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Searching for an easy road out of town

Carol Rhyner was a child the last time November 8 felt so cold on George Street. It was 18 degrees there in 1960, early in the morning before daybreak. She was probably asleep at home, warm in bed. Things were simpler then. It was a school day. Carol would wake up that morning to find JFK the newly elected president of the United States and Richard Nixon just another losing candidate.

While the Rutgers football team was busy winning a bowl game in Toronto, the University continued preparations for a major expansion to several areas of Rutgers Stadium, including the entire south end. As reported in a December issue of The Home News Tribune, University spokesmen confirmed that $1.

For many years, Highland Park has been working to create sustainable development in the community. In December, the town took the next step when it introduced New Jersey's first comprehensive Green Community Plan at a town council meeting. The plan unifies the previous green efforts and creates a road map for future plans to make the town more sustainable and improve the lives of its residents, said Clinton Andrews, a chairman of Highland Park's Green Community Working Group.

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There is simply no role at the NJSDA for a company that believes it can be paid to manage but is free from responsibility for its errors.

Scott Weiner, the CEO of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA), speaking about the Gilbane Construction Company's ban from construction on New Jersey's public schools.

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