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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township’s top planning official dies at 60

    Robert Ringelheim shephered application reviews, master plans and land-use ordinances    Hillsborough Township’s top planning official, Robert M. Ringelheim, was remembered by the official family this week for helping diligently to shape the township’s future.    ”He was a very dedicated public servant, a true professional and a wonderful colleague,” said Mayor Frank DelCore at Tuesday night’s…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Artistspaint town

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Artistspaint town

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Painters returned to paint freely in town this past weekend.    Artists spent time gazing upon the scnerery and creating original works for the second annual Paint the Town Plein Air art show and sale, which took place on Sunday, June 9.    Artists moved their studios outdoors to…

  • MANVILLE: He’ll drive limit, despite tailgaters

    He’s upset with Amwell Road traffic and fast drivers To the editor: I drive Amwell Road (Route 514) between Willow and Woods roads several times a day. Many of my fellow users of that road have not noticed that the speed limit in that stretch has been lowered to 35 mph. Perhaps they haven’t noticed…

  • LAWRENCE: Gladney named Police Officer of the Year

    Officer Daniel Gladney was sitting in the Police Department’s communications room, helping a new dispatcher learn the ropes, when he was summoned to Chief of Police Daniel Posluszny’s office. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Officer Daniel Gladney was sitting in the Police Department’s communications room, helping a new dispatcher learn the ropes, when he was…

  • FLORENCE: Community mourns township native

    Crash kills teen in South Brunswick By Jen Samuel and Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group   FLORENCE – Teenagers are mourning the death of a friend. An 18-year-old man, who recently moved to South Brunswick from Florence, was killed in a single car crash June 6. It occurred on Friendship Road in South Brunswick.    Sgt. Jim Ryan…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Town parties with a community festival

    ROBBINSVILLE: Town parties with a community festival

    Jennifer Kohlhepp Patrons of the Robbinsville Township Community Day enjoy a trackless train ride through Robbinsville Township Community Park on June 9. Photo by Jennifer Kohlhepp

  • MANSFIELD: Third-graders author books

    MANSFIELD: Third-graders author books

    Daria Zola reads to her daughter, Leah, 5, during the third-grade Author Night at Mansfield Township Elementary School on June 4. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • LAWRENCE: People urged to lock car doors, hide valuables

    Nearly 30 cars have been burglarized since January, and the Lawrence Township Police Department is urging owners to lock their cars and to hide valuables from sight. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer   Nearly 30 cars have been burglarized since January, and the Lawrence Township Police Department is urging owners to lock their cars and…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Two auto stops lead to heroin charges for seven

    Township police have charged seven people with possession of heroin following two separate motor vehicle stops in the past week.    ROBBINSVILLE — Township police have charged seven people with possession of heroin following two separate motor vehicle stops in the past week.One set of arrests took place at 3:30 p.m. June 5 on Robbinsville-Allentown Road…