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  • Commerce Bank grand opening attracks crowd

    Offering full line of services on site formerly occupied by Rosedale Mills. By: John Tredrea    PENNINGTON — On the site formerly occupied by Rosedale Mills, Commerce Bank opened for business on Route 31 in Pennington Saturday.    The full-service bank’s five-hour grand opening attracted hundreds of visitors. There was a big blue and white tent decorated…

  • Town Center zone may see tax levy

    Seven months after dozens of residents and business owners packed a Washington Township Committee meeting to object to a Special Improvement District for Town Center, the committee has begun a process designed to determine if the district is needed. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Seven months after dozens of residents and business owners packed a…

  • Township sponsors camp-out

    September is right around the corner, but the Hillsborough Township Recreation Department still has plenty of summertime fun in store for residents. By:Alec Moore    Starting at 6 p.m. Friday, the recreation department will be holding a Family Camp Out at Ann Van Middlesworth Park and residents interested in getting back to nature and having fun…

  • Fatal crash snarls traffic

    A Route 1 accident Tuesday claimed the life of a 30-year-old Pennsylvania man and tied up traffic for more than five hours. By: Nick D’Amore    A collision between a pickup truck and garbage hauler on Route 1 Tuesday claimed the life of a 30-year-old Pennsylvania man and tied up Route 1 for more than five…

  • School board approves high school plan

    The Washington Board of Education on Wednesday night voted to send plans for a $56 million high school and a $10.5 million expansion of Pond Road Middle School to the state for approval. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The school board Wednesday night voted to send plans for a $56 million high school and a…

  • Friends seek to continue work

    The Friends of Washington recently received approval from the Township Committee to proceed with restoration work on the Little Red Schoolhouse and with plans to erect decorative signs throughout the municipality. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The Friends of Washington recently received approval from the Township Committee to proceed with restoration work on the Little…

  • SBAA 13’s end season with a title

    Locals win championship at the Flemington Invitational.    The South Brunswick Athletic Association 13-year-old All-Star team finished with a flurry by winning the championship at the Flemington Invitational End of Season Tournament in five straight games.    SBAA, which finished with a 17-6 tournament record, started Flemington with a 10-1 win over Long Valley as John Prodromo…

  • Zen Minimalism

    Using limestone to create lithographs, artist James Lang incorporates the tenets of Zen philosophy in his pieces. After an edition is completed, the stones are ground and used again. By: Susan Van Dongen    Diamonds, emeralds and other precious gems are usually the kind of "rocks" people put in their wills. It’s not often that pieces…

  • Residents sift through mud, dust during drainage project

    Company relocating underground water, sewer and gas lines to make room for the state DOT’s $4.8 million trunk line By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE — Delaware Avenue resident Pat Casey is reluctantly resigning himself to the fact his once-quiet residential street will be a construction zone for sometime to come.    "It’s dirty; it’s noisy," he said,…