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  • Senior residential community slated to be finished in July

       BORDENTOWN CITY — Construction of a senior residential community, once the site of a Crosswicks Street monastery, is expected to be completed by July of this year, officials announced May 10. By:Michael Maugeri    The New Brunswick-based Community Investment Strategies (CIS) purchased the monastery from the Sisters of poor Clare for an undisclosed amount in March…

  • Police warn of Ecstasy’s dangers

    A seminar on the health hazards that can be caused by club drugs will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Crossroads School auditorium. By: Casha Caponegro    Parents be warned, the popularity of the drug Ecstasy is increasing at an alarming rate.    According to law enforcement officials, many people who use this illegal substance…

  • Henry Budzinzki

       TRENTON — Henry Budzinski, 79, died Mondaym, May 14, at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia.    Born in Wilmington, Del., he was a longtime Trenton resident.    He was a retired building manager with the state Department of Building Management.    He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 314, Ewing.…

  • Red Raiders capture Prep B title

    BaseballThe Pennington School baseball squad checked off one of its preseason goals on May 9 by capturing its first Prep B Conference title since 1990 with a 4-3, nine-inning triumph over Princeton Day School. By: Mike Molaro    Although the Red Raiders (9-8 overall) must wait until all conference results are official later this month, Pennington…

  • Historic preservation topic of talk

    Burlington City historian Nicholas Kamaras to hold discussion at Allentown Public Library. By: Ken Weingartner    ALLENTOWN — Historic preservation isn’t a momentary movement, it’s a way of life.    That’s the message Nicholas Kamaras will bring to the borough May 23 when he addresses representatives from Allentown, Upper Freehold, Washington and Hamilton at a meeting hosted…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE

    By: Marianne Hooker    At its May 2 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a number of hardship variances affecting residential properties.    The board also OK’d an amendment to the site plan it approved last month for J. Seward Johnson Jr. and Joyce Johnson.    Lot width variance — Kevin Armstrong and Kenneth Mather…

  • Letters

    Fulfilled mothers best role models To the editor:    Joan Harrison’s recent letter laying the guilt on mothers for the erosion of family life is unfair, misguided and wrong.    Woman have always worked, whether inside the home or out. Women always had to deal with the conflict of managing both ambition (whether at home or work)…

  • Obituaries

    James Slack    WYANDOTTE, Mich. — James Edward Slack, 53, died Wednesday, May 9, at home.    He was born in Lambertville. He owned River’s Edge Gallery and exhibited in many shows and galleries throughout Michigan. Mr. Slack received the Downriver Achievement Award in 1999 and attended art school in Philadelphia.    He was an Army veteran of…

  • Mayor wins GOP nod in New Hope primary

    Mayor Laurence Keller will face Joseph Knox in November By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE — A photo of his predecessor was inadvertently used in a full-page paid political advertisement he ran in his hometown newspaper last week, but Mayor Laurence Keller is apparently familiar enough in this borough of 2,200 residents.    Mr. Keller captured the…