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  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Lambertville City police reported:    — On Jan. 15 at 2:31 a.m., police were called to a residence on Route 165 about a loud music complaint. A visitor to the apartment, Kerry L. Zobel, 38, of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, was charged by Patrolman Kenneth Housman with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia (a glass smoking pipe commonly…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Majoras’ death, result of ‘tragic accident’

    Prosecutor: ”The official cause and manner of death from the medical examiner are pending toxicology results”    FLEMINGTON — There has been a positive identification of Sarah Majoras, 39, of Lambertville by the Hunterdon County medical examiner.    Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III and Lambertville Police Director Bruce Cocuzza issued the update at 2:41 p.m.…

  • MANSFIELD: Township mulls improvements

    Committee considers adding Millennium Building road access By Charley Falkenburg, Packet Media Group    MANSFIELD — The inside of the impending new municipal complex on Route 206 may be nearing completion, but the grounds outside the front door are a different story.    With town employees gearing up to move in the Millennium Building in March, the…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Body found in canal; investigation continues

    Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III and Lambertville Police Director Bruce Cocuzza announced an update on the ongoing investigation in Lambertville. According to Prosecutor Kearns, “At 4:50 this afternoon, a female body was recovered in the  D & R Canal near the lock south of Bridge Street in Lambertville. Divers from the New Jersey State…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Library doubles overdue fines

        Overdue fines will increase from 10 cents per day to 20 cents per day, effective Monday, Feb 4, at all 10 of the Somerset County Library System’s branches.     The Somerset County Library Commission formally adopted a new fees and fines policy Jan.9.     “We raised fines for the first time in nearly 30…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: School contracts for energy upgrades awarded

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor     ROBBINSVILLE — The Board of Education has awarded five contracts under a self-funding $4.6 million energy savings improvement program that provides a range of energy-efficient upgrades at three different school buildings.    Project highlights include a new roof and new boilers at Pond Road Middle School, new windows, doors and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Program at library talks about Lincoln family’s life in White House

       Historian Glenn Leboeuf will present an in-depth look at the intimate lives and feelings of the Lincoln family in the White House from 1861-65 at the Hillsborough Public Library at 379 South Branch Road. ’Tues., Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.    Adult programs (registration required):    • Monday Morning Moms (for parents/caregivers) — Different topics of discussion along…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board ends April public vote

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough’s school board opted Monday night, 6-2, to drop the traditional April election for members and the school tax levy.    Last year, state government gave school boards the option to drop the vote. Most school boards changed, but Hillsborough kept the spring election.    With Monday’s vote, it becomes the last…

  • Community Calendar: Jan. 31 edition

    Thurs., Jan. 31    Coffee, Doughnuts and a Movie: 1 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Please register in advance online at www.mcl.org or call the library at 609-259-2150.    Diary of a Wimpy Kid “The Third Wheel” Book Kickoff: 4:15 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., Allentown library, 16 South Main Street.…