• HILLSBOROUGH: E-mail privacy, archiving concerns school district

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    E-mails to public officials thought private have caused many headaches after becoming public, and Hillsborough Board of Education members wonder how they can protect some of their e-mail communications.    The discussion at Monday’s board meeting stemmed from board member Greg Gillette’s question, regarding how official e-mails are archived, which prompted…

  • ROOSEVELT: Town seeks to repair aging water tower

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    ROOSEVELT — The borough is moving forward with plans to repair its aging water tower, introducing an ordinance that would allow it to accept a $565,000 loan for the project.    The loan, from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, would carry an interest rate between 1 and 1.5 percent, according…

  • On campus

       Rider University’s colleges of Business Administration; Continuing Studies; and Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences have announced that Manville students Amanda Erickson, an elementary education major; Sarah Patten, a liberal studies major; and Amanda Weston, a marketing major, were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester    Marta Maziarz, of Manville, graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Local residents are college, university grads

       — Emily D. Newport, a 2005 graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School, graduated in May from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., with a major in anthropology (Honors) and preprofessional studies. She studied abroad in Toledo, Spain, in fall 2007 and spent the summer of 2008 with a Kellogg Foundation grant in…

  • LAWRENCE: Swim teams excited for PASDA championship meet

    By Rudy Brandl, The Packet Group    Hundreds of young swimmers will race in the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Championships next week.    Youngsters from the 6-and-under age group all the way up to 18 years old will compete in the two-day meet, set for July 27-28 at the Flemington-Raritan pool in Flemington. Teams from…

  • MANVILLE: Residents opposing proposed cell tower

    MANVILLE: Residents opposing proposed cell tower

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Many homeowners are opposing a proposal from Omnipoint Communications to build an 80-foot T-Mobile cell tower on property owned by Manville Rubber, on Kennedy Boulevard.    The plan for the tower was initially presented to the Zoning Board of Adjustment in January, according to Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke. He said several…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Fair fun through Saturday

    HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Fair fun through Saturday

    Jan and Katie Buelt take a ride at Rotary Fair. Staff photo by Joh Keating

  • WEST WINDSOR: Morgan rebuffed on redevelopment attorney

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The appointment of a redevelopment attorney drew further objections this week from Councilman Charlie Morgan, who reasserted his belief the dual role of negotiator for the township as well as bond counsel results in a conflict of interest.    Last week, the Township Council approved the mayor’s appointment…

  • ROCKY HILL: Council OKs $1 million boro budget

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — The Borough Council has adopted a $1 million budget that will result in a $78 tax hike on the average home.    The budget, approved Monday night, had been introduced in April but its adoption was delayed as the borough waited for its approval by the state, Mayor…

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