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  • Academy to begin year with new athletics center

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE — Life Center Academy will open for its fall semester at the end of the month with a new $15 million athletic center.     The 117,000-square-foot Life Center building on Columbus Road has been 10 years in the making and will feature a number of playing surfaces for the…

  • Borough houses will be revalued

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer FIELDSBORO—The borough will undergo a revaluation this fall to bring the average assessed property value in Fieldsboro in line with current prices, said Mayor Edward “Buddy” Tyler on Tuesday.     The borough contracted with Renwick and Associates, of Maple Shade, to conduct the revaluation for $50,000.     The last time…

  • Library to give part of surplus back to city

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The Lambertville Public Library has agreed to give back to the city a portion of its budget surplus.    Announced Monday, the agreement negates the need for a ballot question in November. The city was poised to ask voters to change the way the library is funded and allow…

  • $1 million expected for land preservation near military bases

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer The county is set to receive approximately $1.08 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to preserve land around two military bases, McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix, in order to keep development and encroachment at bay.     Freeholder Aubrey Fenton signed the agreement Aug. 13, and now the…

  • Stockton to introduce recreation plan for 63-acre tract

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The Borough Council will introduce a management plan Sept. 8 for the 63 acres formerly known as the My Ben property.    Residents will have an opportunity to comment that night as well as at the following council meeting Oct. 13, Mayor Stephen Giocondo said.    The council could vote…

  • Nora M. Gallagher

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Nora M. Gallagher, 52, died Aug. 11 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton.     Born in Trenton, she resided most of her life in the Hamilton/Bordentown areas. She was a certified court reporter for the past 10 years with Mastroianni & Formaroli in Mount Laurel. In addition she served as…

  • Police Blotter-Aug. 21, 2008

    Lambertville    Ignacio Perez-Rafael, 20, of Lambertville is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a female roommate July 29.    Police responded to the Lambertville residence at 5:30 a.m. for the report of a female being attacked in her bedroom. Upon arrival, the victim, whose identity is being withheld by police, reported she was sleeping when Mr.…

  • County expects savings under new contract

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer MANSFIELD — The Resource Recovery Complex on Route 543, which turns sewage sludge into marketable compost, will soon be under a new operating contract, estimated to save the county approximately $700,000 a year.     The county announced last week that a 10-year contract was awarded Aug. 13 to WeCare Organics,…

  • Municipal building may get porch redesigned

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — Designs for the exterior of a former church that will turned into the town’s new municipal building originally did not include exterior changes, but a recommendation from the town’s Historic Architecture Review Board could change that.    HARB recommended a cosmetic change to the enclosed porch to make…