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  • NEW HOPE: Friday’s fireworks will continue in September

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    NEW HOPE — The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and Lambertville Chamber of Commerce have announced a three-week extension of Friday Night Fireworks, the “spectacle of lights over the Delaware River.”    Due to three unforeseen cancellations — because of inclement weather and high waters in June and early July…

  • County Offers Census 2010 Data Workshops

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The Somerset County Community Development Office and the Somerset County Planning Board will offer free training to county nonprofits and local government on accessing 2010 Census data using the new American FactFinder2 website.  “Somerset County understands the importance of Census data and has partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau…

  • MONROE: Residents get Night Out with township’s personnel

    MONROE: Residents get Night Out with township’s personnel

    Gabriel Biennas, 7, of Monroe climbs out of a Monroe First Aid truck at the National Night Out. Staff photo by David Kilby

  • CRANBURY: Township to receive Reinhardt funding

       CRANBURY —After much talk and anticipation, Cranbury will receive $450,000 for the northern parcel of the Reinhardt property thanks to a bill passed this week in the state Legislature.    The township and its Environmental Commission officially preserved the northern Reinhardt property, 59.55 acres of forested wetlands on Plainsboro Road, in December 2010.    Cranbury purchased the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town celebrates National Night Out

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town celebrates National Night Out

    By Jennifer M. Larkin, Special Writer    The police department held its annual National Night Out at Rowland Park on Tuesday night drawing around 3,600 residents, according to officials.    This is America’s 28th consecutive “Night Out” Against Crime which is held the first Tuesday night in August.    The event was designed to send a message to…

  • MONROE: Brookside student creates best poster

    MONROE: Brookside student creates best poster

    Jackson Maddox, 12, stands with firefighters as he receives his Dell laptop for winning the state Department of Community Affair’s poster contest for fire prevention.

  • JAMESBURG: Schools to use aid for new expenses

    By David Kilby, Managing Editor    JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg School District decided to reappropriate the extra state aid, received in late July, to cover unexpected expenses for the 2011-12 school year.    The extra $116,249 received last month will be reappropriated to cover the tuition and transportation costs of one unexpected regular student and one unexpected…

  • Solebury School opposes mining expansion plan

    Tom Wilschutz. head of school Solebury School     On Friday, Solebury School was notified that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a permit to allow the expansion of mining activities by New Hope Crushed Stone (NHCS), an action that has been opposed by Solebury School, due to the documented damage that the adjacent…

  • MONROE: Residents get Night Out with township’s personnel

    MONROE: Residents get Night Out with township’s personnel

    Jonathan Reiser, 17, of Monroe runs past a speed sensor at the National Night Out. Staff photo by David Kilby