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  • Riverbank Charter School expansion is not in Florence’s best interest

    Debbie Reyes of Florence Township To the editor:    An expansion of the Riverbank Charter School is not in the best interest of Florence Township.    I am a resident of Florence Township and my children attend township schools. Since the charter opened in 2009, the magnitude of cuts to programs and services has been overwhelming to…

  • CRANBURY: Cranbury Bookworm store to move

    CRANBURY: Cranbury Bookworm store to move

    The Cranbury Bookworm will likely be moving up the street from its present location due to the sale of the present building at 54 North Main Street.

  • HERALD HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of Feb. 8

    HERALD HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of Feb. 8

    This winter, the children of East Windsor families attending St. David’s Episcopal Church, in Cranbury, created heartfelt messages for college students and U.S. military personnel connected with the congregation. RJ McKay, of East Windsor, displays a valentine he made for a soldier. (Courtesy photo)

  • Closings & Delays
  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Buono announces run for governor

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Buono announces run for governor

    Staff photo by Charles W. Kim State Sen. Barbara Buono, D-18, greets the crowd at New Brunswick High School on Saturday after formally announcing her bid to unseat Gov. Chris Christie.

  • Nina Melker Elected as New Chair of MCCC Foundation

    Candace Zafirellis Banking executive Nina Melker of Hamilton has been elected as the new chair of the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Foundation, which provides financial support for scholarships, facility expansion, and programs at MCCC. “I am so honored to be the chair of the Mercer County Community College Foundation,” Melker said. “I am most…

  • Route 22 Improvements to Begin This Week

    Route 22 Improvements to Begin This Week

    The New Jersey Department of Transportation is preparing to begin its short-term improvements on the Route 22 corridor through Bridgewater and Somerville, with a plan to do the work mostly in the overnight hours.

  • Fundraiser benefited society, museum

    Suzanne Gitomer, president, Lambertville Historical Society board To the editor:     The board of trustees of the Lambertville Historical Society wish to thank so very many in Lambertville and the surrounding area for supporting our recent “Lambertville En Plein Air” fundraiser.    Saturday, Jan. 26, more than 200 people filled the Rago Arts & Auction Center…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Week of Jan. 8

    East Windsor    This past Sunday, Feb. 3, officers responded at 12:35 a.m. to a Princeton Arms West address for a report of a father who was chasing a man that was peering into his daughter’s bedroom.    Police said officers found the girl’s father in the area of the Princeton Arms West Apartments parking lot…