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  • Resident asks candidates to answer questions

    Thomas Csapo of Bordentown City To the editor:    It really is going to seem like a long time until May12, election day, if all I’m going to read are endorsements from the candidates friends and relatives. Candidates, get with the program, as a start why not answer some of the questions I asked a couple…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: ‘South Pacific’ hits BRHS stage this weekend

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Over the next few nights, residents will have the chance to experience “some enchanted evening(s)” at one of Bordentown Regional High School’s performances of the musical, “South Pacific.”     Starting tonight, Thursday and running through Saturday, the cast will give three 7:30 p.m. shows at the…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Safety director position raises resident concern

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — The Township Council has approved replacing the position of police chief with a civilian, part-time public safety director, and some community members have come out in opposition to the idea.    Earlier this month, the council listened to over three hours of public comments before voting 4-0 in favor…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Eight will vie for three commission seats

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Eight candidates have filed to run for the three city commission seats available in the May 12 election.    Under the city’s nonpartisan commission form of government, the three positions are all up for re-election every four years. According to city tradition, commission members choose the mayor from…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Township man gets six years for sex assault

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — David Hiatt, 21, of the Riverfront Motel, on Route 130, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl, according to officials.    A spokesman for the Burlington County prosecutor’s office confirmed Monday that Mr. Hiatt was sentenced after pleading guilty in December…

  • ‘Duplicity’

    ‘Duplicity’

    Photo Credit: Andrew Schwartz / Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity.

  • Plant a pinwheel garden for NJ’s kids

    Prevent Child Abuse — NJ    New Brunswick — Prevent Child Abuse – New Jersey is calling for statewide participation in April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month by distributing pinwheels and free educational toolkits to nonprofit organizations and offering downloadable campaign tools at www.preventchildabusenj.org.    The pinwheel represents Prevent Child Abuse – New Jersey’s efforts to change…

  • Cooking with the Chef Cooking Class Fundraiser at the Yardley Inn

    By Yardley Inn On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar will host its seventh annual cooking class, which benefits the Lower Makefield 9/11 Garden of Reflection. Executive Chef Eben Copple will lead several interactive cooking demonstrations with a focus on scrumptious pasta dishes. The cooking demonstration kicks off at 7 p.m.…

  • NORTHERN BURLINGTON: Proposed budget a mixed bag for four sending districts

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Residents in the Northern Burlington County Regional School District will be asked to approve a proposed tax increase of just under 3.5 percent this year.     On March 30, the Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the nearly $34 million budget, up less than 1 percent from…