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  • Lawrence gets $140K in state aid

    Homeland security funds provide tax relief. By: Lea Kahn    State officials are planning to send a $140,000 check to Lawrence to help offset the cost of providing homeland security for the township.    The announcement was made last week by state Sen. Shirley Turner and Assembly members Bonnie Watson-Coleman and Reed Gusciora of the 15th Legislative…

  • PERCEPTIONS: Make the World Series a true ‘classic’

    Forget fixing the All-Star Game, concentrate on October. By: Steve Feitl    This time it counted, just like it did last year. And still the general public seemed largely apathetic, just like it did last year.    I’m talking about Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game held last week in Houston, Texas. The selling point from the past…

  • Police to enforce Washington Crossing Bridge regulations

    Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced its intention to enforce the 3-ton weight limit on the old bridge for both cars and trucks, beginning Aug. 1. By Allison Busacca    Beginning Aug. 1, New Jersey State Police will begin looking in earnest for drivers who fail to observe the weight limit on the Washington…

  • It’s Blooming Bookstores

    Located on Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown’s five bookstores are a book lover’s dream. By: Susan Van Dongen TIMEOFF PHOTOS/SUSAN VAN DONGEN The interior of the Bohemian Bookworm is "like your aunt’s drawing room," says owner Ronald Morris.    Strange, wonderful things happen to me in bookstores.    Last year on Nov. 1, a voice from my distant past…

  • Little Rembrandts find inspiration at summer art camp

    Bordentown City’s Firehouse Gallery holds its 10th summer art camp program for kids. By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — There were lots of Nemos, a handful of Dorys and the occasional shark. Then there was the octopus who felt he had too much to do and not enough hands to do it.    This minor slice…

  • Post 26 knocked out of playoffs

    By: Sean Moylan    Maybe Bordentown Post 26 wasn’t as good as the American Legion team which opened the season 12-1. However, it certainly wasn’t as bad as the club which went 3-6 down the stretch.    A late-season injury to catcher Bryan Maus, who just might be the best field general in the league, caused an…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    A River Road resident called police to report that two motorcycles were stolen from his workshop overnight at 2:49 p.m. July 6.    The victim told police that between 8 p.m. July 5, and noon July 6, someone had removed two Honda dirt bikes. The victim’s red and white 2004 Honda dirt motorcycle was valued…

  • Robert Manning Kerney

       Robert Manning Kerney, 57, died Tuesday at the University Medical Center at Princeton after a long illness.    Born in Lawrenceville, he was a resident of Pennington for 22 years before moving to Belle Mead four years ago.    Mr. Kerney attended Georgetown University and graduated summa cum laude from the College of New Jersey. He served…

  • Hillsborough Sr. Pony power prevails

    Bats going nuts in early games By: Nick Vaccaro        The Hillsborough Senior Pony League baseball team has been seeing beach balls at the plate so far this season, something that the opposing pitchers haven’t liked very much.    Hillsborough is off to a solid 3-1-0 start through the first four games of the summer league.…