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  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: Week of June 2

       Springfield Township is seeking volunteers for several EMS and Fire Department openings.    If you are interested in joining the township’s team of emergency volunteers, contact Patricia Clayton, township clerk, at 609-723-4848.    Enjoy a great morning of community fun in a casual setting and meet your neighbors at the Jacksonville Community Center breakfast.    The all-you-can-eat breakfast…

  • MANVILLE: Candidates face off in mayoral primary

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Tuesday is primary election day in New Jersey and in Manville there will be competition between candidates running to be the borough’s next mayor.    Former Mayor Angelo Corradino, who was endorsed by the Democratic Municipal Committee, will be challenged by write-in candidate Joseph Lukac in their party’s primary.    ”After…

  • Kalmia slates Hidden Gardens tour

       LAMBERTVILLE — The nonprofit Kalmia Club has revealed the 12 gardens featured on its 15th annual “Hidden Gardens of Lambertville” tour.    Visitors to historic Lambertville can go on the self-guided tour Saturday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.    The Kalmia Club is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the tour with…

  • MANSFIELD: Township sets deal with DEP

    By Amber Cox, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD – The township has finalized its agreement with the state Department of Environmental Protection for a reforestation project after it lost several acres of trees for the turnpike widening project.    Township Attorney Michael Magee explained that the township is only guaranteed the first installment.    The other installments are not…

  • No local contests in Tuesday primaries

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Only incumbents in Lambertville, West Amwell and Stockton filed petitions in April to run in the primary elections on June 7.    Polling places will be open on Tuesday from 6 a.m.-8 p.m.    — In Lambertville, two three-year terms on the City Council are up for grabs in the Nov. 8…

  • BORDENTOWN: Pupils reach out to troops

    BORDENTOWN: Pupils reach out to troops

    By Amber Cox, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — St. Mary School students have been participating in Catholic School Week “A+ for America” and honored those men and women that fight for the United States in a special prayer service on May 26.    The seventh-grade class began corresponding with the Alpha Troop “Assassins” who were deployed…

  • BORDENTOWN: Pupils reach out to troops

    BORDENTOWN: Pupils reach out to troops

    A hallway at St. Mary School displays photos of students’ family members who are serving or who have served in the military. A candle was lit on Friday in memory of those who gave their lives for their country. Staff photo by Amber Cox

  • EAST WINDSOR: Medical supply store opens

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR – Wheelchairs, nebulizers, modular wheelchair ramps and other medical supplies were previously things customers couldn’t buy in East Windsor. For specialty equipment that went beyond the more basic of medical supplies found in pharmacies, East Windsor residents had to travel to stores in Cranbury, West Windsor or sometimes…

  • WEST AMWELL: Township officials OK tax increase

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The Township Committee approved the 2011 budget of nearly $3.16 million, providing non-union employees a 2-percent raise and restoring stipends for the three-man committee.    Non-union employees have been working at 2008 rates since the recession and high legal fees put the township in a financial bind for…