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  • WEST AMWELL TWP.: Pheasant hunt will raise funds for accident victim

    Hunt family hosts annual charity event    The fourth annual fundraiser — a pheasant hunt — to address a community need will be held Jan. 18 at the Hunt Family Preserve in West Amwell Township.    The hunt will benefit Adam’s Paralysis Recovery.    Adam Ubel, a 16-year-old boy from Kingwood, had an accident and is paralyzed from…

  • WEST AMWELL TWP.: Wooden Farm park planning now possible

    WEST AMWELL TWP.: Wooden Farm park planning now possible

    The Wooden property, outlined in yellow, is close to Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township. The area also contains historic farms and ties into Mercer County’s Baldpate Mountain Preserve, Howell farm and the Pleasant Valley Historic District.

  • Recent Grants Will Help PEI Kids Serve Hundreds of Mercer County At-Risk Youth in 2014 and Beyond
  • LAWRENCE: Lewis is new mayor of township

    LAWRENCE: Lewis is new mayor of township

    Township Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis was tapped to serve a two-year term as mayor, and two veteran Township Council members were sworn into office at the council’s reorganization meeting New Year’s Day. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis was tapped to serve a two-year term as mayor, and two veteran Township Council members…

  • MANVILLE: Onderko and Asher begin terms

    MANVILLE: Onderko and Asher begin terms

    Republicans and Democrats have three members each on Borough Council By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    Republicans Susan Asher and Richard Onderko were sworn in Saturday at the annual borough government reorganization meeting. Both won Borough Council seats in the Nov. 5 election.    Ms. Asher is entering her fifth term, and Mr. Onderko is back…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Two named to open space group

    Many volunteers reappointed to township boards By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor     Two members were switched on the township Open Space Advisory Committee, but most of the list of citizens named to Hillsborough boards and commissions last Thursday night were reappointments.     Lisa MacCollum, who had been a member of the open space group for…

  • How Will You Pay for College?

    How Will You Pay for College?

    By Devon Bistarkey How Will You Pay For College? Free Assistance with Filing FAFSA Forms Saturday, January 11 at West Windsor Library 11a.m. – 3 p.m. Lawrenceville, NJ – On Saturday, January 11th United Way of Greater Mercer County’s United Financial Empowerment Partnership host its newest service FREE assistance with filing the Free Application for…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of Jan. 9

    Events and meetings around the borough Sun., Jan. 12    Breakfast: Raritan Knights of Columbus holds its monthly community all-you-can-eat breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, St. Ann’s Parish, 45 Anderson St., Raritan. $8 adults, $5 children ages 5-14 and free for younger than 5. Scrambled eggs, pancakes, corned beef hash, potatoes, Southern biscuits and gravy, bacon,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Six Troop 89 Scouts earned rank of Eagle in 2013

    HILLSBOROUGH: Six Troop 89 Scouts earned rank of Eagle in 2013

       Hillsborough’s Boy Scout Troop 89 had a busy 2013. In addition to adding 15 Webelos to its ranks and taking 13 trips, the troop also saw six Scouts attain the Eagle rank, pushing the troop’s number of Eagles to 84 in the troop’s history.    On average only four percent of all boys that join Scouting…