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  • FLORENCE: Roebling Steel site steeped in history

    By Lea Kahn, Packet Group     Ask longtime Mercer County or Burlington County residents if they know who made the wire rope for the Brooklyn Bridge, and they will say without hesitation that it was the John A. Roebling’s Sons Co.     But ask them who made the coiled wire for the popular children’s toy…

  • LAWRENCE: BOE backs state bill

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     The township Board of Education has come out squarely in support of proposed legislation that would require private secondary schools and colleges to reimburse public school districts for the cost of educating children who live in tax-exempt housing.     The school board unanimously approved a resolution in support of…

  • LAWRENCE: Board to revisit cell tower site plan

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A courtesy review of the site plan for a proposed cell tower on Carter Road tops the agenda for the township Planning Board’s regular meeting Monday night.     The meeting will be held in the lower level conference room at the Municipal Building at 6:45 p.m.     The proposed…

  • CHESTERFIELD: Town uses surplus to prevent tax hike

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     CHESTERFIELD — The Township Committee has unanimously adopted a flat budget that again uses surplus funds to prevent a tax increase.     “We have a lot of surplus we’re relying on to keep the tax rate flat, so that’s what we did again this year,” said Clerk Bonnie Haines.…

  • Hardware store was city landmark

    David Wriggins of Bordentown In my wildest dreams, I cannot imagine Bordentown City without Apps Hardware Store. But sad-to-say, Apps Hardware Store has gone out of business and is no longer a part of the Farnsworth Avenue business community.     Located on the corner of East Burlington and Farnsworth Avenue the store has been there…

  • LAWRENCE: Safety and health concerns inspired Tour de Lawrence

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     The Tour de Lawrence is not the Tour de France, but for Lawrence Township’s elementary school students, this Saturday morning’s tour around Colonial Lake Park is the next best thing.     The goal of the free Tour de Lawrence, which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is to…

  • Extending thanks to retiring teachers

    Pepper Evans, President, Lawrence Township Education Foundation As the 2009-10 school year ends children across Lawrence Township will be saying farewell to their teachers.     This summer, 18 Lawrence teachers with a combined 550 years of service to our public schools will retire.     On behalf of the trustees of the Lawrence Township Education Foundation…

  • LAWRENCE: Innovative ideas converge at Invention Convention

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Take some old stockings and some twigs, add some hair and some soap, and tie it up with some string and what do you have?     A sock deer to keep those pesky deer out of the garden.     At least, that was Taina Vega’s idea. Her invention, which…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Deputy mayor won’t step down

    Residents decry recent drunken driving charges By Chelsea Radler, Staff Writer     BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Town leaders clashed at Monday’s Township Committee meeting as residents called for the resignation of Deputy Major Anita DiMattia, who was recently charged with DWI in Mansfield.     “For public officials this is inexcusable behavior,” said Stephen Monson, of Windingbrook…