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  • HIGHTSTOWN: Eagle Scout’s stage project gets approval

    HIGHTSTOWN: Eagle Scout’s stage project gets approval

    A large crowd attends the July 16 Borough Council meeting in Hightstown. (Photo by Jen Samuel)

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Taxicab ordinance gets in gear

    HIGHTSTOWN: Taxicab ordinance gets in gear

    Folks gather to discuss the newly revised taxi ordinance outside the Hightstown Memorial Library ahead of the council meeting. (Photo by Jen Samuel)

  • SPRINGFIELD: Farm Fair returns

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    SPRINGFIELD — History is in the making as the 146th Burlington County Farm Fair made its return on Thursday.    The Farm Fair will continue Friday and Saturday. It is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. There is a $10 donation required for parking.    And…

  • SPORTS: Florence’s Fillmyer fuels Post 26’s fire

    SPORTS: Florence’s Fillmyer fuels Post 26’s fire

    By Anthony Williams, Special Writer    When a parent makes a grandiose comparison about their child’s athletic abilities, we often take it with a grain of salt; but when Bordentown Post 26’s Head Coach Tom Dolan compares a player’s efforts to future MLB Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, one should take notice.    After all, Coach Dolan…

  • WILMINGTON: Jersey Bandits unites for win at Pony Nationals

    WILMINGTON: Jersey Bandits unites for win at Pony Nationals

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    WILMINGTON — Eleven girls of the Jersey Bandits softball team traveled to Delaware last week to play in the 10U Pony Nationals tournament.    The chance to participate came after an undefeated run at the New Jersey Pride Qualifier this summer.    The Jersey Bandits, a fast pitch softball team out of…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Farmers support the troops with triumph

    SPRINGFIELD: Farmers support the troops with triumph

    By Christina Whittington, Special Writer    SPRINGFIELD — Seventy tractors plowed through the area as farmers partook in the second annual Tractor Parade on July 15.    While at least two of the tractors came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and a few arrived from northern New Jersey, most of the tractors in the parade were from Burlington…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Man sentenced to 16 years in 2009 aggravated sexual assault

       A former Eves Drive resident was sentenced today, Friday, July 20, to 16 years in state prison without parole following his conviction in February for aggravated sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl between September 2008 and June 2009 in Hillsborough.    Edward C. Forsthoffer, 41, also was found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Twin Rivers Day returns

    EAST WINDSOR: Twin Rivers Day returns

    Nicolas Salazar, 8, of East Windsor stops by to have his favorite team painted on his chest during Twin Rivers Day in East Windsor on Sunday. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • HERALD POLICE BLOTTER: Week of July 20

    East Windsor    Police responded to several reports of car burglary between July 10 and July 14.    According to police, all of the vehicles were unlocked. $300 was stolen from a vehicle on East Ward Street and i-Pod chargers, a camera and flashlight were stolen from a vehicle on Abbington Drive. A vehicle on Cherrybrook Lane…