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  • COLUMBUS NEWS: From the March 11 edition

    The next scheduled recycle pick up for Mansfield Township is Monday, March 15.     Think green! The Special Events Committee is planning a green theme for this year’s Field Day Celebration. The 72nd annual event is planned for Saturday, June 12. Our parade will be followed by green events in the Municipal Park plus games…

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the March 11 edition

    The Crosswicks Friends Monthly Meeting will volunteer at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 12. Car pool leaves the Crosswicks Friends Meetinghouse at 9 a.m. For more information call 298-4362.     The Board of Fire Commissioners District 1 Chesterfield meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Voters reject measure for new gym, solar panels

    By Vanessa S. Holt, Managing Editor     SPRINGFIELD — Voters rejected a $9 million referendum Tuesday by a vote of 332-284 that would have renovated the 70-year-old elementary school, built a new gym and installed solar panels to help pay for the cost of construction.     The plan was a scaled-down version of an earlier…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Land-use plan returned to board for final changes

    By Vanessa S. Holt, Managing Editor     BORDENTOWN CITY — A 187-page land-use ordinance was scheduled for public hearing and vote Monday, but was remanded to the Planning Board for further review, Mayor James Lynch said.     “Some issues came up,” he said Tuesday.     Some details that should have been removed from the document…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Film shines light on historic school

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — An advance screening of a documentary on the history of African-American education has given students and teachers in the district a glimpse into the past.     Following the screening of “A Place out of Time: The Bordentown School,” alumni from the school and the film’s director…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the March 11 edition

    Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line.     Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome.     Yoga every Wednesday…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Voters defeat school referendum

    By Vanessa S. Holt, Managing Editor SPRINGFIELD — Voters rejected a $9 million referendum Tuesday by a vote of 332-284 that would have renovated the 70-year-old elementary school, built a new gym, and installed solar panels to help pay for the cost of construction. The plan was a scaled-down version of an earlier referendum that…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the March 11 edition

    Pasta dinner     Friday, March 12 — St. Mary’s PTA is sponsoring a meatless pasta dinner from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The dinner will be held at St. Mary’s school hall located at 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown City. The menu is pasta with marinara sauce, Caesar salad, rolls and butter, dessert and beverages. Adult tickets…

  • LAWRENCE: School schedules to get makeover

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A shorter lunch period, longer class periods and a rotating daily schedule — all aimed at ensuring students can take the classes they need and want — are awaiting Lawrence High School students when they return to school in September.     The revised schedule, which retains the eight-period day,…