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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Community information
  • POLICE BLOTTER: May 9

    Robbinsville    Police arrested Britany Farley, 27 of Ewing, charging her with burglary and theft May 2. The arrest occurred after police responded to a report of a suspicious person entering a residence on East Bridge Drive. Upon arrival, patrol observed the accused exiting the front door of the residence. The subsequent investigation revealed Ms. Farley…

  • LAWRENCE: Education Foundation awards $44,000

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township Education Foundation has awarded $44,000 in grants to fund 13 programs in the Lawrence Township public schools during its spring grant cycle.    The grants, which were submitted by district teachers, cover science, language, reading, speech therapy and professional development.    At Lawrence High School, students will be recognized…

  • LAWRENCE: Muslim woman shares experiences of the hajj

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    When Hatice Burakgazi Yilmaz learned that she and her husband would be able to go on the hajj to Mecca, she felt she was one of the luckiest Muslims in the world.    The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and it is a religious duty that must…

  • MCCC Students Honored at Statewide Honor Society Event

    MCCC Students Honored at Statewide Honor Society Event

    By Candace Zafirellis Two Mercer County Community College (MCCC) students were among  those honored by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) during its 19th annual Phi Theta Kappa Day celebration, held May 2 at the Trenton Marriott. Each year the NJCCC hosts the event to recognize the state’s 40 best community college students…

  • MANSFIELD: Community information

    MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 609-298-0542 Hours: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M-F http://www.mansfieldburlington.com Mayor Arthur R. Puglia Tax Rate 2011-12: Our 2011 Final Tax Rate is $1.925 per $100 of assessed value, an overall decrease of 1% from our 2010 rate of $1.939 per $100. On a property assessed at the average assessed value of $339,100, the…

  • The New Jersey Pirates and Privateers Weekend

    The New Jersey Pirates and Privateers Weekend

    By Cindi Iritsky Come party like it’s 1699 at the New Jersey Pirates and Privateers Weekend June 8th and 9th at the Ocean County Fairgrounds at Robert J. Miller Air Park, 101 Airport Road, Berkeley Township, NJ. This is a joint presentation by the County of Ocean and Bloody Historical, to bring you living history…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Community information

    COMMUNITY PROFILE – HIGHTSTOWN    Narrative: With four community parks, a revitalized downtown and a historic district that is listed on both the National and State Registers of Historic Places,    Hightstown has something for everyone. Centrally located Peddie Lake is a great place for boating, fishing and bird watching and offers paddle boating in the summer…

  • LAWRENCE: Mother’s Fund donations can help

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A mother’s role is to take care of others, but sometimes it’s not that simple.    Joyce Lindenmuth, who was a HomeFront client, wanted to purchase hearing aids for her 15-year-old daughter, who is partially deaf. But there was no money in the family’s budget.    Until the family’s case manager tapped…