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  • CALENDAR: May 23

       Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Mondays    Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor Teen…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Community thanked for generosity 

    To the editor:     On behalf of Mercer Street Friends, I extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the caring people who placed food donations by their mailboxes on Saturday, May 10 for pick up by their letter carrier as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.    Once again,…

  • REGIONAL: Who is tyrannizing whom, when it comes to guns?

    Letter to the editor To the editor: Simply put (and repeated many, many times) our nation is experiencing an epidemic of gun violence. Our founding fathers conceived of the Second Amendment to give citizens the right (which "shall not be infringed") to own and bear arms against tyrants and tyrannical governments. They could not have…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Borough forms arts commission

    By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council passed an ordinance on Monday to establish a cultural arts commission, to create more space for art in town. The commission would be made up of nine members, each appointed by the council, according to the ordinance approved during the meeting. One member of the…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: A loss of wildlife and public trust

    By Michele Byers    New Jersey’s Green Acres Program wisely expanded the Menantico Ponds Wildlife Management Area in Cumberland County last summer with the purchase of 80 acres of forest, bringing the total preserve to 474 acres.    Wildlife management areas in this state were in are some of our most rugged and untamed lands, and this…

  • ALLENTOWN: Redbirds second in MCT lacrosse

    Late rally pushes them within four seconds of boys title By Charlie Paige, Special Writer    EWING — The Allentown High School boys lacrosse team fought its way into an overtime thriller against Princeton in the Mercer County Tournament final last Thursday night at Ewing High School.    The game would come down to a matter of…

  • Brandywine Senior Living at Princeton Presents an Antique Roadshow Appraisal Event Sunday June 1st

    Leslie Yngojo-Bowes Brandywine Senior Living at Princeton features an Antique Roadshow Appraisal Event on Sunday June 1st from 12pm – 3pm.  Cost is $10 per item, limit is 3 items per person.  50% of the proceeds will benefit SAVE Animal Rescue in Princeton.  You may RSVP to Olga or Nancy at Brandywine by May 29th 732-329-8888.…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Local group hangs plants, gardens at Borough sites

    HIGHTSTOWN: Local group hangs plants, gardens at Borough sites

    Jenine Clancy photo. Public Works crews install plant baskets on the streetlights Monday morning. The annual beautification has been taking place for a dozen years and is now funded through private donations.

  • Somerset Medical Center Achieves Stage 2 Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records