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  • EAST WINDSOR: Board names Bussone to seat

    EAST WINDSOR: Board names Bussone to seat

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education on Monday appointed Pete Bussone to fill a vacant board seat, but may have another spot available soon.    Susan Lloyd, of Hightstown, resigned from the board as of June 30. She was re-elected for a fourth term in…

  • FLORENCE: Secretary bows out

    FLORENCE: Secretary bows out

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    FLORENCE — Whenever there’s a small town with a strong community life like Florence, there’s at least one behind-the-scenes hard worker like Administrative Secretary Janice Carey, who retired last week after 20 years of work with the township.    Her contribution will be missed as the Township Committee clearly conveyed at…

  • CRANBURY: Theater Massacre invokes local reaction

    CRANBURY: Theater Massacre invokes local reaction

    By Nicole Cosentino, Special Writer    Although last week’s tragic theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, is 1,838.5 miles away, local moviegoers still are feeling the impact.    ”It’s devastating. It’s just showing us what this world is coming to. There’s no empathy (for other people),” Trish Rizzo, of Millstone, said outside of the Multiplex Cinemas in East…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City backs jobs effort

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Tough times are getting tougher for job seekers.    The New Jersey Department of Labor reported July 21 that the state’s unemployment rate for June was 9.6 percent. That’s the highest rate in two years.    The June rate was up .4 percent from May, the biggest month-to-month spike in…

  • EDITORIAL: Let’s re-examine federal gun, ammunition laws

       It has been some time since there was an act of violence that has so consumed our national consciousness.    The senseless and despicable shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, just after midnight last Friday morning is the latest in a string of such crimes. Aurora joins the names of Fort Hood, Virginia Tech…

  • Diocese of Metuchen to host young adult ministry workshop

    Diocese of Metuchen to host young adult ministry workshop

    For more information or to register for the "Building Bridges to Young Adults" workshop, visit the diocesan website http://diometuchen.org/yyam , call (732) 562-1990 ext. 1635 or send an email to [email protected].

  • BORDENTOWN: Group vows to bring back fireworks

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN — Residents have rallied together to bring back the Fourth of July fireworks show, and they plan to host or co-host many community fundraising events to find the money.    Representatives of The Foundation for Bordentown Traditions gave a presentation to the Bordentown Township Committee at its meeting Monday to…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Lamberts Hill can finish needed projects

    LAMBERTVILLE: Lamberts Hill can finish needed projects

    Peter Jewel (left), vice president of the Lamberts Hill Community Association, gets a settlement check from Mayor David Del Vecchio, on behalf of the City of Lambertville.

  • SENIOR MENUS

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance.    The value of each meal is $5.10. 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…