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  • Candidate advocates videotaping meetings

    Jason Medina of Bordentown Township, Democratic Candidate for Township Committee To the editor:  Open government is an issue that transcends political affiliations or ideologies. Whether Democrat, Republican or Independent, transparency in government remains a hallmark of democracy. New Jersey has a long-standing tradition of ensuring openness and access to government information. It is a tradition…

  • Organizer thanks festival participants

    Mary Barnes, President, Downtown Bordentown Association To the editor: It is with great pleasure that I write this letter to thank all those who assisted in the making of what most people are calling the best Cranberry Festival ever! What a great weekend for Bordentown City!     Our most sincere thank you to Jackie Reed…

  • Amendment clarifies drinking law in Florence

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer FLORENCE — The Township Committee amended an ordinance Oct. 1 clarifying regulations involving consumption of alcohol in public parks within the township.     Township Solicitor William Kearns Jr. said on Tuesday that the ordinance was considered “routine,” and that it was meant to bring the township’s law in compliance with…

  • Fire companies hold open house events

    Mission Fire Company will hold an open house for a fire prevention program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the station at 51 Groveville Road, Bordentown Township.     Consolidated Fire Association and Hope Hose Humane Co. No. 1 will hold an open house at Consolidated Fire House on 20 Crosswicks St. at…

  • UF officials discuss the possibility of Crosswicks-Doctors trail system

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — The township could be part of a three-and-a-half mile trail network within the next 10 years if officials choose to implement a plan from the Crosswicks-Doctors Watershed Association.    The trail complex would link the recently preserved Breza Road tract, existing trails in Heritage Park and the new…

  • Malawian representative pays Allentown a visit

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — After sending a minister and his family to Malawi and, later, a team of volunteers, parishioners of the Allentown Presbyterian Church received a visitor of their own this week.    Wellings Mwalabu, 49, of Malawi, a small country in Africa, is a key contact between the church here and…

  • Chesterfield Township replaces state police coverage

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer CHESTERFIELD — The Police Department has officially cut its ties with the state police, electing to provide its own police coverage to the rural township.     The township has been equipped to handle all crimes and car accidents itself since Sept. 15, said Police Chief Kyle Wilson on Monday.    …

  • Cranberry Festival again a great success

    Bobbie Taylor of Bordentown City To the editor: I would like to thank Jackie Reed, Patti DeSantis and all those who ran the Cranberry Festival. Once again you did an amazing job. The quality and variety of the crafts was wonderful. I know it took a lot of hard work to coordinate the festival and…

  • Reading Corner: Fall reading picks include Bonaparte bio

    By Arlene Bice I was browsing in a bookshop while waiting for an author of a different book to appear for a book signing when I spotted “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows published hardcover in 2008.     It’s a fictional, sometimes hilarious, sometimes deeply sad…