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  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Green programs gain ground

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Two area towns are looking to get “green” through the Sustainable Jersey program.    Bordentown City and Bordentown Township have both signed up for the initiative, which is the work of a coalition of state agencies, universities, non-profits and experts. Once a municipality joins the program, it can receive tools, training,…

  • LAWRENCE: Canal transformed from transport route

    LAWRENCE: Canal transformed from transport route

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer The Lawrence Historical Society toasted the 175th anniversary of the Delaware & Raritan Canal’s opening with tea and cookies at the Port Mercer Canal House on the afternoon of June 25.     Party guests admired old photos and relished tales of the historic D&R Canal as Ruth Beringer, the historical…

  • FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    Phil McAuliffe Donna McElrea, President of the Roebling Historical Society, cries during flag raising ceremonies on Saturday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    Main Gate Museum offered preview to public By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — The much anticipated Roebling Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time this weekend, drawing several hundred visitors to the new structure at the former site of a famed steel mill.    ”It was heartwarming,” said museum executive director…

  • MANVILLE: Separate efforts seek to record town’s history

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Buffs can relive the past in a book or on Web site    It was a time when a large pizza at the local restaurant cost 50 cents and a small cost 25 cents, and Camplain Road was still a dirt lane. People danced into the night at Liberty Hall, on…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Committee reworks donation bin ordinance

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In continuing a public hearing that started at the June 9 meeting, the Township Committee approved amendments to its previously introduced ordinance to regulate clothing donation bins, and will hold its final public hearing on the matter at the July 14 meeting.    Committeeman Carl Suraci initially requested the ordinance be…

  • LAWRENCE: Firefly Festival celebrates summer

    Come and enjoy a flickering, flying, fun evening on the farm. Terhune Orchards, on Cold Soil Road, will celebrate its fireflies, insects, and wild animals, during its Firefly Festival on Sunday, July 12, from 5 to 9 p.m.     As fireflies “electrify” the summer night sky, attendees of the event will enjoy an evening of…

  • LAWRENCE: July 4 fireworks set to soar at Rider

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer     Fireworks will light the sky this Saturday night as Lawrence Township hosts its annual Fourth of July celebration at the Rider University campus.     The fireworks display, sponsored by the township Recreation Department and handled by D&M Fireworks of Bally, Pa., will begin between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m., and…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the July 2 edition

    A weekly listing of community events Annual auction     Thursday, June 25 —Bordentown Elks 2085 Woman’s Auxiliary will be having their annual auction at the lodge 11 Amboy Road. It will be held June 25. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and it will start at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 which includes a…