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  • NEW HOPE: It’s auto show time in New Hope again!

    NEW HOPE: It’s auto show time in New Hope again!

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    NEW HOPE — Remember how new cars looked in 1957?    Some of the visitors to the New Hope Automobile Show, which will be held this weekend, do.    The antique and classic car show will take place on Aug. 13 and 14 — with different cars on exhibit each day —…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Night Out with neighbors
  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: $1M bail set for man charged in stabbing

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old man is being held on $1 million bail charged with two counts of attempted murder after police said he stabbed a gas station deliveryman and 30 minutes later walked into Interstate 295 traffic and was hit by a car.    Abdulrahim Sulaiman, of Bridgeport, Conn., who…

  • LAWRENCE: Township goes to court over Craft Cleaners property

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    True to its word, Lawrence Township is seeking a court order to allow access to the former Craft Cleaners property at 1840 Brunswick Pike, on the corner of Brunswick Pike and Trumbull Avenue.    Municipal Attorney Michael W. Herbert filed a complaint in Mercer County state Superior Court Aug. 5, against…

  • LAWRENCE: Mrs. G owner talks about success to women’s business group

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Take a little bit of old-fashioned customer service, add some new-fashioned social media, find a niche market that few have discovered — and that’s the recipe for success in the 21st century business world.    It is a recipe that has worked for Debbie Schaeffer. She is the 3rd-generation owner and…

  • MANVILLE: GOP councilman responds to Democrats

    To the editor:    With Manville’s mayoral race gearing up, there were two recent accusations from the Democratic mayoral candidate that require a Republican response.    First, concerning the recent formation of a flood commission and lack of any progress protecting Manville, it was our Republican Mayor Zuza who appointed a flood committee during her term and…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Housing zoning passes

    Split vote for Township Committee By Marisa Iati, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee voted 2-1 on Aug. 4 to approve an ordinance to permit the construction of an inclusionary housing development on land near the I-195/Route 539 interchange.    Committeeman Stephen J. Alexander and Mayor LoriSue H. Mount voted in favor of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Night Out with neighbors
  • HILLSBOROUGH: Students earn honor roll at Christ the King School

    There’s recognition for attendance, too    Seven students achieved perfect attendance for the 2010-11 school year at Christ the King School in Manville. They are:    Grade 5: Melissa Demba, Hillsborough and Pierce Kokosinski, Somerset;    Grade 7: Kara Kloepping, Manville;    Grade 8: Andrew Colabella and Matthew Dowling, both of Hillsborough; Desiree Domitrowski, Somerset; and Mark Mihalko, Manville.…