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  • Sondra L. Johns

       Sondra L. Johns, 63, died Friday at her home.    Born in Princeton, Mrs. Johns had been a resident of Hopewell her entire life.    She was an employee of the state Department of Human Services with 30 years of service.    Preceded in death by her parents Carl and Agnes Smith, she is survived by her sons,…

  • 8 area football players earn scholar-athlete designation

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    A total of 49 Burlington County scholar-athletes were honored at Sunday’s Bill Gordon-George Masters Memorial Football Club of Burlington County Scholar-Athlete Awards at Bradford Estates in Hainesport, New Jersey.    The local football teams were well-represented, with senior Wayne Cobbs and sophomore Ben Walker representing the Bordentown Scotties’ varsity football team.…

  • Olsson helped kick-start Vikes

    By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    Tyler Olsson’s name might not immediately come to mind when thinking about South Brunswick High football players who are among the best in the Greater Middlesex Conference.    Such is the lot of a kicker. After all, are kickers even football players?    ”It seems kind of dorky, I guess . .…

  • Statewide COAH changes could affect Robbinsville’s plans

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Statewide changes in third-round Council on Affordable Housing requirements will likely require the township to re-evaluate its housing plans, according to officials.    Planned third-round requirements were scrapped earlier this year after the state found them to be inaccurate and overestimated, particularly the amount of housing units that filtering…

  • New Hope approves Dunkin’ Donuts

    But the borough changes its zoning to ban "formula restaurants" from the central commercial district. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council last week agreed to allow a Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins to open at Bridge and Main streets with certain conditions, but also shut the door on any similar future…

  • Constantine “Connie” A. Sacharczuk

       Constantine “Connie” A. Sacharczuk, 83, of Pennington died Monday at the Compassionate Care Hospice, Trenton.    Born in Poland, he moved to the United States when he was 4. He had resided in Pennington for 51 years. He was retired from the Bayer Aspirin Company in Trenton with 37 years of service.    He was a Navy…

  • Cable company rating poor with city residents

    The public hearing into whether to renew the Comcast franchise agreement will continue Dec. 17. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Complaints about customer service and cable programming dominated a public hearing Monday on the renewal of Comcast’s franchise agreement.    The hearing will continue during the next City Council meeting Dec. 17 unless officials…

  • Benefit held for Anderson House

       The first Chekhov Theater presented at the historic Stockton Inn proved a hilarious hit this month as Anton Chekhov’s one-act comedies, “The Bear” and “The Proposal” thoroughly entertained a sold-out dinner audience.    The event also raised $1,000 for Anderson House, the beneficiary of the show’s charitable raffle.    The Stockton Inn is fast creating a reputation…

  • Bordentown Township park recognized as ‘Project of the Year’

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The township’s new park is already award-winning.    The state League of Municipalities recognized the township’s work on the Seth C. Hand Memorial Park on Nov. 14, when Mayor George Chidley accepted the Project of the Year Award on behalf of the township at a luncheon in Atlantic…