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  • JAMESBURG: District partners with Rutgers

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    JAMESBURG — The school district will be partnering with Rutgers University for professional development training with no cost to the taxpayers, according to officials.    The Jamesburg Board of Education unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers during its meeting on Feb. 28.    ”(Dean…

  • South school board issues culture survey results

       The SHRHS Board of Education is thanking those who took the time to answer its culture survey, which was sent out in January. The board presented the results of this survey at a recent school board meeting. Those interested can find this presentation on the website.    ”We had an overwhelming response with 216 parents and…

  • LAWRENCE: New law will create retail zone

    Residential area ‘no longer viable’ By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    An ordinance that would change the zoning from residential to commercial on a 37-acre parcel on the corner of Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road was introduced by Township Council Tuesday night.    The ordinance is headed to the Planning Board for comment and then back…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       The City of Lambertville police reported:    — Two 18-year-old Mercer County men were arrested for alleged drug possession as a result of a motor vehicle stop on March 17. Sgt. Robert Brown stopped the driver, Eric Gephart, of Trenton, at 2 a.m. for speeding on Route 165. Further investigation revealed there was suspected marijuana in…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Community Passover Seder set March 26

    LAMBERTVILLE: Community Passover Seder set March 26

       NEW HOPE — The annual Community Passover Seder, hosted by Kehilat HaNahar, will take place March 26 at 6 p.m. at The Lambertville Rescue Squad, 70 Alexander Ave., Lambertville.    Last year’s event attracted more than 100 residents from all over the Delaware Valley. The entire community is invited to attend and celebrate the second night…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Rutgers’ EARTH center in the ‘Spotlight’

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Rutgers’ EARTH center in the ‘Spotlight’

    By Jennifer Larkin, Special Writer    County Freeholders are in their 20th year taking turns in the spotlight as the “Spotlight on Middlesex County” cable television show has been presenting topics since 1994, according to the Director of Administration at the Middlesex County Improvement Authority, Jane Leal.    Appearing on a community channel broadcast by both the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Burshnic volunteers during break; students earn dean’s lists

    Campus Corner column    Vanessa Burshnic of Hillsborough spent spring break serving others as part of James Madison University’s Alternative Spring Break program. Vanessa, a junior communication sciences and disorder major, traveled to Kansas City, Mo., from March 2-9 to volunteer at Sheffield Place, a residence for homeless women and children.    Students saw the impact of…

  • Four local school boards hold budget hearings tonight, Tuesday

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Three of the four local school boards will hold 2013-14 budget hearings today. They are:    — South Hunterdon Regional High School Board of Education, 7 p.m., school commons.    A tentative $11,131,238 budget was approved March 4, said Kerry Sevilis, district business administrator and board secretary. The budget was sent to…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Ananes are moving to York Street

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — March 26 will be a day the Anane family will never forget, thanks to Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity (RVHFH).    At 3 p.m. that day, a dedication ceremony will be held at the family’s new home, built by RVHFH with the Anane family’s help, at 84 York St.…