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  • Propane truck goes into ditch on Cleveland Road

    Road was closed to traffic By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A home-delivery liquid propane truck going east on Cleveland Road in Hopewell Township crossed the west-bound lane and went into a ditch Wednesday afternoon when the driver lost control for an unknown reason.    The driver, Mark E. Perfette, 55, of Hillsborough, sustained minor injuries during…

  • Irwin A. Siegel

       MANSFIELD — Irwin A. Siegel died Saturday. He was the husband of Claire (nee Furman) Siegel; father of Lynne (Sam) Mora and Karen (Stuart Maxwell) Siegel; and grandfather of Michael Mora.    Relatives and friends are invited to graveside services beginning today, Thursday, at 10:30 a.m. at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown.…

  • Alternatives to conventional water heating methods

    Weekly eco-tips can be found at www.sustainablelawrence.org By Laura Lynch, Sustainable Lawrence     We’ve been talking about some energy-efficient appliances lately, so to continue on that track, we’ll cover alternative ways to heat water.    According to Energy Star, the government rating system for energy-efficient appliances, a typical household uses most of its water for showering (37…

  • RHS girls 2nd, boys 3rd in C.J. Group I cross country

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    In the biggest race of the year (so far) the “Big Three” of the Robbinsville High girls’ varsity cross country team gave a masterful performance to spark the Ravens to a second-place finish as a team at Saturday’s Central Jersey Group I Sectional cross country championships at Thompson Park in…

  • Students hear astronaut’s long journey to space

    Students hear astronaut’s long journey to space

    Tom Marshburn told Hillsborough Middle School students about training for space flights, Monday. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield

  • New shopping center should display flag

    Stan Stimpson of Fieldsboro To the editor:        From an American veteran, I live in Fieldsboro, a couple streets over from the new Acme shopping center mall. There are some well-known stores in this mall. Acme, UPS store, Sleepy’s, Starbucks, Hollywood Tans, a Wachovia Bank, etc. This center is in Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro.    What I…

  • Walkers thank friends for fundraising support

    Carrie and David Elliott of Columbus To the editor: David and I wanted to take a moment to offer our sincerest thanks and gratitude toward those who helped make our participation in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure 60 mile, 3 Day Breast Cancer Walk in Philadelphia such a success.    We can hardly believe…

  • Beatrice Agnes Van Noy

       Beatrice Agnes Van Noy, 88, of Manahawkin, died Nov. 6 at her home.    Born in Messena, N.Y., she lived in Pennington and Titusville for 18 years, moving to Manahawkin eight years ago.    She was an accountant for the former Centennial Savings and Loan, Pennington, for six years, retiring 23 years ago.    She was a member…

  • County Planning Board to hear Wal-Mart application tonight

    Wal-Mart on Spruce Street on Lawrence/Ewing border approved in August Mercer County Planning Board meeting 6:30 P.M., Room 211 Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 McDade Administration Building 640 South Broad Street, Trenton