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  • Credit card program bids sought again

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    After making a presentation to the Township Committee on a credit card program that would pay a dividend to the township, Affinity Credit Union officials thought that would count as their bid for the program.    But when the township advertised seeking bids for renewing the credit card program, no one…

  • POLICE BEAT

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    On June 20 at 2:07 a.m., Suzanna Dee, 41, of Bordentown, was charged with driving while intoxicated when officers stopped her vehicle for failing to stay in her lane on Crosswicks Road, police said. According to police reports, Ms. Dee had a blood alcohol level of .11 percent. She was processed and released…

  • It’s a ‘Wonder’ how Florence will replace Giambrone

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    Once upon a time on a hot dark night at the East Windsor P.A.L. Complex, a 12-year-old Stevie “The Wonder” Giambrone launched a ball over the left-center field fence that disappeared into the black of night.    Stevie’s mother Mary turned to some friends in the bleachers and said, “I’m going…

  • Robbinsville, Millstone softball reach Final Four

    Freeman’s girls finish pool play a perfect 4-0 By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    The best team in pool play in the District 12 Little League softball tournament was definitely the Robbinsville 12-year-old All-Stars.    Robbinsville pitchers threw a no-hitter and a one-hitter and surrendered just five runs over the first four games, one of which was…

  • Water giant discusses Trenton Water purchase

    ‘I’m concerned about what’s going to happen here.’ ~ Mayor Mark Holmes By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Representatives of the New Jersey American Water Co., which is poised to acquire all of the Trenton Water Works customers in Lawrence Township, paid a visit to Township Council Tuesday night.    Company officials introduced themselves and the new…

  • Health official: Be alert for signs of Lyme disease

       Ticks that transmit Lyme disease are most active in May, June and July, so Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard recommends that New Jersey residents spending time outdoors be alert for the signs and symptoms of this tick-borne disease and take preventive measures.    Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through a bite of…

  • Editorial: Our country is still a work in progress

       On Friday, we celebrate one of the most radical documents in history.    The American Declaration of Independence, officially approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, accomplished something that was then rare. It announced to the world that the people who were then living in the 13 colonies voluntarily were coming together to…

  • 80-room hotel plans up for board review

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Write    FLORENCE — A proposal for a new hotel and restaurant along the New Jersey Turnpike will go before the zoning board again later this month.    River Development, based in Port Monmouth, was granted a conditional use variance June 24 by the township zoning board. It allows the developer to utilize…

  • Quick Chek opens on Rt. 206

    Quick Chek opens on Rt. 206

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    More than 50 employees, company executives and Hillsborough officials gathered Monday to cut the ribbon for the opening of the new 5,000-square-foot Quick Chek on Route 206, the first in Hillsborough.    ”We saw where we thought there was a need for one, and this is a great area,” said John…