Category: archives
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Filing date nears to run for city commission
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — With the deadline for filing to run for the City Commission just two weeks away, Mayor John Collom III has confirmed he will not be running for another term. “I just feel I’ve served two terms and I don’t care to serve any more,” he said.…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: Area braces for winter weather
By Vanessa Holt, Managing Editor The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Sunday in effect until Monday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service in Philadelphia, snow will become heavy overnight Sunday into Monday morning and winds will increase, with visibility potentially falling below a quarter of a mile. The total snowfall expected…
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MANSFIELD: Wastewater treatment plant plans inch forward
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer MANSFIELD — Residents of the Village of Columbus may soon be able to abandon their septic systems in favor of a wastewater treatment plant. At its Feb. 25 meeting, the Township Committee unanimously passed two resolutions authorizing the township to seek loans from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Former treasurer pleads guilty to stealing from Historical Society
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — Former Bordentown Historical Society Treasurer Barry Hausser pleaded guilty Monday to stealing over $84,000 from the organization, according to the Burlington County prosecutor’s office. Mr. Hausser, 63, of Farnsworth Avenue, pleaded guilty to a third-degree charge of theft by failure to make required disposition, according…
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MANVILLE: Camplain Road resident killed on railroad tracks
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Manville police are investigating the death West Camplain Road resident Ryan Shaw, who was struck by a train Sunday morning. A Norfolk Southern freight train running on the Lehigh Valley Line struck Mr. Shaw, 23, at approximately 4:15 a.m. near the intersection of North Street and North Seventh Avenue, Manville…
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Penelope M. Peter, 71
Penelope M. Peter, 71 of Princeton and Southampton, N.Y. died Thursday , February 26, at the University Medical Center at Princeton after a long illness. Born in New York City, she had been a resident of Princeton and Southampton, NY. Known to her friends and family as “Penny” she was born in New York…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Area braces for winter storm
By Vanessa Holt, Managing Editor The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Sunday in effect until Monday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, snow will become heavy overnight Sunday into Monday morning and winds will increase, with visibility potentially falling below a quarter of a mile. The total snowfall expected from the…
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SPRINGFIELD: Public safety director may replace police chief position
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD — The Township Council is examining the possibility of replacing the position of police chief with a civilian, part-time public safety director. An ordinance, introduced Feb. 11, would eliminate the position of chief, which was gone unoccupied for about a year, according to Mayor Denis McDaniel. He said…
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