Category: archives
-

School ritual should be changed
To the editor A bizarre ritual occurs in Hillsborough every April. Parents of over 4,000 eligible elementary and intermediate school children are instructed to show up at Hillsborough High School in a 11/2-hour time frame to sign up for the school district’s summer enrichment program. The schools send home a booklet full of classes in…
-

Pennington Council to introduce budget April 28
If introduced when expected, the public hearing and adoption vote could be held during council’s regularly scheduled June 2 meeting. By John Tredrea: The Pennington Borough Council decided Monday night to schedule a special meeting for introduction of the borough’s 2003 budget, on which work sessions involving council members and other public officials are continuing…
-

Judge to rule in murder trial
Report says teen was insane when he killed his father. By: Sharlee DiMenichi A Dayton man charged with killing his father was legally insane at the time of the crime but is psychologically fit to be tried, said Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Kapsak at a status conference Friday at the county courthouse in New…
-

Soldiers train to fight bio-chemical attacks
FORT DIX The soldiers at Fort Dix have been carrying their gas masks with them everywhere on the base. The masks are kept in small Army-green bags that hang over their shoulders or around their waists. By: Eve Collins FORT DIX The soldiers at Fort Dix have been carrying their gas masks with…
-

New Hope hires police officers
The borough has added two part-time police officers as well as two part-time meter enforcement officers. By: Linda Seida NEW HOPE The Borough Council has approved the addition of two part-time police officers. Robert Garrett, 29, is a resident of Levittown, who formerly worked as a dispatcher for Northampton Township. Dawn Harrison, 35, is…
-

Fieldsboro gives thumbs up to yellow ribbons
About 20 residents, many dressed in shades of yellow, filled the seats of the municipal courtroom Monday night as the Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution allowing the placement of yellow ribbons on municipal property. By: Vanessa Holt In the past three weeks the borough has become synonymous with yellow ribbons since it attracted widespread…
-

Police departments deal with losing officers to the military
By: Eve Collins Eve CollinsStaff Writer Police departments across the country, including those in North Hanover, Florence, and Chesterfield townships, have been losing officers to military duty, causing manpower shortages and longer hours for the remainder of the forces. North Hanover Police Chief Mark Keubler said the department is very happy to get Patrolman John…
-

Senior citizen loses $14,000 in Nigerian scam
The man thought he was going to make more than half of that by selling his 1996 Saab. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE A senior citizen was scammed out of almost $14,000 when he thought he was actually going to make $7,500 by selling his 1996 Saab, Lambertville police said. He sent the money to…
-

Open space holds up budget adoption
By: Eve Collins CHESTERFIELD The Township Committee delayed adoption of its 2003 budget April 10 to add an amendment that sets aside $25,000 for open space, said officials. The amendment will not affect the tax rate, said Township Clerk Bonnie Haines. In order to apply for Green Acres funding, the township was required to…
