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  • Donate Used Eyeglasses for the Needy

    Somerset County Board of Freeholders The Somerset County Office for the Disabled will be holding a “spring-cleaning” collection of used prescription eyeglasses through April. The public is invited to donate used eyewear that will be given to people home and abroad who do not have access to eye care. Eyeglasses may be placed in a…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: POLICE BLOTTER

       The Lambertville Police Department reports:    — March 3 at approximately 7:38 a.m., Lambertville police and the Lambertville Fire Department went to the Lambertville Sewerage Authority to investigate a fire.    Upon arrival, they found a fire in a building on the southeast corner of the property. The fire was extinguished and determined to have been the…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the March 26 edition

    ‘South Pacific’     Thursday, March 26 to Saturday, March 28 — “South Pacific” will be presented at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. by the students of Bordentown Regional High School. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/bpac or by calling…

  • COLUMBUS NEWS: From the March 26 edition

    By Peg Traino    Come out on Sunday, March 29, at 7 p.m., for an evening of laughter and refreshments as comedian Gordon Douglas entertains you at the Wesley United Methodist Church, located at 24573 E. Main Street in Columbus. Gordon has entertained many people over the years performing on cruise ships and Las Vegas to…

  • LAWRENCE: Meeting schedule

    TUESDAY, MARCH 31    Township Council, 7 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 2    Recreation Advisory, Lower Level Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 6     Planning Board, Lower Level Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8     Senior Executive Board, 30 Darrah Lane East, 10:15 a.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 9    Greenway Committee, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL…

  • LAWRENCE: Rodent returns to town

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The rat is back.     The 10-foot-tall inflatable rat balloon, that is, which was the focus of a free-speech lawsuit that made its way to the New Jersey Supreme Court for allegedly violating the township’s sign ordinance.     Monday morning, the inflatable rat balloon was posted outside a gate to…

  • Buckalew seeks return to board

    Keith Buckalew, of New Egypt     My name is Keith Buckalew and I am running for the Plumsted Township Board of Education.    I am a lifelong resident of New Egypt. I have been married for 32 years, have two grown children and six grandchildren.    I have served as a member and vice president of the…

  • Coach Probasco fills out ticket

    Chris Probasco, of New Egypt    My name is Chris Probasco and I am running for the Plumsted Board of Education.    I have lived in New Egypt for 21 years with my wife and three children, who presently attend Plumsted schools.    As an active community member, I have coached recreation soccer, baseball, basketball and Pop Warner…

  • LAEF offers thanks

    Michelene Assad, president, Lambertville Area Education Foundation     The Lambertville Area Education Foundation eighth annual Auction and Benefit Party, held on March 21 at the Eagle Fire Company Banquet Hall, New Hope, was another great success, especially notable in this economy.    The event, which honored the late gallery owner Grace Croteau, was attended by about…