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  • Feedback is needed

    United Way of Hunterdon County     United Way of Hunterdon County is seeking community feedback and has set up a survey via this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KM97CKL    The completion of this survey will assist United Way of Hunterdon County in understanding its current connection with the community and help the organization identify ways to strengthen that connection…

  • Fair Trade Gift Fair

    Fair Trade Gift Fair

    Jason Simmons Festival sale invests in the lives of artisans around the world (Metuchen, NJ) – On Saturday October 27th from 8AM to 3PM FUSP will hold their 1st annual International Gift Fair at the Metuchen High School in conjunction with the Local Non-Profit, Breaking the Chain.  The fair offers a unique opportunity for citizens…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township to move municipal offices

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — After six years of having its municipal offices dispersed in two separate locations, the township has decided to purchase a condominium that will place the majority of the municipal departments in one location by 2014.    The township has been a tenant at 1 Washington Blvd. since 2006 after…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Lambertville City police reported:    — On Aug. 9 at 4:41 p.m., a strong thunderstorm with high winds and a reported funnel cloud rumbled through Lambertville.    A live power line fell down on 13 vehicles parked at Cavallo Park on Mount Hope Street.    In addition, a utility pole was snapped at the Lambertville Sewerage Authority. Several…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local derby ladies love competing

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local derby ladies love competing

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    They may come from different walks of life, but when these 19 women of the Nerw Jersey Hellrazors roller derby team come together and lace up their skates, they are a force to be reckoned with.    ”It is an amazing group of girls,” Sara Klavon, 31, of Somerset, aka…

  • NEW HOPE: New flower baskets add beauty to Borough 

    NEW HOPE: New flower baskets add beauty to Borough 

    Shown above is one of the new hanging baskets on New Hope’s lamp posts.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local derby ladies love competing

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local derby ladies love competing

    Marc Rojas photo The New Jersey Hellrazors and Salisbury Rollergirls mix it up in Kendall Park Sunday.

  • MONROE: Courtesy busing still out of Monroe’s budget

    MONROE: Courtesy busing still out of Monroe’s budget

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    MONROE — Despite a number of irate parents coming to a July Board of Education meeting, courtesy busing will not be reinstated.    The board held a special meeting on Aug. 13 to decide if courtesy busing should be reinstated for students in afternoon sports and clubs after cutting the service…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Rubbish, recycling effort is working

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Through its first six months, the city’s same-day trash and recycling program is proving to be a success.    The program reduces the amount of trash being sent to landfills, increases recycling and saves taxpayer money, Mayor David M. Del Vecchio said last week.    The program, which began on…