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  • Mary Jane Cervone

       Mary Jane "Dolly" Cervone, 65, died Dec. 29 at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton.    Born in South Amboy, she lived in Lawrenceville since 1956.    Mrs. Cervone had been a library assistant with the Firestone Library at Princeton University and a saleswoman with Dunham’s department store in Lawrence. She retired in 1998 after 20…

  • New Springfield council selects Pettit as mayor

           SPRINGFIELD — The new Township Council began the year promising to follow through on a pledge to maintain the rural nature of the township, while accepting a cut in pay for the mayor. By:Vanessa S. Holt        SPRINGFIELD — The new Township Council began the year promising to follow through on a pledge to…

  • Local artist talks about the long road to Lawrenceville

    Lawrence resident Bob Norman celebrates the release of his latest album, "Love, Lust & Lilacs," at a special house concert Sunday.    When is Lawrence closer to Connecticut than it is to New York City? When you’re talking to folk singer-songwriter Bob Norman. By: Steve Bates    The Lawrenceville resident will celebrate the release of his new…

  • HERITAGE PARK A FOCUS IN 2001

    Borough Council eyes moving forward with plansA measure came before Borough Council in March 1999, in which council members expressed their support for several proposed features including a biking path, sledding hill, an ice skating rink, a sculpture garden, two picnic areas, parking areas, a perimeter trail, a nature trail, managed meadows, and 6 acres…

  • Board veterans: Redistricting never easy

    Memories of 1992 redistricting foremost in seasoned board members’ minds By: Amanda Bok    As the district prepares to redraw boundary lines determining which schools students will attend, veterans from the district’s 1992 redistricting plan predict that it will be an uncomfortable process, particularly for parents.    But they also say that, with a little patience, things…

  • Residents want park cleaned up

    Residents are concerned about the debris washing up on the banks of Colonial Lake.    After more than a decade of nudging by residents to clean up the silt-laden Colonial Lake, township officials dredged the lake bottom and made a showcase out of Colonial Lake and the surrounding township-owned park last spring. By: Lea Kahn    But…

  • Helen Campbell, 93

       HILLSBOROUGH — Helen E. Campbell died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Neshanic. She was 93.    Born in Asbury Park she lived in Brooklyn for many years before moving to Hillsborough in 1972.    Mrs. Campbell was a homemaker. She was a communicant of Mary, Mother of God Church in Hillsborough. She was…

  • Creosote cleanup offices moving

    EPA phone number, the primary contact for residents with questions, should remain (908) 203-0012 By: Eric Schwarz    The federal officials involved in the Superfund cleanup of the Federal Creosote site will move their offices next week after occupying a storefront on South Main Street for about two years.    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the…

  • Historically Speaking

    For Jan. 4 By: Information provided by Allentown resident Ann Garrison, Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society President John Fabiano and society member Alice Wikoff from their draft abstract, "Allen’s Town, New Jersey: A Crossroads of the American Revolution, 1775-1783." Battle of Princeton    From Samuel Stelle Smith’s "The Battle of Princeton," the following:    "Cadwalader also felt the…