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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Witt selected as new Township Council leader

    ROBBINSVILLE: Witt selected as new Township Council leader

    Robbinsville Township Attorney Mark Roselli (left) holds the Bible as Ron Witt Jr. (center) is sworn-in as the new township council president by Mayor Dave Fried at the annual reorganization meeting July 2. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan

  • LAWRENCE: Cooling centers available

    By Lea Khan, Staff Writer    Facing a repeat of last weekend’s oppressive heat, Lawrence Township residents who are seeking a place to cool off during the excessive heat advisories have a couple of options — the Lawrence Township Community Center, the Lawrence Senior Center, and the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library System.    The…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    Steve Shown from left are: Carol Cruickshanks, Selection Committee chairwoman; Heather Caroline, of the Selection Committee; Thomas Martin, of the Selection Committee; Holly Havens, of Shad Fest; sponsor, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty; and Judy Henn, of the Selection Committee and co-owner of Robins Egg Gallery.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Small businesses react to healthcare decision

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Small businesses react to healthcare decision

    By Nicole Cosentino, Special Writer    Affordability seems to be the key issue for local businesses in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold “Obamacare.”    ”If it is affordable, yes, it is good,” Anees Sheikh, owner of Dollar Planet on Route 27 in Kendall Park, said Monday. “But I don’t know…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    Steve Recipients of the Lambertville Area Chamber of Commerce Shad Festival Scholarship Awards are shown from left: (front) John Riley Frankhouser, Amanda Faraone and Valerie Giacobbe; (back) Gabriel Stephens, Gina Scamuffa, Nicole Garafola, Storm Hurwitz and Will Tinsman.

  • PARENTHETICAL ASIDES: A few reflections on bald and beautiful heads

    By Sally Stang    “Better a bald head than none at all” — Uncle Fester     I’m enthralled with the bald. I’m conceding to the receding. Yep, that’s me. I’m the Bald Whisperer.    I have something to say to any bald men out there who are still forcing three hairs to do the job of hundreds.…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: New digs?

    Town eyes purchasing space for municipal offices in Town Center By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council will hold a public hearing and vote July 12 on an ordinance authorizing the mayor to negotiate a contract to purchase 10,000 square feet of space for municipal offices in a commercial condominium building Roma…

  • ‘Taste of Place’ celebration July 15

       Ready for a memorable mid-summer Sunday?    The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is teaming with Eno Terra Restaurant for a “Taste of Place” celebration on July 15 from 2-6 p.m., rain or shine.    The outdoor venue on the Kingston-Princeton border is virtually in Eno Terra’s backyard: Kingston Locke, a bucolic setting on New Jersey’s Route 27…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Police Beat

    Police blotter items from Allentown and Robbinsville Allentown    Nicholas Piscitelli, 23, of Babylon, New York, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, on June 23.    Patrolman Timothy Houck approached Mr. Piscitelli for urinating in public and found him in possession of CDS and drug paraphernalia, police said. Mr. Piscitelli was arrested, processed and…