• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Forrestal delayed by downturn

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    A planned science-research park on Route 1 in South Brunswick remains in a holding pattern due to the ongoing recession, according to officials from Princeton Forrestal, the real estate development arm of Princeton University.    Forrestal owns the 90-acre parcel slated for the private research campus.    In December 2004, Princeton-Forrestal transferred…

  • Danese farm preserved as owner celebrates her 86th

    New Jersey Conservation Foundation has purchased 63 acres of the Danese farm and 60 acres of the Jungblut property at the corner of Featherbed Lane and Upper Creek Road    Early in August, the New Jersey Conservation Foundation announced the preservation of two key properties that together add 123 acres to the green corridor along the…

  • LAWRENCE: Park plans come to fruition

    LAWRENCE: Park plans come to fruition

    Above, state Sen. Loretta Wein´berg and Lawrence Mayor Pam Mount shovel the first clumps of dirt for the Heritage Park groundbreaking, surrounded by other dignitaries. Staff photo by John Keating.

  • Staff Garden Serves Conference Center Guests at MCCC

    Staff Garden Serves Conference Center Guests at MCCC

    By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Patrons of Mercer County Community College’s popular Conference Center are reaping the rewards of a new garden this August. Center Chef Joe Chell and his staff are now harvesting cherry tomatoes, beans, peas, carrots and a multitude of fresh herbs, and finding clever ways of incorporating them into their menus.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Tennis court repairs on hold

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The Township Council is continuing to look at improving the conditions of local tennis courts, but the renovations will be put on hold due to a lack of funding.    Courts at Woodlot Park, Heathcote Brook Park and Kingsley Park are being looked at for improvements because cracks in the playing…

  • Salkind receives 1-year prison term

    Morton Salkind, who in the early 1970s served as the mayor of Marlboro and as a state Assemblyman representing Monmouth County, was sentenced earlier this month to one year in prison for evading corporate income taxes, acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra Jr. announced. Salkind, 77, of Denville and Aventura, Fla., was the developer of…

  • NOPE continues opposition to housing on Navy base

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer AMonmouth County group is keeping up the pressure on the U.S. Navy to come to an agreement with a developer and avert the privatization of housing units on Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck. Neighbors Opposed to Privatization at Earle (NOPE) held open house meetings in Colts Neck on July…

  • Town offices expected to move to Southard

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Plans are all but finalized to move Howell’s municipal offices from the current municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the Southard School on Kent Road. The Southard School will not be operating as a school this year following a decision by the Howell Board of Education to shutter…

  • Fire academy graduates 30

    The Monmouth County Fire Academy, Howell, recently graduated 30 volunteers from the Firefighter I program. The ceremony was held Aug. 12. Members of Class No. 82 attended weekend classes at the fire academy and completed 164 hours of course work over 24 sessions. They received training in rescue, fire extinguishment, hazardous materials response, cardiopulmonary resuscitation,…

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