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  • Local Government

    Local Government Montgomery Township 2261 Route 206 Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (908) 359-8211 Fax: (908) 359-0970 Population: 14,000 Mayor: Donald W. Matthews Administrator: Donato Nieman Township Clerk: Donna M. Kukla Township Attorney: Kristina Hadinger Engineer: Kent Scully Construction Official: Wayne Birch Tax Assessor: Jane Schneck Financial Officer: Tim Roberts Township Committee members: Don Matthews, Sondra…

  • Senior menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, May 18 — Split pea soup, split…

  • State should think before privatizing

    GUEST OPINION by Shirley K. Turner    One wonders how often state government has to be hit in the head by the same piece of lumber before it rouses itself to action. The Parsons’ inspection fiasco is just the latest in a series of multimillion-dollar privatization boondoggles characterized more by political payoffs than public service.    The…

  • POLICE BEAT

    From the 5/18 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP On April 26, Robert C. Faehner, 44, of Gary Court in Bordentown was charged with driving while intoxicated, having a controlled dangerous substance in his car and possession of cocaine.    Police arrested Mr. Faehner after he stopped his car behind a patrol car at the…

  • Post Offices

    Post Offices Belle Mead Post Office 2468 US Hwy 206 Belle Mead, NJ 08502-9998 (908) 359-5311 Areas served: Hillsborough, Montgomery Officer in Charge: John Mutchler Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Time of last pick up: Monday-Friday, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 3 p.m. Plainsboro Post Office 12 Schalks Crossing Road Plainsboro, NJ 08536-9998…

  • The ABCs of reading

    COMMUNITY OUTLOOK by A. Lisa Hosfield    Imagine a world of knowledge condensed into 1,800 square feet. That is the concept behind Alphabet Soup, a bookstore for kids and their parents. Located in the Lawrence Shopping Center at Route 1 and Texas Avenue, it is owned by an attractive, vivacious Lawrence resident named Susan Sternberg, who…

  • Louis D. Chatman Sr.

       QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — Louis “Lou’ Dean Chatman Sr., 72, died May 6 at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital.    Born in Norfolk, Va., he was the son of the late Ernest and Mabel Wise Charity and was adopted by the late Senora Marie Tyler Chatman.    Mr. Chatman retired in 1989 after 25 years as a storekeeper for…

  • School bond decision due June 15

    Board agreed on Bear Tavern and Brandon projects By:John Tredrea        That a bond proposal to build one new school and expand two of the district’s five existing schools will be put before Hopewell Valley Regional School District voters this fall now looks like a foregone conclusion.    But the school board has decided it wants…

  • LHS track teams finish high at counties

    Track & field By: Steve Feitl    Names of Lawrence High School track team members were scattered throughout the leader boards Saturday, May 13, at the Mercer County Championships.    The Cardinal boys team placed four individuals in medal slots, while the girls team brought home three medals in the javelin event alone, in addition to other…