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  • LAWRENCE: Chiropractor pleads guilty to sexual assault

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Chiropractor Peter Plumb, whose practice was based on Lawrence Road, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to second-degree sexual assault and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez.    A plea agreement calls for Dr. Plumb to receive a five-year suspended sentence and to be subject to parole…

  • HILLSBORUOGH: Community information

    HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP Narrative: Centrally located in New Jersey, Hillsborough is a 54-square-mile suburban community characterized by a mix of housing types, ranging up to single-family homes worth $700,000 or more. Shopping centers with major anchor stores complement a thriving commercial base of small stores. It is traversed by Route 206, a major state north-south road.…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Community information

    UPPER FREEHOLD Narrative: This 47.5-square-mile township has more than 6,000 aces of preserved farmland and over 3,000 acres of preserved open space within its borders, including state and county parkland. Dairy farm operations of previous centuries have evolved to the crop farming and horse breeding operations of today. The historic districts of Walnford and Imlaystown,…

  • 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…