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  • LAWRENCE: PTO holds ‘Going Green’ fundraisers

    As part of the “Going Green” project at LIS, the LIS PTO is holding two fundraisers.     The Philips brand, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs will be on sale through March 23, $15 for a four-pack. The sale is through Service Lamp Corp. and Philips Lighting Company. To place an order, contact Cathy LeCompte at [email protected].…

  • MILLSTONE: Ballot features Foley, Casale, 3 new faces

    by Peter Geier, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — Board President Thomas Foley and three new faces are vying for three full three-year terms on the Board of Education, and incumbent Salvatore Casale has thrown his hat in the ring for a two-year unexpired term.    Among the newcomers is Amy Jacobson of Clarksburg, 39, a stay-at-home mother…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: EMS contract again under scrutiny in Hightstown

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — A volunteer leader here told the Borough Council last week that it is “shameful” the borough hasn’t entered into an agreement with East Windsor for emergency medical services.    Mayor Bob Patten initially seemed resistant to the idea but later instructed the borough administrator to reach out to East…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Three school board candidates seek 3 seats

    by Peter Geier, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Three candidates are running for three open seats on the Board of Education — a longtime incumbent, a board member appointed just last fall and a board veteran returning after a five-year absence.    Faith Silvestrov, who chairs the board’s Personnel Committee and is the Mercer County School Boards…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Thursday, March 12    Open schoolhouse — New Jersey United Christian Academy, located at 73 Holmes Mills Road in Cream Ridge, is having an open house from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This will be a good opportunity for any prospective students and parents to come to meet the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local sewer rates to rise 10 percent

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The Township Council passed an ordinance Tuesday that will increase water and sewer rates for township property owners by about 10 percent.    Mayor Frank Gambatese said the rate increase was necessary due to the decrease in revenue and the increase from the treatment plants, which left the council with no…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider to host Relay for Life

    Rider University will host the American Cancer Society Relay for Life on Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, on the Lawrenceville campus, 2083 Lawrenceville Road. This is the first year Rider is hosting the event held nationwide.     Rider’s Student Government Association (SGA), under the leadership of student Heather Fischler, SGA Spirits and Traditions…

  • FLORENCE: District struggles to budget for charter school

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE — With school budget season in full swing, the district is working on calculating a new charter school into the mix.     In New Jersey, school districts are required to pay 90 percent of the per-pupil cost for a student in the district for each student at a charter…

  • PLUMSTED: Six seek 3 seats on school board

    by Peter Geier, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — Six candidates are running for three seats on the local Board of Education, which will expand from five to seven seats after the April 21 election.    Joanna Barlow of New Egypt, a member of the board since April 2006 and board president since May 2007, is running for…