• CENTRAL JERSEY: Rise seeks help to fight hunger this holiday season

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Rise seeks help to fight hunger this holiday season

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — Rise is teaming up with local businesses and organizations this holiday season to fight hunger and is seeking help from the community. “As you all know, Thanksgiving is right around the corner and we need all the help, with donations and volunteers,” said Rise Food Pantry Coordinator Julia…

  • CRANBURY: Township disconnects its dispatch service

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer CRANBURY – The Township Committee parted ways with Hightstown dispatching during its meeting Monday night. “Actually, I’m very happy that we are leaving after the experience I had with the Hightstown dispatch recently,” said Committeeman Dan Mulligan. The committee unanimously authorized an ordinance to bond 911 dispatch costs appropriating $120,009,…

  • CRANBURY: School district’s online survey seeks feedback from residents

    CRANBURY – The Cranbury School District is planning for the future. The district is inviting all of its stakeholders – parents, staff, students and members of the community – to participate in a brief online survey to help the district understand residents’ opinions on the district’s curriculum, student climate, use of technology, professional development and…

  • PRINCETON: Mayor Liz Lempert confirms she’s running for re-election in 2016 (Updated at 1:15 p.m.)

    PRINCETON: Mayor Liz Lempert confirms she’s running for re-election in 2016 (Updated at 1:15 p.m.)

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said Thursday that she would run for re-election next year, the first candidate to declare for a race in which the Democrat will enter as the heavy favorite. “I love Princeton, I love this community,” she said by phone in an informal announcement. She said…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Borough opts out of affordable housing court process

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL BOROUGH — Due to mounting court costs, Borough Council members voted to remove the municipality from the affordable housing litigation process that it and many other towns in New Jersey are currently enmeshed. As a result of the council’s decision on Nov. 5, Hopewell Borough is notifying the court…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Zoning board says ‘no’ to church in old barn   

    HILLSBOROUGH: Zoning board says ‘no’ to church in old barn  

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Christian Community Chapel was denied zoning approval Wednesday, Nov. 4, to locate its church in a farm barn on South Branch Road. The church fell one vote short in receiving four of seven votes from the board. The church hoped to locate both the church and the pastor’s house on…

  • LAWRENCE: Historic William Gulick House once again escapes the wrecking ball

    LAWRENCE: Historic William Gulick House once again escapes the wrecking ball

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — The historic William Gulick House, located on the corner of Route 206 and Province Line Road, has once again escaped the wrecker’s ball. The Historic Preservation Advisory Committee on Monday night denied a request by property owner CareOne Management LLC to knock down the white, three-story farmhouse that…

  • HOPEWELL TWP.: Lester campaign was subjected to ‘mean-spirited’ attacks, she says 

    To the editor:  Thank you to all the residents who took the time to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3. It is a shame that such a small percentage of the electorate actually voted. The campaign season of 2015 has finally ended. Once again, Hopewell Township residents were subjected to mean-spirited attacks of one of…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    RE/MAX One of Monmouth Junction announces that Mamatha Rao has joined the team as a sales associate. Rao is joining RE/MAX One after having interviewed with almost all the agencies in the area. She felt that RE/MAX One understood the complexity of today’s market and the need for agents to be creative and implement out-of-the-box…

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