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  • Elizabeth “Bubsie” Weisbecker, 93

    Elizabeth “Bubsie” Weisbecker, 93

    Elizabeth “Bubsie” Weisbecker, nee Elizabeth Gordon Dannehower, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 19, 2023 at the age of 98. Born on October 7, 1925 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, she was a longtime resident of Princeton, N.J. who enjoyed a multi- decade career in advertising sales with the Princeton Packet. She retired to Vero…

  • Don’t cut funds for saving open space and farmland!

    Don’t cut funds for saving open space and farmland!

    by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Four years ago, residents of rural Warren County were shocked when a Pennsylvania developer announced plans to build 2.8 million square feet of warehouses on 600 acres of prime farmland in White Township. From the local viewpoint, nothing about the Jaindl Land Co. plan made sense.…

  • Devils ‘lift spirits’

    Devils ‘lift spirits’

    The New Jersey Devils hosted their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health on Saturday, Nov. 25, when they faced off against the Buffalo Sabres at the Prudential Center. In attendance was 13-year-old Charlie Shomers, a cancer patient and lifelong Devils fan, and his family. The Hillsborough teen was diagnosed with Ependymoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer,…

  • County marking the return of the AIDS memorial quilt

    County marking the return of the AIDS memorial quilt

    The AIDS Memorial Quilt is returning to Burlington County for the first time in five years and it is receiving some new panels from Burlington County residents who lost loved ones to the disease. The new panels and other sections of the quilt will be on display in honor of World AIDS Day at the…

  • County officials giving away 600 new kids coats

    County officials giving away 600 new kids coats

    In an effort to help Burlington County children stay warm this winter, state Sen. Troy Singleton and the Burlington County Commissioners are giving away 600 new winter coats this season on Saturday, Dec. 2nd, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Burlington County Emergency Services Building in Westampton. The senator and commissioners are partnering with the…

  • ‘No shave’ for a good cause
  • Removing invasive plant species
  • Discovery Center at Point Breeze to host holiday open house

    Discovery Center at Point Breeze to host holiday open house

    Spend the holidays at D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Discovery Center at Point Breeze. The public is invited to a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 2-4 p.m. at the Discovery Center located at 101 Park St., Bordentown. The public is invited to enjoy mulled cider, hot chocolate and cookies at the open house. The Discovery…

  • Congrats!

    Congrats!

    Congrats to Bordentown City’s newest sergeants Jeremy Archer (right) and Justin Lewandowski who were sworn in to their new posts at the Bordentown City Commissioners meeting on Nov. 13.