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  • FLORENCE: Council selects new president

    FLORENCE: Council selects new president

    Florence Township Mayor Craig Wilkie addresses the audience and reflects on the accomplishments over the past year. Photo by Amy Batista

  • HAMILTON: District facilities plan discussed

    Officials estimate costs to exceed $200M by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — School officials and an architectural firm have announced that efforts to bring district facilities up to snuff will come with a $227 million price tag.    Prior to a presentation on a district-wide facilities assessment at the Jan. 15 Hamilton Township Board of…

  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: January 23

    The Northern Burlington Regional School District Board of Education will hold a work session Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school media center at 160 Mansfield Road East, Columbus.    For more information, visit http://www.nburlington.com.    Springfield Township is seeking volunteers for several emergency medical services and Fire Department openings.    Those interested in joining…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: January 23

    Sat., Jan. 25    Teen Advisory Board at 1:30 p.m. at the Bordentown Public Library, 18 E. Union St., Bordentown City. Teens ages 12 and up are welcome to attend the Teen Advisory Board meeting. Teens will be able to share their ideas on programming, and how to attract more kids their age to the library.…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Winter Festival in full swing until Sunday

       As of Tuesday, at least one long-range weather forecast called for temperatures in the 20s and 30s and a 0 percent chance of precipitation for Saturday and Sunday in the Lambertville area.    That hopefully bodes well for the 17th Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival, which runs through Jan. 26 and features the Winter Festival Parade on…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Cablevision will maintain WCBS

    Cable franchise ordinance to be re-introduced in Robbinsville by James McEvoy, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — Just over one week after he vetoed a cable franchise ordinance citing a lack of competition while criticizing Cablevision for plans to remove WCBS Channel 2 (New York) effective Jan. 28, Mayor David Fried announced the cable provider has agreed…

  • REGION: Telling Alec’s story

    REGION: Telling Alec’s story

    Community supports boys’ battle with rare disorder by James McEvoy, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — In May 2012 Alec Perusich, then 7, went to bed with a headache and awoke the next morning with a bit of redeye and a small rash under his eyes.    Initially, pediatricians thought Alec may have pink eye, but when his…

  • MANVILLE: Flood relief on the way for many

    MANVILLE: Flood relief on the way for many

    Richard Boornazian, an assistant commissioner in the DEP, stayed after most people had gone Wednesday night to answer people’s individual questions. (Photo by Gene Robbins)

  • Local teams pick up road wins, NBC falls

    All three local high school boys basketball teams played over the weekend, with two of them picking up their first road wins of the season. The third team didn’t have as much luck. by Michael Mack, Special Writer All three local high school boys basketball teams played over the weekend, with two of them picking…