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  • RHS football closes in on playoff spot

    by Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor    While Jason Gray has a sense of humor, he made sure his team was never the punch line of the joke. With a 7-0 win over Cardinal McCarrick last Saturday, Robbinsville improved to 5-2 in only its second varsity season ever.    ”I would assume we’re in the playoffs,” noted Gray.…

  • Utility work closes Route 206

    By Audrey Levine    A portion of Route 206 from New Amwell Road to Triangle Road was closed for more than three hours, and traffic was detoured around, while police and utility workers responded to a gas main break at 12:03 p.m. Oct. 25.    According to police, a 2-inch gas main was accidentally ruptured while an…

  • Greenstein for Assembly

       I’m proud to support Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein, who is an independent, reform-minded leader and always a lady.    Before formal bans on dual-office holding were fashionable, Ms. Greenstein did the right thing by giving up her seat on the Plainsboro Township Committee upon her election to the state Assembly. She didn’t have to give up that…

  • 15% hike planned for utility

    Councilman calls increases inevitable by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    Township water and sewer rates are set to increase by about 15 percent, and township officials say there is little they can do about it.    The Township Council introduced two ordinances Tuesday that would increase both the usage rates — by about $24 a quarter —…

  • Virginia Feggins

    Virginia Feggins    TRENTON — Virginia Lee Johnson Feggins died Oct. 15 at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis. She was 71.    Born in Bridgetown, Va., daughter of the late Elizabeth Barnes Robinson and Matthew Johnson, she was educated in the Virginia public schools and continued her education at Hampton University.    Ms. Feggins moved to Allentown…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Gary Krafft, 44, of Manville, was charged with driving while intoxicated after police pulled him over for attempting to make a right turn onto Amwell Road while the road was blocked for an accident investigation at 8:55 p.m. Sept. 28.    Mr. Krafft was taken into custody after he failed several field sobriety tests, police said.…

  • Not-so-scary party

    The Fernbrook Farms Education Center, 150 Georgetown Road, Chesterfield Township, will hold a “not-so-scary” Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 27. Starting at 4 p.m., families with children of all ages will enjoy the sights and sounds of a farm on a cool, fall afternoon. This is a chance for younger children to experience all the…

  • EDITORIAL: Split the ticket in 14th District

       Voters in the 14th legislative district need to keep two things in mind when they walk into the voting booths on Nov. 6: their property-tax bills and the state’s reputation as an ethical cesspool.    Reforming the state’s tax and budget process and cleaning up government are the most important issues facing the state, and the…

  • William Gervon 

        EWING TOWNSHIP — William Gervon, 82, died Oct. 15 in the Capital Health System at Fuld.    Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Nathan and Yetta Gourovitch, Mr. Gervon was a former resident of Roebling before moving to Ewing Township many years ago.    He had been the assistant general manager of the Trentonian newspaper…