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  • FLORENCE: School to be converted into affordable senior housing

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer     Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development (MEND) and Conifer Realty LLC broke ground at the historic Marcella L. Duffy Elementary School for a project that will bring affordable senior housing into the community.    ”This is a really wonderful day despite the rain and clouds,” said Matthew Reilly, president and CEO…

  • HUNTERDON COUNTY: Seniors: How do you get around?

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer As we get older, getting around via automobile may not be as easy as it used to be. This is a key reason why public transportation is an important issue for senior citizens. The Hunterdon County Department of Human Services has partnered with HART Commuter Information Services to conduct a…

  • ‘BOBO Friday’ Donations Will Help Curb Hunger

    ‘BOBO Friday’ Donations Will Help Curb Hunger

    Look for the blue "BOBO Fridays" bins at county, municipal and library locations around Somerset County.

  • STATE: A banner year for the Great Swamp

    By Michele Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation Less than 30 miles from New York City, surrounded by suburbia, lie 12 square miles of wetlands and wildlife known as the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge’s forests, grasslands and marshes are home to an amazing diversity of wildlife, including migratory waterfowl and endangered bog turtles and…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: FLORENCE

       Timothy Rice, 19, of Roebling, was arrested at 2:40 a.m. June 7 and was charged with drunken driving, failure to maintain a lane and reckless driving on Route 130 after a motor vehicle stop.    Eric Gonzalez, 47, of Bronx, New York, was arrested at 8:36 p.m. June 7 and was charged with speeding, possession of…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: June 12

    Thurs., June 12 The Poetry Circle at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence, discusses William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. Seating is limited, call 609-989-6920 or email [email protected] to reserve your space.…

  • LAWRENCE: Police investigating car break-ins

    Police are investigating whether the burglaries of three cars, which were reported to police between 10:24 a.m. and 11 a.m. June 3, may be related, according to police Lt. Joseph Amodio. Two of the cars were parked at the New Jersey Athletic Club on Quakerbridge Road, and the third car was parked at Camp Bowwow…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School staff union picks Goodhue as leader 

    HILLSBOROUGH: School staff union picks Goodhue as leader 

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Hillsborough’s unionized school employees have changed their leader. In an end-of-year school election, Hillsborough Education Association members selected 10-year Hillsborough teacher Henry Goodhue in a three-way contest over incumbent Daynon Blevins and Lynne Lenches Derwid, the group’s first vice president. Mr. Blevins is a 17-year teacher who had moved up…

  • MANVILLE: Christ the King students ready for their own ‘immigration’

    MANVILLE: Christ the King students ready for their own ‘immigration’

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Christ the King School graduated the 39th class in the school’s history Friday night as 15 students said good bye to their grammar school. The graduation ceremony began with a mass at Christ the King Church with Reverend Stanislaw Slaby officiating. Samantha Snell welcomed her classmates, family and friends.…