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HILLSBOROUGH: Township set to adopt plan for farmland preservation
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The Planning Board will look to adopt Hillsborough’s first Farmland Preservation Plan during its Oct. 1 meeting to outline plans for preserving about 1,000 additional acres of farmland in the next 10 years. According to Township Planner Bob Ringelheim, new regulations from the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), which administers…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Community Unity Day taking shape
By Davy James, Staff Writer With the changing of summer into fall, an annual tradition in South Brunswick is approaching. The Charlene J. Austin Community Unity Day is scheduled for Oct. 17 from noon to 5 p.m. at Woodlot Park on New Road. The event, which has been held each year since 1986, has the…
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PLAINSBORO: Two new buildings OK’d for Village Center
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO Township planners unanimously approved a project Monday night that will bring two new buildings to the Village Center. Sharbell Development Corp., the Village Center’s development company, proposed plans that include a total of 45,000 square feet of medical office space, commercial space and retail. The project included five…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Swing given in memory of Joan Bauer
Members of the Hopewell Valley Lions Club present Bruce Arcurio, principal of Bear Tavern Elementary School, with a special playground swing for children with severe disabilities. The $1,000 gift was made in the name of Joan Bauer, a retired gym teacher and founder of the school’s Senior Volunteers program. Ms. Bauer died in 2008. Shown…
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MANVILLE: Library seeking ‘Manville Idols’
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The FOX hit “American Idol” may be all about singers, the antics of the rowdy judges and millions upon millions of votes, but the Manville Public Library’s “Manville Idol” will be all about the talents of the local community. ”We are hoping to show the kind of talent we have…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Simonelli is new sergeant
On Sept. 14, Detective Mike Simonelli was promoted to the rank of sergeant, replacing Elwood Benner who retired recently after 35 years with the township’s Police Department. Shown administering the oath is Municipal Clerk Annette Bielawski. Linda Simonelli holds the Bible for her husband.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter
Jill Hernon, 34, of Flemington, was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a breath test and riding over the double yellow lines after she was pulled over for crossing over the double line on Amwell Road at 1:20 a.m. Sept. 5. Ms. Hernon was taken into custody after she failed several field…
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MANVILLE: High school class tries history on for size
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Two Manville High School students from the school’s United States Military History and Film class stood in front of their classmates Sept. 14, dressed in uniforms of a British infantryman and a Hessian grenadier, as student teacher Timothy Heckler helped a third student into another uniform coat. ”What army do…
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GUEST OPINION: Jacobs Creek Bridge: Where we are now
By John Murphy In furtherance of the Hopewell Township Committee’s efforts regarding the Jacobs Creek Bridge (JCB), at our Sept. 29 meeting I will introduce a resolution requesting that Mercer County review the historic nature of the area surrounding the JCB before a decision is made on the bridge’s replacement. In March of this year,…
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