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  • Rinck House has future as nature center

    Officials expect Lawrence center to be open this winter. By: Brooke Olster    Township officials have decided on a use for the Rinck House.    The brick ranch house, located on the edge of the Drexel Woods property off of Drexel Avenue, is currently being converted into a nature center.    The house was purchased by the town…

  • July 21, 11:05 p.m.: An unpatriotic act

    Latest report on the USA Patriot Act By: Hank Kalet    For those of you who saw nothing wrong with the U.S.A. Patriot Act, read this from The New York Times. Seems there have been some civil rights violations.    Nothing like destroying democracy to save it.

  • City OKs $2.4M in bonds

    The money will be used to pay for major improvement projects, such as drainage on Cottage Hill and the renovation of the old Acme into a new court and community center. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — The City Council approved $2.4 million in general improvement bonds to finance major city improvement projects and the purchase…

  • Former schools chief to stay with district until November

       Sam Stewart was named Assistant Superintendent by the school board Monday. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Some familiar faces will remain with the district through the beginning of November, the school board announced Monday.    Former Superintendent Sam Stewart, whose last day on the job was Tuesday, will remain on the district’s payroll as assistant superintendent and former…

  • Mercedes-Benz car dealership seeks parking deck

    Committee views application; no public hearing set. By: Lea Kahn    The Planning Board Screening Committee got its first look last week at a proposal by Mercedes-Benz of Princeton to create a parking deck above the existing rear parking lot for new-car storage at the Brunswick Pike dealership.    The plan that was outlined for the screening…

  • PERCEPTIONS: Enjoy the day and remember the message

    Perceptions by Steve Feitl:Putting "independence" back in the Fourth of July. By: Steve Feitl    This Friday is Independence Day. Perhaps you know it a little better as the Fourth of July.    While they are the same holiday and the same date on the calendar, they seem to represent two very different things. In theory, the…

  • Task force, Lawrence residents discuss path concerns

    Trail group has special meeting set for July 9 at ETS. By: Lea Kahn    A handful of neighbors who live near the Carson Road Woods, concerned that a 10-foot-wide asphalt bicycle trail may be built on the township-owned parcel, took those concerns directly to the Lawrence Hopewell Trail Task Force last week.    The neighbors appeared…

  • Outlook for summer jobs is good

       Summer jobs are there, if teens are willing to find them. By: Brook Olster    South Brunswick teens may not have as much difficulty as they expect finding a summer job this year.    While the economy may be in a slump, Middlesex County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country compared to the…

  • Accountant: Stockton needs reassessment

    William Colantano presented an audit that said borough residents paid $55,000 more in county taxes because Hunterdon bases its rates on recent sales, rather than assessments. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — Accountant William Colantano presented the findings of a municipal audit to the Borough Council on Monday, saying the audit points to a need for…