• CRANBURY: They got the beat

    CRANBURY: They got the beat

    Photo by Phil McAuliffe. Fashion design instructor Gina Ricca works with 12 year old Dara Morris of Cranbury on a project during summer camp at Cranbury school on Tuesday.

  • WEST AMWELL: Township’s preserved acreage count is up

    New preservation projects are the 136-acre Comly farm, the 25-acre Kurtz project, and the 35-acre Janyszeski/Kutz project By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The township has built an impressive record of land preservation with three more properties preserved in June.    The three new preservation deals total almost 200 acres. They will be forever…

  • A blessing from Oak Woods

    Jane Houseman, of Oak Woods    This past year a group of teens led by Brandon Wildemuth of Boy Scout Troop 10 arrived at Oak Woods Senior Complex and over a period of time:    1. Made two benches.    2. Made birdhouses.    3. Planted trees.    4. Made a small pond with waterfall, plants and goldfish. On one…

  • BORDENTOWN— LL softball ends second

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Bordentown 12-year-olds might be the second best softball team in all of New Jersey. Unfortunately, the team plays in the same district as Robbinsville.     Bordentown gave the two-time defending champs quite a scare last Thursday night, but Robbinsville held on for a 6-5 win and its third…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council approves COAH agent fees

    by Reem Nasr, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick Township Council decided to implement COAH administrative agent fees in Tuesday night’s meeting.    The fees would cover a portion of the costs related to the administration of the COAH units. Owners, developers, or landlords would be required to pay a minimal administrative fee to South Brunswick for…

  • Time for Bayberry

    Barbara Andrew, Bayberry Road, Hopewell Township     Bayberry Road and Titus Mill Road share several characteristics: narrowness, winding, rural beauty, no sidewalks, a mix of residences and undeveloped areas, and many walkers, joggers, cyclists and motorized traffic.    Many Bayberry residents have sought a 25-mph speed limit, but have not succeeded.    I suggest it is time…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Seniors belly-up to dance lesson

    HILLSBOROUGH: Seniors belly-up to dance lesson

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Reluctantly, about 10 women, and one man, stood up from their seats and gathered in the center of the room as they were fitted with hip scarves that shook as they moved.    Standing in a circle, the senior citizen participants at the Hillsborough Senior Center, on South Branch Road, took…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Firehouse restored to former glory

    HIGHTSTOWN: Firehouse restored to former glory

    Phil McAuliffe Painter Bob von Riegen with his 3-year-old son, Ben, in front of the Hightstown firehouse on Tuesday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • PLUMSTED: Police Beat

       Majeed Qaadir, 27, of Monroe, was discovered July 9 to have a warrant for his arrest out of Manasquan, police said.    Mr. Qaadir was arrested and his bail set at $5,000, police said, and he later was turned over to the Manasquan Police Department.

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