanna Wrights has come a long way in a short time.    The Lawrence High senior first picked up a shot put as a junior. One year later, she has picked up a gold medal as the Mercer County Track & Field champion.    This…

  • Support Petzinger, Horsensky-Star in primary

    Kathye Quick, Manville    In a recent flier, Sue Asher says she is running on the moral edict of trust, among others.    Trust is defined among other things as placing confidence in someone to do the right thing, reliance on something in the future; hope. Important to remember — trust is hoping someone will do the…

  • Oust Holt from Congress and fight the takeover

    Jack A. Frohbeiter, Cranbury We have observed the Obama administration for almost 16 months now and it’s not pretty. It has lied, attacked, smeared, threatened and bullied to achieve its goals. The strong-arm tactics used to turn the “health-care” bill into law were outrageous. The major Democratic initiatives of stimulus, TARP, health care, cap-and-trade, immigration…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       A worker with International Bio Solutions, of Morganville, reported that someone smashed the front windshield window of a front end loader that was stored on its work site on Hamilton Road sometime between 5 p.m. April 26 and 10:30 a.m. April 27.    The damage totaled $900, and the worker reported that a similar incident had…

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