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  • Democrats hold freeholder seats

    Charles Kim, Packet Group    Democrats won an easy victory in the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders race Tuesday.    Incumbents Carol Barrett and Charles Tomaro topped GOP challengers John O’Sullivan and Avi Duvdevani by a 3-2 plurality, according to numbers from the state.    According to the unofficial results, Mr. Tomaro received 61,905 votes, and Ms.…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City to fete sewage plant upgrade

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Completion of improvements to Lambertville’s sewage treatment plant will mean “a better quality of life for residents and businesses” near the plant, city Mayor David Del Vecchio said Monday.    Set for 11 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 12) is a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the sewage treatment…

  • Packet publisher to retire

    Owner seeks local buyer for papers Jim Kilgore, Publisher    After a 37-year career in publishing and community journalism, I have decided to retire.    But first I must find a new owner for my company, ideally someone local, with the talent, resources, commitment and passion for community service through good, local journalism.    My Princeton-based company, The…

  • Mercer Council Receives Prevention Coalition Grant from the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)

    Chip Meara, Mercer Council The Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, a substance abuse prevention agency in Trenton, has been awarded a grant from the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to support a regionally-based prevention coalition in Mercer County to utilize environmental strategies to achieve population-level change. Mercer Council…

  • Democrats win 14th District

    Democrats win 14th District

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    Legislative District 14 voters went with the Democratic ticket Tuesday as they trusted Sen. Linda Greenstein with her first full term as senator and re-elected Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo and Daniel Benson.    District 14 covers Cranbury, Jamesburg, Monroe, East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Plainsboro, Robbinsville and Spotswood.    After the 2010 census, South Brunswick…

  • RINGOES: Kids with cancer benefit slated Nov. 19

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    RINGOES — Proceeds from a Nov. 19 craft/vendor fair at the Kirkpatrick Memorial Presbyterian Church, Ringoes, will be used to help make the upcoming holiday season more cheerful for children, who are patients at a hospital in Philadelphia, and their families.    Norma Zimmerman, of Ringoes, is hoping community members will…

  • CORRECTIONS, Nov. 14, 2011

       In the Nov. 4 article, “Township discusses its dying trees,” Kathy Easton is a member of the Cranbury Shade Tree Commission, not the chairwoman.    Christine Quinn has been chairwoman of the commission for many years.    In the Nov. 4 article, “Meet Sen. Linda Greenstein,” Sen. Greenstein married her husband in 1973, not 1993.    In the…

  • "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Will Warm Hearts at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Dec. 9-11

    "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Will Warm Hearts at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Dec. 9-11

    By Brenda Whiteman West Windsor, N.J – Holiday merriment is in store as The Kelsey Players bring Clement Clarke Moore’s beloved poem, "’Twas the Night Before Christmas," to life in an original heartwarming musical. Jolly Old St. Nick and other characters will bring tidings of joy to the stage of Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey…

  • NEW HOPE: George Bramhall Memorial Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale Sunday

    NEW HOPE: George Bramhall Memorial Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale Sunday

       NEW HOPE — The Bucks County Chapter, Board of Associates of Fox Chase Cancer Center, will hold its 15th annual George Bramhall Memorial Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale on Sunday (Nov. 13) at the New Hope Eagle Fire Hall, New Hope.    Featuring works by many of the region’s artists, this one-day-only event is open from…