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  • Cartoon cat catches kudos from cable channel

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — When Life Center Academy student Kelvin Wiley draws, he temporarily ventures into a new world.    The fifth-grade student “comes alive when he draws cartoon characters,” according to Donna Gibilisco, his art teacher at the school.    On Nov. 14, several representatives from the cable TV channel…

  • Community Calendar

    Fruit sale    Shiloh Baptist Church of Bordentown is holding its annual fruit sale. Orders must be submitted by Nov. 25.    To place your order, call 609-298-0574. Autism benefit    The High Maintenance Spa & Nail Boutique will be collecting gently used, high-end, brand name purses for consignment to benefit the ESU autism program in Edgewater Park.…

  • Police Blotter-Nov. 22, 2007

    Lambertville    James Kries, 28, of Levittown, Pa., was arrested on active warrants Nov. 6 as a result of a motor vehicle stop.    Police stopped Mr. Krier at 9 a.m. for speeding on Route 29 and having an unregistered vehicle.    A check revealed Mr. Krier had two warrants for failure to appear on traffic charges in…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Truck driver killed in Rt. 1 crash

    Tractor-trailer rear ends delivery truck By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    A truck driver for The (Trenton) Times was killed in an early morning collision in the southbound lane of Route 1 in South Brunswick today (Wednesday).    The driver was in his 40s and has not been identified, according to South Brunswick police spokesman Detective Jim…

  • Tree farm growing Christmas cheer

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — One local Christmas tree farm is hoping to spread holiday cheer to more than just area residents this year.    The Keris Tree Farm and Christmas Shop, on Route 524, is participating in Trees for Troops, a national effort to provide more than 15,000 Christmas trees to U.S. military…

  • Florence Pop Warner team to play for title Saturday

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    Although the high school team was recently eliminated from the playoff picture, Florence may still win a championship banner in football this season.    Robert Hutchison’s multi-talented Florence Flashes football team will be playing the Rancocas Valley White team for the Pop Warner Football League of Burlington County’s 160-pound title at…

  • Roseann T. Murtaugh

       BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — Roseann T. Murtaugh, 67, of Burlington Township died Nov. 13 at Virtua Hospital in Mount Holly.    Born and raised in Philadelphia, she lived in Burlington Township for the last 35 years. Ms. Murtaugh was a homemaker and a member of the Full Gospel Fellowship Church. Before becoming ill, she enjoyed cooking, baking,…

  • Lambertville couple goes green

    Lambertville couple goes green

    Charlene and Jeffrey Weinstein have installed solar panels in their Music Mountain house. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Like a lawyer building a case or a scientist presenting evidence, Charlene Weinstein tried to persuade her attorney husband to become interested in solar energy.    She wanted to install solar panels at their Music Mountain…

  • Towns strive to reach new recycling goals

       Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series looking at recycling in the county.    As the state continues to place an emphasis on county and municipal recycling rates, Burlington County officials remain optimistic about the local effort.    The most recent statistics available come from the 2005 municipal recycling rates. These numbers indicate which…