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  • Charter group reviews government options for Hopewell Township

    Commission now will work toward coming up with an Aug. 1 recommendation for townshop officials. By Lauren Graham Delehey    On Tuesday night, the Hopewell Township Charter Study Commission concluded the second phase of its work with a public hearing focused on the alternative forms of government available to the township under New Jersey law.    Chairman…

  • Four-legged crime fighter wins medals at competition

    Justice among the best police canines from three states By:Donna Lukiw    After a member of the Manville Police Department won three medals and a trophy, his only response was a bark and a wag of his tail.    Justice, the department’s K-9 dog, competed for his first time in the U.S. Canine Association regional competitions held…

  • Township continues downzoning talks

    Springfield Township continues to discuss changing the minimum lot sizes from 3 to 10 acres. By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — Cooler heads and an openness to new options defined last week’s discussion concerning a plan to change minimum lot sizes in the township.    In a low-key follow-up to a heated Planning Board meeting the night…

  • Post 414 squad rams Hightstown

    Post 414 baseball By: Jim Green    Lawrence American Legion Post 414 baseball manager Joe Eldridge Sr. knows his team won’t have many easy nights.    Even though Lawrence is much improved from its seven-win team of a year ago, it still is relatively young, and with youth comes some inconsistency. In the ultra-competitive Mercer County American…

  • Going to the source

    Local readers meet local writer By:Donna Lukiw    While staring at an empty prescription bottle, members of the Manville Book Club were asked to describe the bottle without using the words prescription or bottle.    With some members wondering what the purpose of the exercise was, local guest author Edward Scagliotta explained how something as simple as…

  • St. As teacher says farewell

    Mass commemorates end of a teaching career. By: Melissa Hayes    The chapel at St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church glowed with the light of 25 candles Tuesday morning, one for each year second-grade teacher Mary Kedian has been at the school.    "You believed each child wasn’t a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to…

  • Florence tennis players take final swings in NJSIAA event

    By: Sean Moylan    Luis Gutierez’ great season ended with a second-round loss to Vineland’s Mark Shad in the NJSIAA singles tournament the weekend of June 4-5.    Gutierez, the junior first singles star of the Florence Township Memorial High School varsity tennis team, had reached the second round by beating Harrison’s Brandon Lee 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.…

  • BOROUGH BRIEFS

    By:Melissa Edmond Borough borrows for garbage trucks    The Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance authorizing the purchase of two sanitation trucks at Monday’s meeting.    The bond ordinance includes the original apparatus and equipment in by and for Manville for the sum of $225,000.    Two weeks ago Borough Clerk Phil Petrone said the borough would make…

  • Curious answer casting call

    Bordentown City residents attend casting call for ABC summer game show titled "My Kind of Town." By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — It’s supposed to be like "The Price Is Right," only not. An as-yet-unheard-of-in-this-country hybrid of game show and variety show made of neighbors from small towns across the country.    And if you hang…