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  • District budget deserves support

    Dean and Sandy Behrend, of Kendall Park    We would like to commend Superintendent Gary P. McCartney and the Board of Education for a school budget that appears to retain all the elements of a quality education for all students K-12 while keeping taxpayers from any increased tax burden. In other words, we will pay no…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: U.S. flag flown in Iraq to wave in Hillsborough

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    For troops stationed overseas, flying an American flag to recognize supporters back home is a common practice — and it’s something Capt. Tim Jordan, a Hillsborough resident in the Navy Reserves, did while stationed at Al Asad airbase in Iraq, to honor the Board of Education.    ”I get a lot…

  • PLUMSTED: Township seeks money for two new police officers

    by Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — The township Police Department, which is under a cloud of controversy and recently lost its chief law enforcement officer, could get two new officers if the township is successful in its attempt to get funding under the federal stimulus program.    Mayor Ron Dancer announced this week that the…

  • Longtime member of school board seeks your vote

    Faith Silvestrov, Robbinsville Township Board of Education    I am a member of the Robbinsville Township Board of Education and would like to thank the community for its support throughout the 18 years of my tenure. I am seeking re-election on April 21, and I am asking the community of Robbinsville for its continued support.    It…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Horse Park feels economy; event canceled

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Horse Park feels economy; event canceled

    by Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor    UPPER FREEHOLD — Due to economic reasons, the Garden State Combined Driving Event, scheduled to be held at the Horse Park of New Jersey on May 29 and 30, has been canceled.    The Horse Park has hosted the event since 1992, but the decision to cancel the event was out…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Commission candidates prepare to debate April 30

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     BORDENTOWN CITY — The fact that eight candidates are running for the three spots on the City Commission in this year’s nonpartisan election has not gone unnoticed, and residents will soon have to chance to hear from the would-be commissioners in person.     On Thursday, April 30, residents are…

  • Fried says thanks after food drive

    Dave Fried, mayor, of Robbinsville    Let me thank everyone who took part in the recent Mayor’s Food Drive, as well as our local media for highlighting the effort to serve those in need. The drive was a tremendous success; it did much more than leave our township with a well-stocked Robbinsville Food Pantry.    News coverage…

  • Beyond tolerant

    Marcia O’Connell, Andrew Clifford, Lambertville     When we began the renovation on our house last September, we prepared ourselves as much as possible for the discomforts one expects when living in a construction zone: strangers parading through the house while you’re trying to get ready for work and school; eating out of a crock pot…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter for week of April 13

    Charles Land, 18, of Farm Road, Ewing Township, and Gerald Gafgen II, 18, of Newtown, Pa., were charged with shoplifting clothing worth $103 from Macy’s at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 3:09 p.m. April 8, police said. They were issued a summons and released.     A White Pine Circle resident reported the theft of her…