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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Deer are killing Sourland forest

    Forum on Thursday night to explore deer management techniques By Gene Robbins, Packet Media Group    Deer are killing the Sourland Mountain.    Overpopulation of white-tailed deer is “the greatest single threat to the health of the Sourland forest,” says a press release from the Sourland Conservancy, a nonprofit organization working to protect the 90-square-mile area of…

  • LAWRENCE: Strategist: GOP should accept same sex marriage

    If the Republican Party wants to stay relevant, it has to choose — either to expand to become more inclusive to gain new supporters, or to contract and become less accepting of differing points o By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    If the Republican Party wants to stay relevant, it has to choose — either to…

  • CALENDAR: Nov. 21

    Wednesdays    Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Fri., Nov. 29    The fifth annual Allentown High School Alumni Soccer game will be…

  • HAMILTON: Trenton Water violates monitoring regulations

    Trenton Water Works has been found to be in violation of federal and state monitoring requirements.    HAMILTON — Trenton Water Works has been found to be in violation of federal and state monitoring requirements.    In a Nov. 8 letter to customers, the utility acknowledged that between January 2010 and September 2013 it did not use…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township shares in planning award

    ROBBINSVILLE: Township shares in planning award

    Robbinsville Township became the first municipality to win an economic development achievement award from PlansSmart NJ By James McEvoy, Managing Editor    NEW BRUNSWICK — Robbinsville Township became the first municipality to win an economic development achievement award from PlansSmart NJ.    The award, according to a press release, was a result of the township’s efforts in…

  • HAMILTON: County bridge project begins

    The Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has started the replacement of the bridge on Sweetbriar Avenue (County Route 649) over Miry Run in Hamilton.    HAMILTON —The Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has started the replacement of the bridge on Sweetbriar Avenue (County Route 649) over Miry Run in Hamilton.    The bridge,s…

  • LAWRENCE: Students ask board to reject teacher evaluations

    Alarmed that teachers may be jettisoned because students have not met pre-determined “student growth objectives,” a group of Lawrence High School students took their concerns to the Lawrence T By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Alarmed that teachers may be jettisoned because students have not met pre-determined “student growth objectives,” a group of Lawrence High School…

  • MCCC Music Students to Perform Winter Concerts Dec. 10 and 11

    MCCC Music Students to Perform Winter Concerts Dec. 10 and 11

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – The community is invited to enjoy two festive holiday-themed concerts, to be presented by Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Music students in December. Both concerts are free and open to the public, and will take place at Kelsey Theatre, located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton…

  • MCCC Music Students to Perform Winter Concerts Dec. 10 and 11

    MCCC Music Students to Perform Winter Concerts Dec. 10 and 11

    MCCC jazz students in rehearsal for their winter concert on Dec. 11. The MCCC Chorus performs Dec. 10.