Category: archives

  • Special presentation highlights plans for Roebling museum

           ROEBLING — A century ago, workers filed through the main gates of the Roebling Steel Mill from their homes in a brand new village that was created especially for factory workers and their families. By:Vanessa S. Holt    The steel mill is no more, but in a few years the public may be able to…

  • Edition of March 8, 2001

    Olive G. Richmond    Olive G. Richmond, 83, died March 1 at Meadow Lakes, Hightstown.    Born and raised in Indianapolis, she moved to Princeton in 1946.    She attended Westminster Choir College. She was a member of Nassau Presbyterian Church and was active in the Princeton chapter of the American Red Cross.    Wife of the late James…

  • Council OKs junior firefighters

    Although prohibited from responding to emergency calls, the 14- and 15-year-old firefighters could take part in activities at the firehouse until 9 a.m.    With very little fanfare, Township Council adopted an ordinance that drops the minimum age for teen-agers who want to become volunteer firefighters from 16 years old to 14 years old. By: Lea…

  • Snow job: Blizzard preparations for naught

    Supermarkets, municipalities sit and wait for the storm that never arrived. By: Mark Moffa    It was to be The Big One. The Blizzard of 2001. Total snow accumulations could top 2 feet.    Area residents blitzed supermarkets, stocking up on everything from bottled water to toilet paper.    Weather forecasters warned of the impending monster. News reports…

  • Local wrongful death suit filed

           MOUNT HOLLY — Two relatives of a Fieldsboro man with sickle-cell anemia who died after a struggle with police in 1999 recently filed a wrongful death suit in Superior Court, alleging that police actions contributed to the death of the 28-year-old. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Fieldsboro residents Cubie Miles, mother of the late Cleathern Miles…

  • Culinary Corner

    Recipes of the week, ideas, measurements, and ideas. Full Stories

  • Shooting highlights need for classroom preparation

    Schools’ lock-down drills designed to help prevent similar occurance here By:Laura Toto        Hillsborough schools have taken steps to help prevent violent incidents such as Monday’s school shooting that killed two students at Santana High School in Santee, Calif.    While saying the chance of a similar incident here is slight, school officials have taken precautionary…

  • District hires test consultant

    The district will pay about $2,000 for a review of the results of the state ESPA test that Lawrence students took in the spring of 2000. By: Lea Kahn    Hoping to uncover elementary school students’ weaknesses, the Lawrence Township Board of Education has hired a consultant to review the results of the state Elementary School…

  • Former mayor arrested again

           MOUNT HOLLY — Former Springfield Township Mayor John Green was arrested March 1 and charged with contempt for the second time in a month after failing to appear in court in connection with an investigation by the state Bureau of Securities. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Mr. Green was placed in handcuffs at about 12:30 p.m.…