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  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Florence    Paula Parrott, 63, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, was arrested at 1:51 a.m. June 21 and charged with drunken driving, driving the wrong way on a one way street, reckless driving, refusal to submit a breath test after a traffic stop on Route 130.    A 17-year-old juvenile from Florence was arrested at 11:29 p.m. June 21…

  • MONROE: Middle school students enjoy D.A.R.E. Field day

    MONROE: Middle school students enjoy D.A.R.E. Field day

    Jenine Clancy photo. Sixth grade students from the Monroe Middle School participated in the first annual D.A.R.E. Field Day last month.

  • MONROE: GRADUATION 2014

    MONROE: GRADUATION 2014

    Ed Birch photo. Graduates celebrate getting their diplomas Wednesday at the Sun National Bank Center arena in Trenton.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Jellig’s era begins in school district

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Jellig’s era begins in school district

    Ed Birch photo. New Superintendent Jerry Jellig reports to work for his first day in the district Tuesday morning. Jellig

  • FLORENCE: Bike Rodeo wrangles safety, fun

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    Florence Township police hosted their fifth annual Bike Rodeo for children on June 21.    ”We received a pedestrian grant a few years ago to enforce and educate the kids on the importance of wearing their bicycle helmets,” said Capt. Brian Boldizar. “During that year, we thought that the best…

  • LAWRENCE: Menendez emphasizes common values

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The path to the U.S. Senate for Robert Menendez started at the American Legion Jersey Boys State, and it can also be the beginning of the road to the White House, the U.S. Senate and even the U.S. Supreme Court. That’s what Sen. Menendez told nearly 1,000 "statesmen" — as…

  • BEACON POLICE BLOTTER

    Men charged with stealing golf cart Two men were charged with theft after reportedly stealing a golf cart from the Inn at the Lambertville Station early Saturday morning. Sgt. Robert Brown stopped the men on Lambert Lane as they were driving down the street at 4:40 a.m. The men were identified as Marc Chianese, 32,…

  • LAWRENCE: Booker says live up to American ideals

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer There will be many challenges facing teenagers as adults, but they must commit themselves to serving the ideals of the United States of America — and it is up to every generation to make those ideals become a reality. That was the message delivered by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to…

  • MANVILLE: More time, more money needed for flood study

    To the editor: I attended the June 25th Millstone and Raritan Rivers Flood Control Commission meeting held in Franklin. It was discussed that the NJDEP needs more time to review the 3 mitigation options they were presented with back in January from the Army Corps ongoing flood study. The "cost-to-benefit ratios" have been developed but…