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  • Out of the gallery and into the living room

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — If you’ve ever been intimidated about waltzing into a gallery and purchasing any piece of art you desire, fear no more: C.J. Mugavero, the proprietor of The Artful Deposit on Farnsworth Avenue, has an approachable solution for you on her new cable TV series “Artful Living with…

  • Mayor formally defends self against recall push

    Patten: ‘Absolutely no reason’ to justify it ByVic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – Mayor Bob Patten has formally responded to a notice of intent to distribute a petition calling for his recall.    The response filed Monday with Borough Clerk Candace Gallagher says there is “absolutely no reason” for a recall. It reads, in part:    ”Mayor…

  • N. Burlington 14’s win District 7 championship

       The Northern Burlington Greyhounds 14-year-olds defeated Mt. Laurel twice on Thursday to win the first Babe Ruth District 7 Championship in the history of the program.    The championship qualifies the Greyhounds for the Southern New Jersey Babe Ruth State Tournament, to be hosted by Nottingham Babe Ruth at Veterans Park in Hamilton. Northern Burlington will…

  • Lack of hits leads to 15’s loss

    BABE RUTH BASEBALL By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence 15-year-old Babe Ruth batters had trouble handling Hopewell’s pitches in a District 1 loser’s bracket game on Friday.    Lawrence finally managed four hits in the 3-1 loss after Hopewell held the team hitless for four innings.    ”Sometimes the batters win, sometimes the pitchers win,” said…

  • John P. Clyde

       FLORENCE — John “Jack” P. Clyde, 84, of Florence Township, formerly of Burlington, died July 7 at his home.    Born in Burlington, he was retired from the U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company.    Mr. Clyde was a veteran of the Army, serving during World War II. He served with the 157 Infantry, 45 division. He was…

  • Richard L. Hendriksen

       Richard L. Hendriksen, 79, died Saturday, July 12, at St. Peter’s University Medical Center, New Brunswick.    Born in Bloomfield, he lived in Colonia for 45 years, moving to East Brunswick in 2005. Trained as a machinist, he had a 30-plus-year career as a production foreman for several Union County manufacturing firms, including RCA, Regina, in…

  • ELEC reviews Dancer in light of ‘05 complaint

    Mayor’s actions, use of funds scrutinized By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — The state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) last week completed its review of an election impropriety complaint filed against Mayor Ron Dancer in 2005 and warned the mayor of reporting campaign funding regulations for future elections.    The commission determined that no formal…

  • Post 414 plays for postseason bid

    AMERICAN LEGION By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    With the Mercer County American Legion League winding down, Lawrence Post 414’s recent wins over Princeton and Hightstown were essential.    However, losses to Hamilton and West Windsor-Plainsboro did not help.    A win over Princeton Tuesday put Lawrence at 11-8 and 4.5 games behind last season’s defending champion, Bordentown…

  • Council moves to close streets to regain parking

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    The Borough Council finally moved forward Monday with plans to close several roads in order to add parking on Main Street, despite concerns from one business that closing the streets may cause more accidents.    Nicole Jeremiah, who owns LG’s Boardwalk with her husband, said closing the block of South Fifth…