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  • Rail study must answer key questions

    EDITORIAL: Rail study needs to also consider impact on community By:    During the Oct. 28 Planning Board "zoning game" meeting, many residents had questions and concerns about the placement of a commuter railroad station, currently proposed near the Amwell Road railroad crossing.    We’re not sure where else a station could go — it does need…

  • Obituaries for week of Nov. 11

    Frances Parcinski    Frances Potocki Parcinski, 91, died Nov. 3 at home.    Born in Trenton, Mrs. Parcinski was a lifelong Trenton and Lawrenceville resident.    She retired in 1972 after 30 years of service with the General Motors Inland Fisher Guide plant in Ewing Township.    She was a member of the Catholic War Veteran’s, Holy Cross post…

  • Residents reflect on local elections

    Residents discuss results of Mansfield Township’s municipal elections which resulted in a sweep by the Republican candidates. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — Last week’s election results have been finalized, but a closer look at each voting district’s figures revealed that the Republicans swept the municipal race mostly because of the support of residents in the…

  • Voters thanked for re-electing Asher

    To the editor By:    I would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters of Manville for their support in this past election.    It is both an honor and a privilege to serve as councilwoman for the borough. I look forward to working with Mr. Petrone, and the current members to provide Manville with…

  • Elisha Conte

       Elisha "Harry" Conte, 79, of Monmouth Junction, died Friday, Nov. 5, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in Jersey City, Mr. Conte was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier.    He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years,…

  • Bandits targeting area warehouses

    "The Hole in the Wall Gang" strikes again with an attempted robbery at a cosmetics company warehouse. By: Melissa Hayes    Police are investigating an attempted robbery at the Shiseido Corporation cosmetics warehouse on Docks Corner Road Sunday that may be connected to similar incidents in Jamesburg, Monroe and Sayreville.    According to police, a half-dozen police…

  • Hopewell officials not happy with Hart Avenue house plans

    Couple wants to remove existing single-family home at 39 Hart Ave., and construct a larger one in its place. By Francis Mahoney    Plans for a new home on Hart Avenue might be "too large" to suit members of the Hopewell Borough Planning Board, which, on occasion, also acts as the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment.…

  • Radio systems get upgrades

    Radios for police departments around Burlington County will be connected to a digital/analog system to improve clarity, provide greater resistance to interference and eliminate dead areas. By: Scott Morgan    One month ago, Bordentown City’s police officers were drowning in static. In basements, near the Delaware River, around town, the sound coming through the officers’ hand-held…

  • Penalty kick ends season for BRHS boys’ soccer

    By: Sean Moylan    "We lost 1-0 on a phantom penalty kick call," said Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity soccer coach Charlie Miller.    "There was no foul or anything. I even asked the ref and he couldn’t explain it (his call)."    So on Tuesday night under the lights at Northern Community Park, Cranford officially ended…