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  • Clara barton Elementary School wins fourth ‘Best Practice" award

    School recognized for ARTTS program By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — The Clara Barton Elementary School already has been honored three times with "Best Practice" awards for creating volunteer, mentor and philanthropy programs.    Now they can add another award to the shelf, one for a massive cross-curricular project that took students through the cultural history…

  • Merchants split on parking needs vs. eminent domain

    Debate heats up over whether a man’s land should be taken to build a parking lot. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN – Business owners in the borough are divided as to whether the Borough Council should acquire a 66-by-235-foot property to expand the municipal parking lot off Church Street.    Everyone, however, seems to agree that the…

  • New fire chief is career firefighter

    Robert Hayes Jr. says he’s ‘get stuff done’ type By:Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE — The Fire Department has a new chief, and he’s a man who promises action rather than words.    And although Robert Hayes Jr. describes himself as a "get stuff done" type person, he brings more than just leadership skills to the department. Mr.…

  • Trio of softball players ready to repeat success

    Million, Adams, Millington look to guide softball 10s back to states By:Sean Moylan Sean MoylanSports Writer    The Bordentown 10-year-old and under Little League All-Star softball squad has only three players returning from last year’s team which reached the state finals.    Yet when those three players are stars like Emily Million, Ashley Adams and Megan Millington…

  • Abandoned, ‘haunted’ house burns

    Springfield Township fire officials describe blaze as ‘suspicious’ By:Vanessa S. Holt    SPRINGFIELD – Fire destroyed an abandoned, "haunted," three-story house on Highland Road before dawn on June 20.    Police and fire officials described the blaze as "suspicious" but not necessarily malicious.    Over the past few years, rumors that the building was a "haunted house" have…

  • Students ‘adopt’ family of late New York firefighter

    School presents family with $2,000 check By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — The family of a New York City firefighter who died in the line of duty on Sept. 11 came to the MacFarland Junior School last week to thank students here who "adopted" the family as recipients of their fund raising.    "The students wanted…

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  • Summertime — and the grillin’ is easy

    IN THE KITCHEN by Faith Bahadurian:  Taking advantage of prepared sauces and marinades, with ingredients that sound natural and authentic, these grilled dishes also take well to a broiler or stovetop grill if you want to prepare them inside instead.    When the weather gets hot, my kitchen gets even hotter, so the last thing I…

  • North Hanover police chief to retire

    Hopkins to retire Jan.1 By:David Koch    NORTH HANOVER — After 20 years of service, North Hanover Police Chief Larry Hopkins is planning to hang up his badge.    Earlier this month, Chief Hopkins announced he will retire on Jan. 1 of next year.    "I think it’s time to move," said Chief Hopkins. "Twenty years, especially 15…