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  • HILLSBOROUGH: DelCore says he watches tax money closely

    Campaign Corner submission    Since joining the Township Committee in 2008, Mayor Frank DelCore said he feels has “striven to be a “financial watchdog,” he said in a campaign press release.    ”I strongly believe that I and my Republican colleagues have delivered on our pledge to be effective stewards of taxpayer funds,” he said.    As a…

  • HAMILTON: Megan Kanka Foundation gambles on generosity

    HAMILTON: Megan Kanka Foundation gambles on generosity

    The glitter and glitz of Atlantic City was temporarily relocated to the Nottingham Ballroom Saturday night, as more than 150 people came out to try their luck at the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation’s by Nicole M. Wells HAMILTON — The glitter and glitz of Atlantic City was temporarily relocated to the Nottingham Ballroom Saturday night,…

  • Resident supports David Boyne for mayor

    To the editor:     I have been a Robbinsville resident for nine years and a personal friend of David Boyne’s for over a dozen years. I have shared frequent dinners, soccer sidelines and even travel destinations with Dave over these years. This Nov. 5 shows the promise of putting a genuinely honest and trustworthy man…

  • CAPITOL NEWS AND COMMENT

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Marriage equality    New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, D-Essex, Passaic, released the following statement on Assignment Judge Mary C. Jacobson’s order denying a request by Gov. Chris Christie to prevent marriage equality:    ”I applaud this sound decision that…

  • MANVILLE: Police will accept old medications for disposal Saturday

    Seventh year of joining national day of collection    For the seventh time, the Manville Police Department, along with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, will host Operation Take Back Day this Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the police station at 2 North Main St.    Operation Take Back Day is a safe medicine disposal…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Nasha Spady, 24, of Trenton, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after she was stopped for a motor vehicle violation on Brunswick Avenue near the New Jersey Lottery Commission building at 1:27 a.m. Oct. 16.    An Apple iPhone valued at $350 was reported taken from an Allentown resident’s tote bag…

  • COUNTY: Man pleads guilty to posing as officer

    Corrections officer coerced prostitutes to have sex with him TRENTON — A state correction officer from Burlington County pleaded guilty Oct. 17 to impersonating a law enforcement officer to coerce prostitutes to have sex with him, according to Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman.    Juan R. Stevens, 51, of Burlington Township, a suspended senior correction…

  • MANVILLE: Cancer survivor fights back

    MANVILLE: Cancer survivor fights back

    Cutathon on Sunday will help fund research By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    Allure Hair Studio owners Maria Arena and husband Neil are helping to get the word out about breast cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.    This cause is near and dear to the Arenas, who are hosting a cutathon supporting breast cancer…

  • HAMILTON: RWJ gallery offers photo exhibit

    HAMILTON: RWJ gallery offers photo exhibit

    HAMILTON — Township resident Jerry Gerber has been making images most of his life, and emphasizing fine art photography for the last several years.    ”If it reflects light, it is fair game” describes Jerry’s choice of genres.    His piece, “Looking for Hopper,” is one of more than 60 photographs currently on display at the Lakefront…