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  • The Rev. Roland G. Strang

       The Rev. Roland G. Strang, 83, of Pennington died Aug. 22 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton.    Born and raised in Bridgeton, the Rev. Strang’s assignments included Methodist churches in Millville, Fairton, Turnersville, Camden, National Park, Island Heights, Neptune City, Titusville and Lambertville.    He also worked for the New Jersey Division of…

  • Schools goal: Get more parents involved

    Board of Education members take stock at annual ‘retreat.’ By: Donna Lukiw    During the Board of Education review of district accomplishments Monday night, the board members found one area to focus on: the challenge of getting more residents involved.    For example, board member Gary Cortelyou said the high school has been trying to organize a…

  • Anniversary events kick off for city’s 325th birthday

    By: Cara Latham    BORDENTOWN CITY — Preparations for the city’s 325th anniversary celebration will get a jump start tomorrow as restaurant-goers visit 11 of the city’s establishments as part of a fundraiser for the anniversary events.    The event, dubbed the Spirit Walk, is similar to a pub crawl, but patrons will move from restaurant to…

  • Owls return to wild after stay at Titusville-area center

    Birds were hand-raised and temporarily "adopted" by a female Great Horned Owl that acted as surrogate mother    Shortly after noon on Aug. 17, County Executive Brian M. Hughes released two fledgling owls from their temporary home at the Mercer County Wildlife Center.    Mr. Hughes offered spectators some background information about Great Horned Owls, one of…

  • Woodhue sets talks with DEP

    Composter faces $1.5 million in fines By: Molly Petrilla    SPRINGFIELD — A meeting is scheduled for today, Thursday, between representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Saylor’s Pond Road composting company, Eastern Organic Resources, to discuss the next step in resolving an ongoing conflict over the site’s reported odor and pollution problems.…

  • Township attorney and engineer are out of work for now

    $363,000 emergency appropriation for legal and engineering expenses may be on Monday agenda By John Tredrea    With Committeewoman Judy Niederer again saying she would vote no on the measure, the Hopewell Township Committee decided at a special meeting Monday to table a vote on a proposed $363,000 emergency appropriation for legal and engineering expenses in…

  • Letters to the editor

    Warehouse will benefit township To the editor:     As a six-year resident of Upper Freehold Township, I’ve been following the discussions regarding the Rockefeller Warehouse Project with much interest. If one listens to both sides of the issue without the inherent passions brought to the table by the NIMBY crowd, one would realize that this…

  • County helps construct field

    Harvest Woods Park will have its field By: Joseph Harvie    The township received a second $500,000 grant from the county Tuesday to go toward the construction of an artificial turf field at Harvest Woods Park on Culver Road.    The grant brings the county contributions for the field to $1 million, Ron Schmalz, township public affairs…

  • Council nixes cell tower proposal

    Protests prove to be successful By: Joseph Harvie    The Township Council agreed Tuesday to not allow a cell phone tower on New Turkey Island Road, after more than two dozen residents of the neighboring Monmouth Junction developments voiced opposition to the proposal.    The residents wore stickers that read "No Cell Tower," and asked the council…