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  • Voters like Fischer, Szabo for council seats

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    MANVILLE — In a repeat of the 2007 elections, 67 percent of the 5,121 voters registered in Manville elected a Republican incumbent and a Democratic candidate Tuesday to fill two vacant seats on the Borough Council.    Democratic candidate Lou Fischer received 1,556 votes, while Republican incumbent Steve Szabo captured 1,498…

  • LHS competes in MCT

    CROSS COUNTRY By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School boys and girls cross country teams took eighth and ninth in their respective races for strong showings at the Mercer County Championships Friday at Washington Crossing Park.    Marcin Truszkowski led the Lawrence boys as a medalist in the top 25. The Cardinal senior improved…

  • Editorial: This election puts life into democracy

       When poll workers arrived at the Community Center in Woodlot Park on Tuesday, there already were 40 or so voters lined up and waiting to cast their ballots.    At the Kingston First Aid Squad, there were lines out the door and polling sites were reporting wait times of up to an hour for some voting…

  • VN-I zoning not to be created

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD —Township Committee will no longer create two separate village neighborhood districts, as previously discussed, but are assuring Imlaystown residents that it will not change their zoning.    Public hearing on the proposed land-use ordinance amending the village neighborhood (VN) zone will continue at tonight’s (Thursday’s) Township Committee meeting.    The…

  • More soup for you

    More soup for you

    Debbie Agans stirs a pot of Mulligatawny soup, made famous in the “Seinfeld” comedy show which high school students enjoyed last month. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Group hails Biondi’s environmental efforts

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — Although it has been more than 20 years since his first term as Hillsborough’s mayor, Assemblyman Pete Biondi credits that time with fueling his interest in the environment, which recently helped earn him the title of “Outstanding Legislator of the Year” by the New Jersey Society for Environmental,…

  • On election night, a message of inspiration

    By Kyle Moylan     One unavoidable reality about being on the job 20 years for the Princeton Packet Group is all the little guys and gals in the rec programs and high schools grow up.     One guy I had covered from the time he played at the lowest levels of Pop Warner Football —…

  • Theresa Dobos

    BORDENTOWN — Theresa Dobos, 85, of Bordentown died Oct. 29 at RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton.     Born in Hungary, she came to the United States in the 1950s. She was a resident of Trenton before moving to Bordentown 42 years ago. Theresa was a member of the Hungarian Federation Club and the Hungarian Reform…

  • Development plans clear first hurdle

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    CHESTERFIELD — A plan to build 228 single-family houses has been preliminarily approved and will continue its way through the application process, said Planning Board Secretary Linda Wills this week.    The three-night hearing wrapped up on Oct. 27, and the next stage will be final site plan approval, said Ms.…