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  • Richard J. Costabile

    Worked in insurance industry     MONTGOMERY — Richard “Dick” James Costabile died Sept. 6 at the University Medical Center at Princeton of lung cancer. He was 56.    His professional career included over 25 years in the insurance field.    He was a championship athlete, who excelled in skiing, swimming, diving and golf. He was known for…

  • PACKET BUSINESS NEWS: Princeton BMW/Mini acquired, expansion will soon be planned

    PACKET BUSINESS NEWS: Princeton BMW/Mini acquired, expansion will soon be planned

    Pictured at Princeton BMW/Mini’s Route 1 facility recently are Denise Wood, left, the former owner who sold the dealership to Greensboro, N.C.-based Crown Automotive Group, and General Manager Nick Tosti. Ms. Wood and the dealership’s entire team will stay on under the new ownership. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Mill action delayed again amid protest from EDC & public

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — With Councilmen Larry Quattrone and Ryan Rosenberg asking for full input from a divided Economic Development Commission, the Borough Council this week once again delayed action on controversial amendments to an ordinance guiding the redevelopment of the former rug mill.    And in a meeting marked by continued public…

  • Ground is broken for Make-A-Wish headquarters
  • Misprint on ballot prompts concerns

    Approved tax increase in question By Jessica Ercolino    UPPER FREEHOLD — Last month, voters in Upper Freehold approved what they believed was a 2-cent increase in the open space tax — a move intended to raise $264,000 in additional tax revenue for farmland preservation.    Instead, a misprint in the bond ballot question may have significantly…

  • Bank robber remains at large

    Manville police and the Somerset County prosecutor’s office continue to investigate the Nov. 30 robbery at the PNC Bank. By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    A lone man entered the Manville PNC Bank branch on South Main Street at 11:47, and robbed the bank of an undisclosed amount of money.    The robber presented a bank teller…

  • Man sentenced for 2006 death

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    George F. Smith III, 32, of Bordentown Township, was sentenced to three years in prison on Nov. 29 by a Burlington County state Superior Court judge for killing his friend in an automobile accident in North Hanover in 2006, according to a court spokesperson.    He pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide…

  • Community Calendar

    Community Center open to public    The Dorcas Community Center, founded by the Korean Presbyterian Church of Trenton and located at the same address at 147 Route 130 North, Bordentown, is now officially open to the public. Senior members of the community who 55 and older may use the fitness center for free when they bring…

  • Reading Corner: Keep books in mind for holiday gifts

    By Arlene S. Bice    Books, old, new, signed or not, make wonderful gifts that are sometimes kept for an entire life. Many books become cherished by the reader, remembering just who it was that gave such an everlasting gift.    Claude G. Berube came to the Bordentown library to give a talk on the remarkable life…