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  • Local schools ready to open gridiron seasons

    By Mike Mack, Special Writer    It’s the most wonderful time of the year.    Football season is back. And while for many that means stocking up on snacks and picking a spot on the couch, for the local high school football teams it means it’s time to get back to work.    For Bordentown football, that means…

  • FLORENCE: Roebling Elementary has new leader

    FLORENCE: Roebling Elementary has new leader

    New Roebling Elementary School Principal Jared Peltzman with (left to right) Matt Conti (third grade), Riley Kurtz (first grade), Grace Kurtz (third grade) and Drew Boyd (first grade) during the water ice event sponsored by the PTA.

  • MANVILLE: Air conditioner reported stolen

    Police blotter, Aug. 26-Sept. 1     A Duke’s Parkway resident reported on Aug. 30 at 10:48 a.m. a burglary and theft of two air conditioning units and a blow-up air mattress from his house. The man said the incident occurred between Aug. 22 and 29. The items are valued at $275.     A South 9th…

  • HAMILTON: Township offers free paper shredding

    Shredding set for Sept. 21 at Police Dept. parking lot HAMILTON — Township residents are invited to participate in a free paper shredding event Sept. 21.    The event will take place in the Hamilton Township Police Department parking lot located at 1270 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road.    The free event will be offered rain or shine from 8…

  • ON CAMPUS: Locals among radiologic graduates

    The School of Radiologic Technology is an accredited, full-time hospital based radiography program at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, which only accepts eight students per year. Hamilton    Jenna Muehleisen, of Yardville, and Samantha Masterpole, of Hamilton, were among eight graduates from the St. Francis School of Radiologic Technology.    The School of Radiologic Technology is…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local Syrian: ‘Military intervention not needed

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local Syrian: ‘Military intervention not needed

    Official White House Photo by Pete Souza President Barack Obama meets with his National Security Staff to discuss the situation in Syria, in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 30. From left at the table: National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice; Attorney General Eric Holder; Secretary of State John Kerry; and Vice President…

  • BACK TO SCHOOL: Meals can be time to communicate with kids

    This just in from across the pond: Talking at mealtimes boosts a child’s confidence. by Bernadette Suski-Harding, Special Writer This just in from across the pond: Talking at mealtimes boosts a child’s confidence.    The National Literacy Trust polled 35,000 students, ages 8 to 16, across the United Kingdom and came to the conclusion that children…

  • REGION: Joshua Classic unites community for charity

    Folks from across the region returned to Mercer Oaks on Aug. 13 for the 12th annual Joshua Classic. By Jen Samuel, Special Writer WEST WINDSOR — Folks from across the region returned to Mercer Oaks on Aug. 13 for the 12th annual Joshua Classic.    Each year the scramble-style tournament raises funds for the Joshua Harr…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Strike up the band!