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  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Bloods gang members charged with theft

    By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Two men, identified by police as members of the Bloods street gang, were charged with burglary, theft and resisting arrest Monday, The men, both 25, have been identified as Jaquan Reddick and Kevin Wesley, both of Trenton. Both were sent to Burlington County Jail in default of $25,000 bail.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board member Barbara Sargent resigns

    She’ll take superintendent’s job in Readington Township By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough’s Barbara Sargent, who resigned May 10 as the assistant superintendent of schools in Madison after six years, has accepted the job as superintendent of the kindergarten through eighth grade Readington Township district in Hunterdon County, effective July 1.    She stepped down as…

  • ABIS Students of the Month

       The following students were selected for the Student of the Month Award for April at ABIS. This award is given to students that demonstrate progress, work hard or make a noble effort within that subject area that they are recognized. This is not solely for academic recognition but for overall progress and/or success during the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community college questions to be answered

    Raritan Valley Community College representatives coming to library    Raritan Valley Community College representatives will come to the township library on Thursday, June 2, to talk to prospective students and answer questions about the college.    They’ll also be at the Flemington Public Library at 118 Main St. on June 1.    The sessions, both from 5 to…

  • MONTGOMERY: Asian festival coming to high school on May 28

       ”A Passage to Asia”, a celebration of Asian culture, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Montgomery High School on Route 601, Skillman. A portion of proceeds will go to aid earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan.    The day is sponsored by Montgomery High School students of the Asian Heritage…

  • LAWRENCE:Planners OK trail section along BMS campus

    By Lea Kahn    Another segment of the proposed Lawrence Hopewell Trail — this time, along the perimeter of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. campus — gained the Lawrence Township Planning Board’s approval Monday night.    The Planning Board approved a 2,500-foot portion of the 20-mile trail that would be installed along the Carson Road and Province Line…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Early morning blaze destroys warehouse

    ROBBINSVILLE: Early morning blaze destroys warehouse

       ROBBINSVILLE — Officials are investigating the cause of an early morning fire Wednesday that destroyed a warehouse on West Manor Way.    Township police responded at 5:43 a.m. to a 911 call reporting that a warehouse at 8 Manor Way was ablaze, Lt. Michael Polaski said in a press release. The warehouse tenant was LSC Mechanical…

  • Exercise the right to vote in primary

    Richard Onderko, Manville We have an important primary election approaching on Tuesday, June 7. Just a friendly reminder that everyone votes at the Manville VFW hall this year.    Primary challenges are good for both political parties in town. Why let a small group of friends and family members on both political committees control who appears…

  • LAWRENCE: Detox center opponents have their say at hearing

    By Lea Kahn    The opponents of a drug and alcohol detoxification center, proposed for an office park at 100 Federal City Road, began to present their case for denying a use variance before the township Zoning Board of Adjustment last week, in the seventh of a series of public hearings.    Meanwhile, at the same meeting…