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  • PLUMSTED: POLICE BEAT

       Giovanni Jean-Baptiste, 29, of New Egypt, was charged July 2 with three counts of contempt of court in Manalapan, Howell and Freehold. Police said he posted bail at $1,234 in Plumsted and awaits court dates. * * *    Christopher Hotchkin, 25, of New Egypt, was charged with four counts of contempt of court in Trenton,…

  • LAWRENCE: County envisions plans for NW park

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Mercer County Park Northwest’s 1,600 acres span Lawrence and Hopewell townships — from Keefe and Cold Soil roads in Lawrence to Elm Ridge, Federal City and Pennington-Rocky Hill roads in Hopewell.     Last month, Mercer County officials offered an overview of the planned improvements to the portion of the…

  • PLUMSTED: Township still plans sewer system for New Egypt

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — Despite the stymied economy and slow planning process, the Township Committee still intends to create and install a sewer system for downtown New Egypt, according to Mayor Ron Dancer.    In the works since 2002, the sewer system is part of the town’s redevelopment project, the mayor said…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Downed utility poles block Route 206

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    The driver of a truck sustained minor injuries when his vehicle struck and knocked down a utility pole on Route 206 at the intersection of New Amwell Road, blocking traffic from 2:36 p.m. June 25 through the early hours of June 26.    Daniel Calvo, 30, of Somerset, struck three vehicles…

  • MANVILLE: South Third resident hopitalized after police respond

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    A South Third Avenue man was transported to Somerset County Medical Center Tuesday following a report of a suicide threat that had Manville police call the Somerset County Emergency Response Team.    The 25-year-old resident voluntarily exited his house around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, an hour after police received an anonymous call…

  • MILLSTONE: NBA Denver Nugget’s J.R. Smith in jail

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — Denver Nuggets guard and local resident J.R. Smith is in Monmouth County Jail.    He was sentenced June 30 to 30 days, a Millstone municipal court official confirmed this week, after he pled guilty to reckless driving in connection with a 2007 fatal car accident.    Mr. Smith, 23,…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Phillips-Barber physician leaves after 26 years

    Kevin Mooney plans to stay in medicine    After 26 years of practicing medicine in Hunterdon County, Kevin Mooney, M.D., family practice physician at Phillips-Barber Family Health Center in Lambertville, has left to start the next chapter of his career.    ”I am not retiring, I plan to do locums and work six months out of the…

  • LAWRENCE: Community Calendar

    Thursday, July 9     Foreign Films at Your Library: “Munyurangabo” (2007), Rwanda. The film explores the lives and adventures of two teenaged boys, Munyurangabo and Sangwa, travelling from Kigali, the Rwandan capital, to the farm where Sangwa’s parents live. Shot in the native Kinyarwanda dialect, the film’s non-professional cast and crew consisted of orphans and…

  • Gubernatorial candidate shares July 4 hopes

    Kostas Petris, of Bordentown Township    I hope all of you enjoyed your weekend on this honorable holiday of our signing of the Declaration of Independence. Today, I spoke to this beautiful woman who talked to me about, “how we need change in our state.” She also said, “that my husband and all the veterans fought…