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  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Burglars target unlocked vehicles

    by Maria Prato-Gaines, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — The township has seen a rash of car burglaries in the past month, leaving residents and police on the lookout for any suspicious behavior.    Residents have reported 10 car burglaries to police between mid-February and mid-March, according to New Jersey State Police Troop C spokesman Detective…

  • ALLENTOWN: Give Back Foundation succeeding in tough times

    by Muneera Naseer, Special Writer    ALLENTOWN — The Give Back Foundation has much thanks to give back after supporters raised a record $20,000 at its February gala event.    ”It was very successful,” said Michele Lawrence, one of the founding members of the nonprofit organization. “We’ve raised the most money we’ve ever raised, even in these…

  • Youth Invited to ‘Safe Night’ Party

    Somerset County Board of Freeholders Somerset County youth in grades 7 to 12 are invited to enjoy an evening planned by their peers and adults at which there are no weapons, alcohol, drugs or arguments and where they can party, play and learn. This year’s “Safe Night’ program titled “Hollywood” will be held Saturday, April 18,…

  • Fire company bill ‘totally absurd’

    Wayne Smith, of Allentown    I was astonished to read the recent local media news articles regarding Allentown Borough officials’ plans to bill the Hope Fire Company for sewer and water use. With one hand, we budget funds for the fire company; with the other, we propose taking some of these funds away – totally absurd.…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the March 26 edition

    By Peg Dotson    Tonight, March 26, is the monthly meeting of the Florence Township Chapter of Deborah, 7:30 p.m. at the Sterling House on Broad St. All members are urged to attend. * * *    St. Stephen’s Church, Second and Spring streets in Florence will have “Nite at the Races” on March 28 at 6…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Sparkle Week is back with $35 fee attached

    Mayor David Del Vecchio:”Given our diminishing resources, it’s a way to continue a well-liked program for a relatively modest fee” By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Sparkle Week, the city’s annual curbside collection of heavy household items, will be back this spring after a one-year hiatus with one significant change.    Residents who want the…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Worshippers seek home of their own

    by Peter Geier, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Iglesia Pentecostal Rios de Agua Viva, or the Living Water Pentecostal Church, has applied to the Zoning Board seeking approval to build a 11,673-square-foot church on North Main Street in Windsor.    Julio Sanchez, 55, the church pastor, said he started the church in Windsor a year after he…

  • Chez Alice Catering Company announces kosher lunch to be served at Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville

    By Jean Butcher Princeton, NJ, March 24, 2009 Chez Alice Catering Company to offer a kosher lunch to be served at Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville, NJ on Tuesday April 14, 2009 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Come and taste the best food in town! Chez Alice cordially invites you to a special kosher lunch. Join us…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Residents get extra time for tax appeals

    The deadline has been extended from April 1 to May 1 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Maybe you took a look at the property tax bill that landed in your mailbox a few months ago and figured the tax assessor was off his rocker.    With the economy tanking, and home values falling practically…