Category: archives

  • Upper Freehold baseball team wins Tri-County crown

    By: Sean Moylan    When push came to shove, the Upper Freehold Regional Middle School baseball team discovered it had the heart of a champion hidden within and just waiting to burst out.    "A real turning point of the season was on April 29th when we got soundly defeated by the Applegarth Middle School of Monroe…

  • Police Beat

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    Police charged a 21-year-old Trenton man with obstructing justice, hindering his own apprehension and possession of fraudulent documents after an investigation into an accident led police into the City of Trenton on June 10.    According to police, officers investigating a hit-and-run accident on Carmen Avenue went to Trenton to talk to the registered…

  • Big top fun coming to Jamesburg

    The circus is coming to town. By: Leon Tovey    JAMESBURG — If you’ve ever wanted to run away to the circus, June 30 could just be your chance — and you could help out the Jamesburg Civic Association in the process.    The civic association is sponsoring a visit by the Alain Zerbani Great American Olde…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Organic lawn care will help protect water supply

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers Organic gardening is the key to lawn health and water safety.    Most of us no longer earn our living from working the soil. But even though we’ve taken "the boy out of the farm," a quick look around New Jersey’s suburbs will confirm that you can’t take…

  • Walter Scherer attains Eagle Scout rank

    For his Eagle Scout service project, he planned, solicited donations for, and managed the construction of a deck off the back of the Pennington First Aid Squad Building.    Walter Scherer, 18, of Pennington, recently reached Eagle Scout rank, Boy Scouting’s highest honor.    He was honored in April at a Court of Honor ceremony and reception…

  • District ready to buy land for driveway

    Constable School is getting a new driveway. By: Joseph Harvie    The South Brunswick School District will purchase a Constable Road property from the township to build a new driveway for the Constable School.    The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that authorized the sale to the school district.    The township purchased the 13,800-square-foot piece from…

  • ‘Mame’

    Soap stars Linda Dano and Anna Stuart star in this revival at Bucks County Playhouse. By: Stuart Duncan Linda Dano plays the title role in ‘Mame’ at Bucks County Playhouse.    Before Mame went into rehearsal for its Broadway opening (on May 24, 1966), rumors circulated about stars who had turned down the title role or…

  • Pet Talk-June 16, 2005

    Assessment key to controlling allergies By: Dr. Daniel Eubanks    Our pet column for the past two chapters has described allergy in our pets — specifically, flea allergy followed by food allergy.    This month will conclude the series with the third and last type, the "everything else" allergy category.    "Everything else" refers to all of the…

  • Flood aid denial hurts fire, rescue workers

    Lambertville City Councilwoman Cynthia Ege testified before the state Assembly Federal Relations Committee. By: Linda Seida    When the state Assembly’s Federal Relations Committee gathered last week to try to determine why New Jersey’s municipalities and counties failed to receive federal aid after the April flood, Lambertville Councilwoman Cynthia Ege told the legislators the denial is…