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  • EAST WINDSOR: Mironov in 19th year as township’s mayor

    EAST WINDSOR: Mironov in 19th year as township’s mayor

    Batista Photo by Amy BatistaEast Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov is sworn in for her 19th mayoral term by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt as Township Attorney David Orron holds the Bible.  Photo by Amy Batista

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Planners to hear solar farm plan

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Planners to hear solar farm plan

    Deputy Mayor Jim Cann has announced the Bordentown Township Planning Board will hear a PSE&G proposal to construct a 9-megawatt solar field on the Waste Management Landfill on Route 206.

  • COLUMBUS CORNER: January 23

    by Packet Media Group The Franklin Fire Company No. 1, Ladies Auxiliary, will hold a hoagie and chili sale Saturday, Jan. 25. The sale begins at 11 a.m. and extends until all the hoagies are sold out. The donation for an Italian hoagie is $6. Donations for the chili will be appreciated as well.    Advanced…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Wintry road conditions causes multiple vehicle crashes

    ROBBINSVILLE: Wintry road conditions causes multiple vehicle crashes

    A crash involving a car and a dump truck was just one of the accidents first responders faced in the aftermath of the latest winter storm to grip the area Tuesday into Wednesday morning. by Amy Batista, Special Writer ROBBINSVILLE — A crash involving a car and a dump truck was just one of the…

  • ON CAMPUS: January 23

    Students travel abroad, earn dean’s list Peter Pulhac, of Bordentown, a junior environmental science major at Widener University, spent part of the winter break studying abroad in Costa Rica as part of the special topics in sustainability science course offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.    According to an university release, Mr. Pulhac and…

  • HAMILTON: Hittin’ the ice (photo)

    HAMILTON: Hittin’ the ice (photo)

    Staff photo by James McEvoy The Steinert Spartans defeated their counterparts from Nottingham High School on Jan. 17 by a score of 12-2 at the Mercer County Park ice rink.

  • REGION: DEP urges radon testing

    The Department of Environmental Protection is urging homeowners and school officials to test for radon, a naturally occurring gas linked to cancer, as part of National Radon Action Month. TRENTON —The Department of Environmental Protection is urging homeowners and school officials to test for radon, a naturally occurring gas linked to cancer, as part of…

  • REGION: Girl Scouts begin annual cookie sale

    The sale started in central and southern New Jersey on Jan. 16 and goes through late February. by Amy Batista, Special Writer DAYTON — It’s that time of year again. Girl Scout Cookies on sale.    The sale started in central and southern New Jersey on Jan. 16 and goes through late February.    This year’s batch…

  • COUNTY: Freeholder chairman reflects on 2014 challenges

    COUNTY: Freeholder chairman reflects on 2014 challenges

    Koontz reflects on his political past, the role of the freeholder board and the challenges the state’s capital city is wrestling with from high crime to alleged government corruption. by Philip Sean Curran, Packet Media Group Andrew Koontz looks like a college professor, dressed in dark corduroys, black shoes and a sports coat over what…