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  • LAWRENCE: Police beat from the Aug. 20 edition

    Stuart K. Borajkiewicz, 19, of Lawrence Road, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana following a motor vehicle stop on Franklin Corner Road at 6:09 p.m. Aug. 15, police said. He was issued a summons and released.     Sharelle E. Key, 20, of Lumberton, and two Trenton girls, ages 15 and…

  • Solebury Children’s Learning Center joins paper recycling program

    Program is free to the community and available 24 hours a day/seven days a week    Solebury United Methodist Children’s Learning Center is participating in the national Paper Retriever Recycling Program.    The program is free to the community and available 24 hours a day/seven days a week. Just look for the big green and yellow recycling…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Bible school raises $2,500 for HomeFront

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Bible school raises $2,500 for HomeFront

    Left to right: Amy Dunn and Heather Tuller, co-directors of HCLC Vacation Bible School, present a check to Brenda Whitaker from Homefront.

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the Aug. 20 edition

    Nancy Mrzljak Nancy Mrzljak     Tel: 298-0567     Fax: 298-3936     [email protected]    The Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum Open House will be from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum on Ward Avenue in Crosswicks. It’s a great way to learn about the history of the community around you, bring…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Towns grapple with fee refunds to developers

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Several local towns may be required to refund fees paid to them by developers under a new state law.    Part of the N.J. Economic Stimulus Act of 2009, signed into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine July 27, temporarily suspends a statewide 2.5 percent nonresidential development fee to support affordable…

  • LAWRENCE: Home is where the hive is

    LAWRENCE: Home is where the hive is

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Brett and Tahirih Smith have always been interested in being self-sufficient. Their backyard is an oasis of fruit trees and a garden plot, where they raise vegetables for their family.     The Smith family has long been interested in the “whole movement of local food,” Ms. Smith said, so she…

  • COLUMBUS NEWS: From the Aug. 20 edition

    Peg Traino Peg Traino     Tel: 298-7476     [email protected]    The next Mansfield Township Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Mansfield Township Municipal building located on East Main Street. For more information please call 609-298-0542. * * *    Burlington County Hadassah is sponsoring…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Bible school raises $2,500 for HomeFront

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Bible school raises $2,500 for HomeFront

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — About 400 children and parents were on hand for the closing events of Holy Cross Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School last week, when two large donations were made to HomeFront, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families break the cycle of poverty.    ”It was a terrific way…

  • LAWRENCE: Police to crack down on drunken drivers

        The Lawrence Township Police Department is cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the summer 2009 “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign, thanks to a state grant to Lawrence Township to run the two-week program.     The campaign, funded by the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, begins Aug. 21 and ends…