Tag: Cranbury
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Cranbury committeeman suggests expanding ban on smoking in public
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Cranbury officials will look to widen a ban on public smoking in the community, as one official is pushing the town to get ahead of the state legalizing recreational marijuana. Township Committeeman Daniel P. Mulligan III suggested this week, and other officials agreed, to ask the municipal Board of…
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Callahan, Jones, Katz elected to Cranbury school board
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Cranbury Board of Education members Karen Callahan, Dominique Jones and Peter Katz were re-elected on Nov. 6 in an uncontested race. Callahan was the top vote-getter with 1,276 votes, followed by Jones, 1,091 votes, and Katz, 1,032 votes, according to the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office. They will begin serving…
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Mayors from area municipalities to discuss arts, travel, economic development
The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Meet the Mayors session from 8-10 a.m. on Nov. 28 at the Brunswick Square Mall, 755 Route 18, East Brunswick. Mayors from East Brunswick, Old Bridge, South River, Monroe, Spotswood, Helmetta, Plainsboro, Cranbury and Jamesburg will discuss arts, culture, travel, tourism, sustainability, economic development and…
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Cranbury officials eye expansion of smoking ban in light of marijuana legalization
Cranbury should consider expanding its ban on smoking in public, now forbidden in parks, to include other public property now that state officials increasingly look likely to legalize recreational marijuana, a township official said on Oct. 22. Committeeman Daniel P. Mulligan III raised the issue during a Township Committee meeting and said afterward he hopes…
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Middlesex County will strictly enforce recycling regulations
Cranbury residents are being urged to keep prohibited items like plastic bags out of their recycling containers. Mayor Glenn R. Johnson said on Oct. 22 that the Middlesex County Improvement Authority, which has a contract with the town to pick up recycling, is concerned “about the cleanliness of the recycling stream.” He said some materials…
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Cranbury candidates running low-key race for Township Committee
As Election Day approaches, chances are most Cranbury residents might have seen a Michael J. Ferrante lawn sign, shaken Jay Taylor’s hand or spoken to Wayne Wittman from their front porch. In a small town like Cranbury, campaigning for Township Committee is viewed less about who has the biggest war chest to outspend the opposition…
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East Windsor resident injured in Cranbury accident
A 60-year-old man was in critical condition after his sedan hit and became wedged under a semi tractor-trailer Volvo truck on Oct. 15 at Route 130 north and South Main Street, Cranbury, authorities said. Ralph Jameson, of East Windsor, had to be airlifted to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton, Cranbury police said. As of…
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Cranbury school administrators planning security improvements
The Cranbury School District will spend $963,000 to pay for a door security project to better secure the Cranbury School, with the ability to put the school on lockdown in a matter of seconds. The district is transitioning away from having keys to open and lock doors to a swipe card system, “so it’s an…
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Cranbury will seek state funds for road repair
Cranbury officials will seek nearly $786,000 from the Murphy administration to help pay a little more than half the anticipated cost of reconstructing a 1-mile stretch of Brickyard Road. Municipal officials will apply for a grant asking for $785,995 from the state Department of Transportation, but they won’t find out until next year about the…