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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Fried upset over EMS contract comments

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE – Mayor Dave Fried wants folks to know that he is none too pleased with a comment made by a Hightstown borough councilman related to the township’s contract to provide the borough emergency medical services.    A few weeks ago, Borough Councilman Mike Theokas looked at his town’s half-million-dollar budget…

  • Neshanic Station, New Jersey’s O’Neill Wins Prize in 7th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers Global Art Contest
  • Spring Camp – Watch the Farm Wake Up!

    Maryann Hutson Calling All Campers!! Come on out to Fernbrook Farms Education Center for Spring Camp.   This special camp will be held April 13-17, 2009. From 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, children ages 6 to 11 will participate in tracking and birding activities.   Additional activities include outdoor cooking, wilderness survival, orienteering, crafts, and a campfire. Our farm…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Weight loss firm an alleged brothel

       EAST WINDSOR — Police say a township business that presented itself as a weight loss company was actually a front for prostitution.    Officers from East Windsor and Hamilton along with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Trenton office raided W.L. Management Company’s premises at 339 Route 571 at 12:35 p.m. Wednesday, according to a…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Police Beat

       Jeffrey Torres Jr., 20, of Trenton, was charged March 13 with driving while intoxicated and drug offenses.    Police said they saw Mr. Torres swerve into the oncoming lane of traffic at 11:34 p.m. on Franklin Street. Police said a search revealed a burnt marijuana cigarette in Mr. Torres’ sock.    He also was charged with DWI…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Ten questions to ask your orthopedic surgeon

    To determine your surgeon’s experience level, ask how many operations for your specific injury he or she performs each year. By W. Thomas Gutowski, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     With millions of Americans being treated for musculoskeletal injuries each year, chances are you or someone you know will need orthopedic care at some point in…

  • Lawrenceville was Flocked

    Lawrenceville was Flocked

    Debbie Andreano  Tom & Desiree Miller Were Flocked at Lawrenceville Nursing & Rehab Center,  on March 11th by their staff. A plethora of Pink flamingos decend on the front lawn, giving the geese a run for their money. This in celebration of their thrid year of ownership of  the number 1 facility in Mercer County,Lawrenceville…

  • MERCER: County projects 2-cent tax hike

       TRENTON — Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes has outlined his administration’s proposed 2009 budget, saying that potential layoffs and other cost-saving measures are in order to help close a $43 million shortfall in the next two years.    The budget carries a 2-cent tax rate hike.    The proposed $296.5 million budget is about $3.7 million larger…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Patten votes to ease activity of economic panel

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Mayor Bob Patten broke a tie vote this week among the Borough Council members to introduce an ordinance that lessens the Economic Development Committee’s required meeting load.    The ordinance would allow the committee to meet on an “as needed” basis, instead of the once-a-month requirement spelled out in…