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  • FLORENCE: Local Scout pays tribute to firehouse

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    A local Boy Scout is building a replica of an old hose shed formerly used to help extinguish fires.    William Blakeslee must manage the community project, raise funds, perform the work and see it to completion.    ”William has developed a goal of creating a historic representation of one of…

  • COUNTY: Mosquitos still a concern during the fall months

    FREEHOLD — County officials hope to remind residents that although fall is here, and the weather is getting cooler, mosquitoes are still biting.    ”Despite the change in season, residents need to continue protecting themselves from mosquitoes,” said Freeholder Deputy Director Serena DiMaso, liaison to the Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission. “The spread of mosquito-borne diseases…

  • PHOTO: New officer ready to serve

    PHOTO: New officer ready to serve

    From left are Chief James W. Collins, Officer Flodmand and Mayor Yaede. Courtesy photo

  • HIGHTSTOWN: School district has 41 new staff members

        The East Windsor Regional School District has welcomed 41 new certified staff members for the 2013-14 school year.    The new staff includes teachers, child study team members, a school counselor, a librarian, a school nurse, an assistant school business administrator, an assistant principal, a supervisor and a principal.    The new staff members were…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Mark the date

       The 24th annual Cranberry Festival will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6, on Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown City.    The event will feature a juried craft show, 140 crafter displays, original art, gourmet foods, Jersey Fresh wines, and Saturday-only Quentin Hausser Memorial Car Show.    Free parking for the Cranberry…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: ‘Terrifying image’ to be auctioned by Rago Sunday

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A statuette of a charging Ku Klux Klansman that was presented to the great American film director, D.W. Griffith, in 1915 will be up for auction at the Rago Arts and Auction Center, in Lambertville, on Sept. 22.    Many unusual items find their way to the Monday Walk-in…

  • ALLENTOWN: Democratic groups merge

    The Allentown and Upper Freehold Township Democratic organizations recently voted to merge into a joint organization called the Allentown-Upper Freehold Democratic Organization. ALLENTOWN — The Allentown and Upper Freehold Township Democratic organizations recently voted to merge into a joint organization called the Allentown-Upper Freehold Democratic Organization.    According to a press release, both organizations have been…

  • COUNTY: Rutgers’ program comes to MCCC

    WEST WINDSOR — The Conference Center at Mercer on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College will be the new location for Rutgers’ executive master in public administration program offered by the Rutgers-Camden Department of Public Policy and Administration in partnership with the Rutgers Center for Executive Leadership in Government.    Applications are now…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Town to raze Borough Hall

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    The Borough Council moved forward Monday with an architect’s proposal to build a new Borough Hall.    Borough Hall was flooded more than two years ago during Hurricane Irene. For the past six weeks, council members were trying to decide whether to knock part or all of the current building…