This week the Robbinsville planning board unanimously approved plans to build a five building Hindu worship complex on 37 acres of a 102 acre tract of vacant farmland located on Route 130 and North Main Street. The buildings, to be built by BAPS, a nonprofit Hindu group, are a scaled-down version of a plan rejected by East Windsor two years ago. In response to traffic concerns during holidays and special events, BAPS has agreed to hire police to direct traffic during these times and also landscape the area so as not to be visible from Church Street. It’s estimated that the complex will take between five and seven years to complete.

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Robert Digirolamo, 49, and David Leech, 26, both of Hamilton were arrested yesterday after allegedly firing a handgun in a wild spree beginning in a backyard. While no one was injured, a house and Porforio’s Market in Hamilton were damaged, with the last shot being fired near Town Center on Route 33 near Route 526.

After being arrested, Digirolamo was charged with being the gunman who shot up the Robbinsville High Scool sign last month. Digirolamo was previously an employee in the state’s division of criminal justice.

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Joseph Armenti resigned from the Robbinsville school board following the condemnation by school officials and gay rights advocates for his using the term “faggot” during the September 23rd board meeting. The word was used in response to comments made by a RHS student who advocated a program to report students who use offensive language. According to Mr. Armenti, the student used the word first as an example of offensive speech and has argued that his use was taken out of context. He has been quoted as saying, “If my son wants to call somebody a faggot he should be allowed to; it’s his First Amendment right”. He has also stated that he would issue an apology and attend a gay rights forum at RHS on Saturday.

Mr. Armenti was elected to a one year unexpired term on the board last April. The school board will hold a special meeting on October 13th at RHS to vote on the resignation.