Tag: Route 27
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Judge rules Cozzens Lane Wawa can be rebuilt with gas station
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Nine months after the North Brunswick Zoning Board of Adjustment denied an application to build a Wawa convenience store with a gas station at Cozzens Lane and Route 27, a judge has reversed the board’s decision. The zoning board denied the applicant’s request for a use variance and its plan to…
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Coldwell REALTOR to hold annual garage sale June 9
Broker Sales Associate Barbara Penny, who is affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Metuchen/Edison, will sponsor the 15th Annual Tower Area Garage Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 9 in North Edison. Rain date June 10. The event will include more than 35 homes, each hosting an individual garage sale. All participating homes are…
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Sharrows are first step toward bicycle safety in Metuchen
METUCHEN — Bicyclists and motorists are now sharing the road through sharrows on Route 27. The New Jersey Department of Transportation [DOT] has been placing sharrows — line markings in the middle of motor vehicle lanes that indicate the road needs to be shared by vehicles and bicyclists — as part of the Route 27…
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Charges upgraded against Edison woman allegedly involved in fatal DWI crash
Police have filed additional charges against an Edison woman as a result of her alleged role in a fatal crash that occurred in Highland Park. Ashley Gergits, 20, was charged with aggravated manslaughter as well as possession of a fraudulent document. The crash, which occurred on Route 27 near River Road just prior to midnight…
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Resurfacing project along Route 27 begins
A resurfacing project will require alternating daytime lane and shoulder closures along Route 27 between Bridge Street in Metuchen and Frederic Street in Edison. The $3.3 million federally-funded paving project will resurface approximately three miles of Route 27 in both directions, rehabilitating the existing pavement which is exhibiting various types of cracking and deterioration, according…
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The 2018 calendar to highlight historical moments in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – “Life is people.” Randy Marsola, technology librarian at the South Brunswick Library, says he often thinks about what former Mayor Joseph Spataro, who passed away last month at age 100, said to him during an interview in 2014. The phrase is especially fitting as Marsola is working to revitalize the South Brunswick…
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Gas station at Cozzens Lane Wawa denied
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The power of the people has been quite evident in North Brunswick. After several meetings and dozens of hours of testimony and public comment, an application to add a gas station to the existing Wawa convenience store at the intersection of Cozzens Lane and Route 27 in North Brunswick was unanimously denied…
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Improvements proposed for Finnegans Lane
Residents of North and South Brunswick may finally have their traffic concerns alleviated along Finnegans Lane. Two conceptual plans were identified by Michael Hritz, director of North Brunswick’s Department of Community Development, during a council meeting on Sept. 12 to address speeding, pedestrian safety and pedestrian access to bus stops from Route 1 to Route…
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Residents should oppose Wawa gas for second time
What a shame the residents of North Brunswick have to be put on the defensive for a second time on a proposed mega-gas station at the congested intersection of Route 27 and Cozzens Lane where a Wawa convenience store is currently operating. While at the North Brunswick Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting on June 20…
