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  • Baldpate Trailride proceeds aid mounted police

    Over 70 horses, riders and hikers attended the ride and many people made direct donations to the Trenton Mounted Police.    The Hopewell Valley Trailriding Association (HVTA) presented the Trenton Mounted Police Unit Foundation with a donation of $740 on Nov. 8 at the Mercer County Equestrian Center.    The HVTA donated a portion of the proceeds…

  • Study predicts pipeline impact

    Environmental assessment shows that proposed gas pipeline project does not pose any significant environmental dangers to Bordentown Township. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The proposed construction of the Williams/Transco gas pipeline project does not pose any significant environmental dangers to the township, according to an environmental assessment recently prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory…

  • Young chefs are cooking with pride

    Children master the art of Cheese Wiz fondue and creating the perfect caramel apple. By: Joseph Harvie    The aroma of Italian food filled the Recreation Center, but it was the young chef’s accomplishments that filled their families with pride.    A little baked ziti, some breadsticks and chocolate treats were on hand Nov. 18 at the…

  • Tree lightings begin Saturday

    Caroling, tree lighting and visits from Santa mark the beginning of the holiday season in several local towns. By: Scott Morgan    December nights are seldom dark, as long as the holidays mean lighted trees and carolers carrying candles, and now that Thanksgiving has kicked off the year’s last few holidays, most northern Burlington County towns…

  • State to study impact of regionalization

    South Hunterdon and its three sending districts want to know what regionalization would mean financially to taxpayers. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Local school officials recently authorized the state Department of Education to conduct an impact study to determine the financial effects of regionalization.    Superintendents, administrators and board of education members from South Hunterdon…

  • LETTERS: Candidate offers thanks

    To the editor:     I would like to thank all of my supporters and the residents of South Brunswick for helping to make my first run for an elected office memorable. It was both a humbling and an enlightening experience that I will cherish for many years.    Special thanks are offered to Dawn Smith, chairwoman…

  • LETTERS: Haunted trail was a success

    To the editor:     From ticket takers to undertakers and everyone in between, we are the Skull Crew and each of us has a very specific job to do. We haunt the woods of Woodlot Park two evenings in October and every year the community comes back for more.    We all take pride in our…

  • ‘Oliver!’

    Kelsey Theatre hosts this musical based on the Charles Dickens novel ‘Oliver Twist.’ By: Stuart Duncan    When Oliver! first opened in New York in early January 1963, the program stated boldly that playwright Lionel Bart had "freely adapted" the musical from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. It wasn’t really true; he had kept the basic plot,…

  • Mixed Nuts

    ‘Tis the season: The Roxey, ARB, Princeton Dance and Theater Studio and other ballet companies are ready to delight children of all ages with ‘The Nutcracker.’ By: Jillian Kalonick TIMEOFF PHOTOS/PHIL MCAULIFFE Audra Johnson and Kevin Byrne dance in the dress rehearsal for the Spanish Dance in American Repertory Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ at McCarter Theatre in…