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  • PDS traffic upgrades approved

    Planning Board OKs changes designed to improve access and circulation at school. By: Jennifer Potash    With little fanfare or controversy, the Princeton Regional Planning Board approved traffic and circulation improvements at Princeton Day School on Thursday.    No one from the public commented at the board hearing.    The Planning Board unanimously approved a new loop road,…

  • New full-time hire a first

    Springfield Township hires first-ever full-time manager/clerk, Thalia Kay. By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — Thalia Kay is expecting to stay busy. As the township’s first-ever full-time manager/clerk, she anticipates little downtime when she takes over the reins from Township Clerk Virginia Freck in January.    But that’s just fine with her.    "Springfield is certainly a wonderful community,"…

  • Coming Home

    The Michener Art Museum expansion gives a boost to the cultural landscape of New Hope, Pa. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski James A. Michener Art Museum Director Bruce Katsiff in the Kaufman and Hart exhibit in New Hope, Pa., part of a multimedia display celebrating the art and artists of Bucks County.…

  • Flashes’ great work rewarded with all-star selections

    By: Sean Moylan    Once one gets over the initial shock of the Florence Township Memorial High School varsity football squad having no representatives voted onto the New Jersey State All-Star squad, one can begin to celebrate the selection of several Florence players to various other all-star squads.    Brett Burg did, however, make the All-South Jersey…

  • Residents oppose ‘cluster’

    Residents of Mansfield Township voice opposition to Planning Board’s amendment to the town’s cluster ordinance. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — Residents attending the Mansfield Township Planning Board meeting last week for a public hearing on a development application, stalled a vote on the 42-house plan as well as discussion of a controversial amendment to the…

  • Clerk, manager replaced

    New Hanover and Springfield Townships have hired two clerks to replace position formerly held by one person. By: Eve Collins and Scott Morgan    Two local municipalities recently have hired replacements for positions held by one person in both townships.    Paul Thomas, who was the township clerk/administrator in New Hanover and the township manager in Springfield,…

  • Keyport offers tough foe in title tilt

    By: Sean Moylan    On Sunday at 2 p.m. at Kean University, for the second year in a row, the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity football team will be taking on an undefeated top-seeded, seemingly unstoppable football team in a NJSIAA Group I Championship football game (this time for a Central Jersey crown).    Only…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Dec. 4 issue. Vote common sense on Dec. 9 To the editor:    The Chesterfield School Board referendum, the facts:    1. The school board says "time is of the essence." Money is cheap to borrow and the school district can receive a partial grant from the state. They want to build a new school…

  • Community Calendar

    Fashion/dinner show    Friday, Dec. 5 —The Holy Assumption School PTA of Roebling invites the public to attend the annual fashion/dinner show "Evening at the Manhattan Club." Mark your calendars and plan to join us for a fun-filled evening of food, fashion and prizes. Tickets are $35 each; call 499-0045 for details. Flea market    Saturday, Dec.…