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  • District reaches out for input on big hire

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — District officials will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Bordentown Regional High School to gather residents’ ideas on what qualifications the next superintendent should possess.     Diane DeGiacomo was appointed interim superintendent at the end of 2007. She said Tuesday that she…

  • Donations needed for gazebo, landscaping

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer MANSFIELD—As the township gears up for its Memorial Day celebration, visitors to the Mansfield Township Community Park will have a brand new gazebo to serve as an anchor to the events.     Louis Wargo, a World War II veteran and member of the township’s Memorial Day Committee, said he hopes…

  • Pediatric Emergency Services at Capital Health System
  • Seek help for flood woes

    Richard Green of Lambertville     We call floods “natural,” even “acts of God.”    True in most cases, but evidence shows human hands churn Delaware River waters, resulting in three devastating floods in September 2004, April 2005 and June 2006.    The case for accountable river management has been reported. I am writing to give voice to…

  • Complete a Personal Medication Record

    Get Your Personal Medication Record in PDF Form Because Somerset Medical Center is committed to improving patient safety, it has created a form to help you and your family track the medications you are taking – from prescription and over-the-counter medications to herbals and vitamins. This document is designed to provide physicians and other health care providers with a…

  • Marguerite W. Di Monte

    Longtime area resident     Marguerite W. Di Monte of Princeton died Tuesday at the Merwick Rehab Hospital & Nursing Care. She was 84.    Born in Trenton, she was a Princeton resident for 58 years.    She was employed by Trenton Transit for 11 years prior to becoming a fulltime homemaker.    Daughter of the late Daniel and…

  • Pediatric Emergency Services at Capital Health System

    Pediatric Emergency Services at Capital Health System

       TRENTON, NJ—The area’s first specialized emergency room just for children is turning six years old. The Pediatrics Emergency Department at the Mercer Campus of Capital Health System, which opened in 2002, is celebrating six years of providing specialized emergency care to area children when they need it the most. The physicians, nurses and staff…

  • Balloonists welcomed by rescue personnel

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Two balloonists and their passengers got more than the traditional champagne toast they expected at the end of their flight through a balmy spring night.    Police and rescue personnel greeted the hot air balloons Monday at their landing site on Route 29 after a call to 911 at about 7:42…

  • Cops prepare kids for prom night safety

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE — Florence Memorial High School students will undergo three days of drunken driving prevention training next week in anticipation of their prom, scheduled for Friday, May 16, at The Elite Catering at the Coliseum in Voorhees.     “It’s a party time and we wanted to perk (the students’) awareness…