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  • ALLENTOWN: UF district debuts new 5-year plan

    There would be increased emphasis on technology, student achievement By David Kilby, Special Writer    ALLENTOWN — At the core of Upper Freehold Regional School District’s new five-year plan is increased emphasis on technology and student achievement. School administrators introduced the plan at the district’s Board of Education meeting Aug. 7.    Kathy Winecoff, the New Jersey…

  • Journey to the Spiritual Harvest

    By A New Equilibrium Learn to reap the rewards of a spiritual investment in your business at a dinner program sponsored by A New Equilibrium. Made up of business leaders from the Doylestown and Princeton, NJ, area, the group believes that connecting inner values to daily work is the key to business and personal satisfaction.…

  • WEST AMWELL: Happy times at Backyard Carnival

    WEST AMWELL: Happy times at Backyard Carnival

    Picasa Betty Jane Hunt (left)and Happy Time students circle around as Cassidy Hunt, of West Amwell, shows off a box turtle.

  • REGIONAL: Rep. Holt concedes senate bid

    By Charles W. Kim, Special Writer    It was not an election night U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, was used to.    As the eight-term congressman addressed several hundred supporters at the Nassau Inn, it was not in victory but in a resounding defeat in the special U.S. Senate Democratic primary on Tuesday night.    ”I just…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Scenarios proposed for Borough Hall

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    The rehabilitation of Borough Hall and associated costs were discussed during a special presentation provided to the Borough Council during its meeting Aug. 5.    The council agreed July 25 to hear an architect’s proposal for Borough Hall and the Police Department.    Borough Hall was flooded almost two years ago…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    East Windsor    Police arrested Benedict M. Joseph, 18, and Antuan D. Lewis, 25, both of Princeton Arms Apartments, at 10:43 p.m. Aug. 8.    While on patrol an officer observed two men acting suspiciously. The investigation revealed what was believed to be loose marijuana in the bed of a pickup, a plastic bag containing what was…

  • WEST WINDSOR: MCCC partners with Rutgers

       Mercer County Community College (MCCC) and Rutgers University have signed a new agreement that will provide opportunities for students with associate degrees to earn their bachelor’s degree from Rutgers on MCCC’s West Windsor campus.    ”Today, we bring together two institutions of higher learning with very different histories, but dedicated to a common goal: making…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Robbinsville 12s softball team reaches semis

    Trip to World Series rewarding By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Between the whirlwind of pressure and pageantry of the Little League Softball World Series, the Robbinsville 12-year-old all-star softball team has played exceptionally.    Robbinsville won its first three games of pool play to cement a spot in the semifinals that were scheduled for Tuesday…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Aug. 24 cabaret supports fund for educational students for students with disabilities

    HILLSBOROUGH: Aug. 24 cabaret supports fund for educational students for students with disabilities

    Benefit boosts fund in memory of former Flagtown woman postmaster    Somerset Valley Playhouse at Amwell Road will host a musical cabaret Saturday, Aug. 24, at 8 p.m. to boost an educational fund that honors a former Flagtown postmistress.    George Hansel is donating his cabaret act, “Burly Man Sings Girly Songs: My Life As A Show-Tune…