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  • Edward W. O’Brien Jr.

       Edward W. O’Brien Jr., 72, of Titusville died Nov. 22 at St. Francis Medical Center.    Born in Trenton, Mr. O’Brien was a lifelong Titusville and Trenton resident.    He was a graduate of Trenton Catholic, a graduate of St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia, and he received his master’s degree from Boston College.    He is son of…

  • Police Beat

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Police charged a 36-year-old Hamilton man with disorderly conduct and aggravated assault against a police officer after a disturbance at the Farnsworth House restaurant on Nov. 25.    According to police, officers were called to the restaurant around 7:30 p.m. because a patron, William Craft, had become intoxicated and had run up a bar…

  • DEP honors Sourland Planning Council

    Sourland Planning Council’s "efforts have demonstrated a positive influence on improving ground water quality."    The Sourland Planning Council has been honored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for its efforts to ensure clean and plentiful water for residents of the Sourland Mountain Region and central New Jersey.    Jennifer Bryson, president of the…

  • Proffit tapped for district’s interim post

    LHS principal should serve as assistant superintendent. By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence High School Principal Donald Proffit is expected to be named interim assistant superintendent for curriculum by the Lawrence Township Board of Education when it meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the LHS library.    Schools Superintendent Max Riley said he plans to recommend Mr. Proffit,…

  • 17-year-old CEO receives award

    IT Media earns Cisco Systems technology prize. By: Emily Craighead    Like most CEOs, Greg Liebowitz, president of IT Media, works in a spacious office with windows.    On the phone and in his e-mails he sounds like any white-collar executive, but Greg is 17 and his office is his bedroom in his parents’ Oxford Place house.…

  • Hopewell Township planners support adoption of Merrill rezoning

    "The positives outweigh the negatives," Planning Board Chairwoman Karen Murphy said before casting one of the seven affirmative votes. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Planning Board says the Township Committee should adopt the proposed rezoning ordinance needed to implement an out-of-court settlement of Merrill Lynch’s lawsuit against the township.    With a 7-2 vote at…

  • Mathesius denies motions to drop charges against Nyce

    In a 10-page ruling released Thursday, Judge Bill Mathesius rejected both of Robin Lord’s arguments. By John Tredrea    In Trenton Thursday afternoon, Superior Court Judge Bill Mathesius denied two motions to dismiss first-degree murder and fourth-degree evidence tampering indictments against accused wife-killer Jonathan Nyce.    The motions were filed Oct. 18 by Robin Lord, Mr. Nyce’s…

  • Mercedes-Benz opens local distribution center

    Mercedes-Benz USA Regional Master Parts Distribution Center opens on New Canton Way, providing a sizable ratable for Washington Township. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — A major undertaking — and a major ratable for the township — officially opened its doors Tuesday when the ribbon was cut on the new Mercedes-Benz warehouse on New Canton Way.…

  • For the Dec. 2 issue

    Lucien J. Matte, Mary S. Rhoades, Anna T. Woitowicz, Jean Benice Samedi, Anna F. Walker, Perry Lee Coffee, Louis A. Latham, Eldon R. Brown. Lucien J. Matte    MANSFIELD — Lucien J. Matte, 83, of the Homestead section of Mansfield Township died Nov. 27 in Virtua-Memoria Hospital in Mount Holly.    Born in Lowell, Mass., he had…