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  • LAWRENCE: Work begins on Eldridge Park district upgrades

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     With a ceremonial toss of dirt, Township Council broke ground Wednesday morning on the long-awaited improvements to the Eldridge Park business district — starting with a landscaped parking lot next to the Lawrence Road Fire Company.     The project actually began last month, when the township Department of Public…

  • Celebrating Hawks on the Wing

    Celebrating Hawks on the Wing

    Peregrine Falcon, one of 16 species of hawks migrating through New Jersey each fall.

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Budget OK tonight would mean tax hike

    Cap decision was due Sept. 9 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The average homeowner would pay about $143 more in property taxes if the City Council approves a revised $4.3 million budget tonight (Sept. 10).    The budget will rely on the city’s ability to exceed a state-mandated 4 percent cap on the tax…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Motorcycle accidents kill two on I-295

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Two nearly identical motorcycle accidents on the same stretch of Interstate 295 killed two men within about eight hours on Sept. 2, state police said.    Ronald Ross, 42, of Macungie, Pa., was driving north in the right lane when he attempted to change lanes at about 12:23…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: School leaders’ contracts on tap

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — Three school district leaders’ contracts are slated for a public hearing this month.    Superintendent Dick Fitzpatrick previously said he would be taking a 2 percent salary raise rather than the 3 percent increase in his contract. He would be making a salary of about $180,000 this…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Turnpike crash results in injuries

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — A five-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike resulted in minor injuries for eight people Monday, state police said.    Two sport utility vehicles, two passenger cars and a bus collided at mile-marker 64.8 on the southbound side of the highway, state police said.    Four victims complaining of…

  • LAWRENCE: Sustainability conference set at Lawrenceville School

        The Lawrenceville School will present The Aldo Leopold Symposium on Sustainability, a half-day conference, on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Clark Music Center. The Symposium, which is free and open to the public, is the first in a series of special events commemorating the Bicentennial year of the…

  • MANSFIELD: Four charged in murder of Philadelphia woman

    MANSFIELD: Four charged in murder of Philadelphia woman

    The above 2009 Nissan Murano was owned by Lyudmila Burshteyn. Burlington County investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious involving it and the victim and/or the suspects on Wednesday, Sept. 2 to call Burlington County Central Communications at 609-265-7113. Investigators are seeking information on the whereabouts and activities of the vehicle for…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Solar panels, athletic fields up for vote

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Solar panels, athletic fields up for vote

    A sign at Joseph Lawrence Park on Ward Avenue, one of two local parks used for athletic programs in the school district. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.