• Former cop appeals June court decision upholding his firing

    By: Stephanie Prokop    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP—John Carter, a former Bordentown Township police officer, is appealing a decision made recently by the state Supreme Court to uphold his firing in 2004.    Mr. Carter said Wednesday he filed an appeal last week with the court asking for reconsideration.    In June, the state Supreme Court reversed last year’s Appellate…

  • Buses for private school students could start late

    By: Cara Latham    MILLSTONE — School officials Monday told more than 50 parents — some of whom were very angry — ‘about the possibility that students attending private schools might not have transportation during the first week of the school year.    The news comes as school officials try to find a solution to the private…

  • Hopewell’s World Series Roster

    Babe Ruth 13’s leave for Virginia to compete in World Series. By: Tim Falls    Most teams are done by now.    Most teams were done weeks ago.    It’s rare for a baseball team that started playing before July to still take the field late in August. The Hopewell 13-year-old Babe Ruth baseball players are a rare…

  • Obituaries

    From the Aug. 16 edition Mary Ann Moeller    EWING TOWNSHIP – Mary Ann Moeller, 75, died Saturday in the St. Francis Medical Center. Born in Trenton and a lifelong area resident, Mrs. Moeller was a retired principal clerk typist employed by the State of New Jersey Police in West Trenton in the R & I…

  • Historically Speaking

    By: John Fabiano Allentown, N.J. its Rise and Progress (Part 47)    The following early history of the "Brick Store," located at 18 S. Main St., adjacent to the Library, is from C.R. Hutchinson’s "Allentown, Its Rise and Progress."     May 1, 1821, Josiah Woodward, Samuel Cooke Newell and James S. Lawrence, all of the township…

  • Nobody’s sure what’s in store for building

    New supermarket being built near Regal Cinema, but tenants are unknown BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO Two commercial/retail buildings have been constructed near the Regal Cinema movie theater on Route 1 in North Brunswick. No tenants have been announced yet, although foundations for a supermarket have been laid. NORTH…

  • YMCA offers training course for baby sitters

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – Hesitant about trusting that baby sitter with your child? The Raritan Valley YMCA, Tices Lane, has a new program that may ease your mind. The YMCA is holding baby-sitter training certification sessions Aug. 20-24 to teach sitters ages 12-16 the skills they need…

  • Resident: Something must be done about rising taxes

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – One resident who says he was “unpleasantly surprised” by the increase in his summer property tax bill took his concerns to township officials and the local airwaves recently. Bernard Prohaska approached the Township Council at a recent meeting and posed a number of…

  • Rally for Ryan blood drive, walk this weekend

    Event will help defray costs of N.B. youth’s cancer treatment BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Let’s hit a home run for Ryan. The sentiments that have echoed throughout the season for the North Brunswick Baseball Association will particularly hit home this weekend, as a walkathon and blood drive…

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