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  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Three sentenced for hindering 2005 “Baby Bones” investigation

    Three New York residents were sentenced last Friday for their admitted roles in the 2005 discovery of skeletal remains in an Upper Freehold Township park. FREEHOLD — Three New York residents were sentenced last Friday for their admitted roles in the 2005 discovery of skeletal remains in an Upper Freehold Township park. The remains were…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: March 6

    Wednesdays    Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Tues., March 11    Genealogist Cathy Zahn will show you how to discover your people…

  • HAMILTON: Play offers new heights at Nottingham High School

    HAMILTON: Play offers new heights at Nottingham High School

    Performances will be held Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The play debuted at the school Thursday. by Amy Batista, Special Writer HAMILTON — Get ready to put on your salsa shoes as song and dance transports you to a Washington Heights neighborhood, as the Nottingham High School will…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Public works expansion

    by Jim Cann, Bordentown Deputy Mayor After nearly five years of research, planning and careful consideration, the Bordentown Township Committee has entered into an agreement to purchase the National Fence property to expand our Public Works Department. What follows is a comprehensive look at this project and its impact on our taxpayers. Why should we…

  • MEETING CALENDAR: March 6

    Thurs., March 6    Robbinsville Board of Education, 7 p.m., Robbinsville High School Activity Center, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Road. Meeting will include preliminary budget hearing.    Upper Freehold Committee, 7 p.m., regular business meeting, 314 Route 539, Cream Ridge. Mon., March 10    Millstone Township Board of Education, 7 p.m., Millstone Township Middle School Media Center. Wed., March…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local Ukrainian church to hold requiem service

    Priest staying in touch with family, friends in embattled country By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Father Orest Kundereych and the parish families of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church are watching the international tension unfold in the Ukraine, where many have close ties and even families.    The church, which is located at 1700 Brooks…

  • WEST AMWELL: Preserved farm will be sold at auction

    WEST AMWELL: Preserved farm will be sold at auction

    Restrictions would be kept in place By John Tredrea, Special Writer    A 130-acre farm which has been permanently preserved for agricultural use will be put up for auction by West Amwell Township, which owns the farm, at 1 p.m. Friday, March 14.    A residence is permitted on two of the 130 acres that have frontage…

  • ALLENTOWN: Basketball teams drop state openers

    Girls enjoyed 20-win season; boys had big turnaround By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    The Allentown High School girls basketball team had envisioned a special season, and they delivered during a memorable 20-win season.    The Redbirds would have liked to add a few more wins, but fifth-seeded Allentown finished 20-5 after falling to 12th-seeded Middletown…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: March 6

    Hamilton    Police charged Adam S. Gray for burglary in the 100 block of Klockner Avenue on Feb. 12.    Police did not provide bail information or value of item(s) stolen as of press time.    In addition, police investigated burglaries in the 100 block of Norway Avenue, in the 1100 block of Nottingham Way and in the…