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  • Children’s Hospital Family Advisor Stephanie Pratico to Discuss Patient and Family-Centered Care in MCCC Lecture Feb. 26

    Children’s Hospital Family Advisor Stephanie Pratico to Discuss Patient and Family-Centered Care in MCCC Lecture Feb. 26

    By Candace Zafirellis Stephanie Pratico, children’s special needs and family care expert at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will give a lecture at Mercer County Community College at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the Communications Building, room 107.  The discussion, “Patient and Family-Centered Care,” is part of the college’s Spring Distinguished Lecture Series…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Gildner wins MCT heavyweight title

    ROBBINSVILLE: Gildner wins MCT heavyweight title

    Dennis Symons Robbinsville High’s Tyler Gildner (top) defeated Reginald Charles of Nottingham, 1-0, to win the Mercer County Tournament heavyweight title. Photo by Dennis Symons

  • ALLENTOWN: Owens happy with final MCT swim

    ALLENTOWN: Owens happy with final MCT swim

    Dennis Symons Taylor Owens finished second in the consolation final of the 100-meter backstroke at last weekend’s Mercer County swim championships. Photo by Dennis Symons

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Wetzel’s service to be honored

    HILLSBOROUGH: Wetzel’s service to be honored

    Longtime fire commissioner stepping aside By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Shortly after Kenneth Wetzel moved to Hillsborough in 1972, he returned to Fanwood to do some banking.    On one fall day, he saw smoke nearby and was drawn to a house on fire. He and others went to the back door, but could not get…

  • Learning the Birds by Song

    Learning the Birds by Song

    By Sarah Stapperfenne New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary will offer “Learning the Birds by Song” workshops led by Randolph Scott Little, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Visiting Fellow and New Jersey resident. Class participants will learn to identify the sources of some of the most common sounds that punctuate the many different environments of…

  • Lawrence Teen Honored as Top State Youth Volunteer

    Lawrence Teen Honored as Top State Youth Volunteer

    Ellen “Nelle” Evans, a Lawrence Middle School eighth-grader who, among other things, has organized many food and clothing drives, has been named one of New Jersey’s top two youth volunteers by The P By Michael Ratcliffe In her 13 years of life, Ellen “Nelle” Evans has done more to help the community than most people…

  • New Social Security Services (My Social Security)

    By David Vinokurov – SSA Manager n Trenton, NJ Information about New Social Security Services (My Social Security) Good Afternoon, I hope you will please share the following information about MySocial Securitywith your respective staff, clients and your Neighborhood Networks.  It’s important information that empowers people to take control of their financial future by understanding…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Remembering Sarah

    By Charles W. Kim and Nicole Wells, Packet Media Group    LAMBERTVILLE — The biting cold and chilling winds did little to dampen the spirit of camaraderie that lit up the night sky at a candlelight vigil remembering bartender and city resident Sarah Majoras.    Between 200 to 300 people endured frigid temperatures, standing shoulder to shoulder…

  • Former Freehold Borough Employee Remembered

    Former Freehold Borough Employee Remembered

    Andrew R. Zarnowski, 65, of Freehold, died Thursday, Jan. 31 at home.