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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings prey on Hawks 35-7

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings prey on Hawks 35-7

    Ed Birch photos Above, Quarterback T.J. Perkowski pitches the ball out to Donte Strickland. Below, T.J. Taylor returns a kick during the Homecoming victory Friday.

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: A screaming good time at Haunted Hayride

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: A screaming good time at Haunted Hayride

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Screams could be heard filling the “Wailing Woods” as wagons-full of people journeyed through Joseph Lawrence Park during the third annual Wailing Woods Haunted Hayride on Oct. 12.    ”We are just scaring the whole town tonight,” said Public Works Supervisor David Dietrich and resident.    He said, “The…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings prey on Hawks 35-7

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings prey on Hawks 35-7

    Ed Birch photos Above, Quarterback T.J. Perkowski pitches the ball out to Donte Strickland. Below, T.J. Taylor returns a kick during the Homecoming victory Friday.

  • CHESTERFIELD: Residents still outraged over tax hike

    By Christina Whittington, Special Writer    CHESTERFIELD — Residents filled the cafeteria of Chesterfield Elementary School on Oct. 11 to vent their outrage and frustration once again over the recent municipal tax increase they received in their 2012 tax bills.    ”This isn’t a public hearing on the taxes,” Mayor Michael Hlubik said. “Obviously, that is going…

  • HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

    ‘The Rocky Horror Show’    The Downtown Performing Arts Center will present “The Rocky Horror Show” at the New Hope Arts Center, beginning Oct. 19, 20 and 21. The second weekend of performances will take place on Oct. 26, 27 and 28. Tickets are $22 online and $25 at the door. The New Hope Arts Center…

  • MANSFIELD: Township to move municipal offices, police

    MANSFIELD: Township to move municipal offices, police

    The new Mansfield municipal building on Route 206 will hold the township’s municipal offices, Fire Department and Police Department.

  • MANSFIELD: Plans to repave Mansfield Road West stall

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    MANSFIELD — The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and Mansfield Township are in the middle of slowly-moving negotiations to repave Mansfield Road West from Old York Road to Route 206 due to damage to the road caused by the Turnpike expansion project.    ”I’ve been in contact with the Turnpike for the…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Township told to reassess properties

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    SPRINGFIELD — After being ordered by the county to re-evaluate its properties, the Springfield Township Council has given its own evaluation of the property value crisis, saying it has done its part in keeping property taxes low.    In 2011, the average house in Springfield was assessed at $321,000. The tax…

  • MCCC Invites All to Open House/Report to the Community Nov. 15

    By Wendy Humphrey Mercer County Community College’s Board of Trustees invites the community to its annual Open House and Report to the Community, set for Thursday, Nov. 15 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Conference Center on the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.  Attendees will learn about the college’s credit and noncredit…