Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 29

    Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 29

    Burlington, Mercer, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical…

  • Top stories of the year in Bordentown

    Top stories of the year in Bordentown

    As we come to the end of 2023 and look forward to the new year, the Bordentown Register looks back at the top three stories that stood out this year in the township and city. Bordentown native dies while providing aid in Ukraine; remembered as ‘selfless’ By all accounts, Pete Reed wore many selfless hats…

  • Top stories of the year for Hillsborough

    Top stories of the year for Hillsborough

    As we come to the end of 2023 and look forward to the new year, the Hillsborough Beacon looks back at the top three stories that stood out this year in the township. On the mat In his first year as head coach of his alma mater during the 2021-22 season, Rhys Weinberger led the…

  • Live Nativity
  • Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 22

    Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 22

    Burlington, Mercer, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical…

  • Providing safeguards

    Providing safeguards

    The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is enhancing its locator system technology to better assist residents with memory disorders and others prone to wandering or becoming disoriented and lost. The sheriff’s office is upgrading to AngelSense assistive technology that is better able to track and locate vulnerable residents, including children with developmental disabilities such as autism…

  • ‘The book represents me’

    ‘The book represents me’

    American Girl doll Kavika “Kavi” Sharma made national headlines earlier this year as the company’s first South Asian doll. On top of that, the Girl of the Year was local, an 11-going-on-12-year-old Indian girl living in Metuchen, Middlesex County. Hillsborough Middle School student Arusha Bhargava played a pivoting role in the development of the 2023 Girl of the…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 15

    Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 15

    Burlington, Mercer, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical…

  • ‘A proud moment’

    ‘A proud moment’

    Two properties that were pending warehouse developments will now be part of the Hillsborough Township’s open space inventory. The Township Committee unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance for the purchase of two properties – 1170 Millstone River Road and 303 Amwell Road at a meeting in November. Township officials had come together to make…