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Bill Bowman is an award-winning, 40-year veteran of community news. He has written for weekly and daily newspapers, and state, national and international magazines. His investigations have resulted in the first-in-the-nation state program to purchase thermal imaging cameras for all NJ fire departments and fire academies, the halting of a massive land development deal marred by influence peddling, and the creation of a web-based database charting violations against New Jersey senior-citizen facilities.

$1.1 Million Easton Avenue Repaving Begins Nov. 1

Milling and paving of Easton Avenue from John F. Kennedy Boulevard to Worlds Fair Drive begins at about 8 p.m. Nov. 1. The $1.1 million job is expected to take until Nov. 15, according to the Somerset County engineering department’s Rich Lazicky.

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In Your Opinion: Support Seamon, Danielsen and LaCorte

By John P. Felix, Somerset As you are aware, next Tuesday, November 5th, we’ll elect politicians to represents us at both State and local levels of governments. Much more importantly, we’ll also elect School Board officers who will be sworn to “provide excellent educational opportunities… for every student” as well as … “develop every student to his/her highest potential and …

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Township Council: Raleigh Steinhauer (R)

Name: Raleigh Steinhauer Street Address: 49 Pinecrest Drive

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In Your Opinion: Letter to School Board Voters From Dr. Julia Presley

Dear Fellow Franklin Township Residents: I would like to address the misinformation that has been posted and spread about me.

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Gas Station/Mini-Mart and Retail Building Use Approved by Zoning Board

An Englishtown-based developer on Oct. 31 won Zoning Board of Adjustment permission to build a gas station/convenience store and small retail building at the corner of Hamilton Street and Veronica Avenue. But before he can start digging, the developer, Felix Bruselovsky, will have to return to the board for site plan approval, which will include an agreement on the gas …

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Misty Halloween Was the Perfect Time to See the Griggstown ‘Ghost Cow’

A misty, rainy day like today (Oct. 31) is just the kind of day hunters and hikers in the Griggstown area would report sightings of what became known as the Griggstown Ghost Cow. Starting in about the early 1970s, people who found themselves in the Millstone River floodplain, especially on the D&R canal towpath and near the Griggstown canal lock …

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Police Log: Oct. 30, 2013

Cars driven by Carlos Aguilar-Gutierrez of Easton, Pa. and Kelsey Ayers of East Brunswick side-swiped each other while driving on Cortelyous Lane. Both drivers told police the other was driving in the center of the road. §

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Annual 5k Turkey Trot at Colonial Park Set for Nov. 16

The 18th Annual Somerset County Park Commission’s 5K Turkey Trot at Colonial Park is set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 16. The event is sanctioned and certified by U.S. Track & Field and is valued at 500 New Jersey Grand Prix points.

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Police Log: Oct. 28 – 29, 2013

Anthony Strachan-Butler of Somerset was cited Oct. 28 for careless driving after the car he was driving rear-ended another one, driven on Easton Avenue by Alan Olegario of Piscataway. Strachan-Butler told police he was trying to change lanes when the collision occurred. §

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Halloween Curfew in Effect Until Nov. 1

The annual Halloween curfew is in effect for the township. That means that children under the age of 18 years cannot be out in pubic between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

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