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  • EAST WINDSOR: Township explores saving taxpayers energy costs

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    Council members are considering energy aggregation to pursue savings for residents after hearing pitches about such programs at their meetings.    Stephen Thayer, of Jersey Energy Group, said at the July 2 meeting that such programs band residents together through their household energy usage to provide sizeable electricity loads to…

  • Area residents among 2013 graduates

    The following residents are recent graduates of boarding schools, colleges and universities:     — Among the 3,600 graduating from James Madison University at a commencement ceremony May 4 were Renee Jessica Francisco, of Robbinsville, Angela Scibilia, of Allentown, Jennifer Spildener, of New Egypt, and Devon Brzezynski, of Robbinsville.     — Jeffrey Gerdes, of Robbinsville, was…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Gala celebrates Shalom Torah Academy

    EAST WINDSOR: Gala celebrates Shalom Torah Academy

    Courtesy photo Ethan Lippman, son of East Windsor Councilman Marc Lippman, received an honorary award as Shalom Torah Academy Alumnus of the Year at the gala benefit for the school in East Windsor on June 9. He is with Principal Rabbi Yaakov Freedman and Rabbi Menachem Chinn.

  • ALLENTOWN: Duffy helps Mercer to Carpenter Cup title

    Reutsch also contributes By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    While one all-star game may have come to a disappointed ending for Mark Duffy, his other could not have gone any better.    The recent Allentown High School graduate was a part of the Mercer County all-star baseball team that won the Carpenter Cup, 9-2, over Lehigh…

  • PLUMSTED: Patriotic Display

    PLUMSTED: Patriotic Display

    Picasa Giada Toleno, 6, of New Egypt, enjoys one of the day’s performances. 

  • HAMILTON: Patriotic Party

    HAMILTON: Patriotic Party

    Fireworks capped off Hamilton Township’s annual Independence Day festivities July 5. Photos by Rebecca Nowalski . 

  • The kindness of strangers

    Betsy Hornberger Lambertville     On June 30, my friend and I had gone to the movies at the ACME Screening Room. On our way back to the car he noticed there was some overgrowth on the path from Union Street back to the canal. He had loppers in the car and did some “trail maintenance”…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: International thespians unite

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: International thespians unite

    Courtesy photo International Thespian Society Troupe 6803: front row from left, Megan Haltmeier, Leah Tasseff, Ella Lafontant. Middle row: Hope Leonard, Emma Reichard, Erin Hansell, Ashley Hansell; and back row from left, Ivan Trancon, Matt Luyber, James Bullock, Matt Dalton, Kaitlyn Anthony.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: EDITORIAL