Day: June 23, 2011

Eric Gibbons, of Bordentown     Summer is here and many think that this is the greatest time to be a teacher, and good reason to pounce on their pensions and benefits — hey, while we’re at it, let’s go after those firefighters and police, too!    Summers as a teacher often means more work. People forget…

By Saveria Symons Trenton, N.J.  – Mercer County Community College’s James Kerney Campus (JKC), located at 102 North Broad Street in downtown Trenton, invites the community to an Open House on Tuesday, July 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. in Kerney Hall. Prospective students of all ages and stages of learning are invited to come…

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    After eight months of public hearings, the Zoning Board of Adjustment shot down a variance application Wednesday to permit a residential drug and alcohol detoxification center to open in a vacant office building on Federal City Road.    The board voted, 4-2, to reject the request filed by the Simone Investment…

Jim Hamilton is cooking up another event to raise funds for Ely Park. It’s on Saturday.

Anne Panfil Lambertville     There is a very good reason why the economy is stuck and why it will be for a very long time. Home buying during the housing bubble employed legions of roofers, carpenters, plumbers, concrete men, etc. But today, few jobs are being created in the hard-hit construction industry, which is a…

MCCC’s James Kerney Campus

By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    A crowd of about 40 men, women and children from around the region gathered Tuesday night in front of the Municipal Building on Route 522 to ask their state representatives for the right to vote on whether charter schools should be allowed to open in their communities.    ”We want…