• HILLSBOROUGH: Economic casualty: Local garage losing Chrysler franchise

    HILLSBOROUGH: Economic casualty: Local garage losing Chrysler franchise

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Several 5-Star Award plaques adorn the walls, proclaiming the dealership’s commitment to excellence and to its customers over the 82 years it has been in business.    But now the Belle Mead Garage’s Chrysler dealership will be a casualty of a worsening economy as the motor vehicle company plans to terminate…

  • MANVILLE: Recreation Department moving to Borough Hall

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The Recreation Department is on the move from its current location in a trailer to its new home inside the municipal building.    ”We are doing this to make the department more accessible to residents,” said Recreation Director Rich Armstrong.    For the past three years, since its former home on South…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Fourth straight county title for SBHS girls track & field

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    SOUTH PLAINFIELD – The fact South Brunswick High won Saturday’s Greater Middlesex Conference’ Girls Track & Field Championship title by 48 points shouldn’t be disheartening to the rest of the county.    Afterall, the Vikings have ran roughshod over the competition all winter and spring.    What should be a bit disturbing,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Padovano wins GMC discus title

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    SOUTH PLAINFIELD – When Sean Lease graduated last spring, Dominick Padovano not only lost a teammate, he also lost his main competition at this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Track & Field championships.    As a freshman, Padovano finished second in the GMC discuss event to Lease with a throw of 144-8.…

  • LAWRENCE: Softball played better than record

    By Rich Fisher, The Packet Group    The skeptics will look at a 5-14 record by Lawrence High’s softball team and shake their heads.    But for those who take the time to look deeper, they will see a team that lost 11 games by three runs or less that had just two experienced players and eight…

  • MANVILLE: School board says no to pension deferral

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In an effort to save residents money in the future, the Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Monday to reject the state’s offer to defer half of the district’s pension payment, opting instead to pay the full $150,394 amount this year.    Board of Education members Ken Lessing, Joe Lukac…

  • PRINCETON: Township COAH plan draws 2 objections

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer   Two formal objections to Princeton Township’s third round Fair Share Plan have been filed with the state Council on Affordable Housing — one by a real estate developer who is a large township land-owner and one by a township resident.    Lanwin Development Corp. and Preservation Lands, LLC, two entities controlled…

  • PRINCETON: Nearly 400 students seek primary absentee ballots

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    The campaign of Princeton University sophomore Mendy Fisch for Princeton Borough Council has managed to convince close to 400 university students to request absentee ballots for the June 2 Democratic primary election, significantly more than usual.    Mr. Fisch, Class of 2011, confirmed that his campaign had convinced the students to…

  • MANVILLE: Budget hearing slated Tuesday

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A public hearing to approve the Borough Council’s proposed $12,975,953 budget for 2009, with a $48 decrease in the average property tax, is set for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.    If approved as presented April 13, the municipal portion of the property tax bill for a resident with a home assessed…

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