• Family Guidance Center Fundraiser a success

    Family Guidance Center Fundraiser a success

    By Pamela Senatore For Immediate Press Release: Family Guidance Center Fundraiser a Success April 11, 2013-  Family Guidance Center raised over $30,000 at its annual fundraiser.  Janssen Pharmaceuticals hosted the event, which was attended by over 200 people.  Awards were presented to Family Guidance staff member, Kathleen Gaffney, for her excellence in psychiatric nursing, and…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: More charged in teen drinking party case

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    An Elm Ridge Park teen drinking party, which attracted over 50 young people, ended quickly on April 4 with a visit from Hopewell Township police.    As a result of this event, many have been charged with offenses.    Today (April 15), Hopewell Township police Chief George Meyer reported that 19-year-old Christopher…

  • MCCC Gallery Hosts Student Visual Art Show April 17-May 10

    MCCC Gallery Hosts Student Visual Art Show April 17-May 10

    By Jim Gardner The talents of Mercer County Community College’s art students will be on display in this year’s “MCCC Student Visual Art Show,” the exhibit at The Gallery at Mercer from Wednesday, April 17 through Friday, May 10. The exhibit is free and open to the public at The Gallery, located on the second…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Homeowners to see higher taxes

    Township Committee adopts $10.9 million budget By Amy Batista, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Taxes increased by 2.7 cents for locals last week after the committee approved the municipality’s $10.9 million budget with a 3-1 vote.    The tax rate for 2013 is 54.9 cents per $100 of assessed property value. In 2012, the tax rate…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: April 18

    Robbinsville    Police responded to Windsor Industrial Park for a reported theft. Upon arrival, police spoke with the complainant who stated that sometime during the overnight hours between April 6 and 7 an unknown person(s) removed 30 pieces of drilling equipment. The value of the items removed is estimated to be approximately $25,000. There are no…

  • “The Colored Museum” Combines Performance and Art At MCCC’s Trenton Hall May 10-12

    “The Colored Museum” Combines Performance and Art At MCCC’s Trenton Hall May 10-12

    Clockwise from top: Wellington Talkpa of Hamilton, Domonique Jarret of Hightstown, Gertrude Hibare-Michel of Trenton and Taylor Pickett-Stokes of Trenton in rehearsal for “The Colored Museum.” (Photo by Tamara Ramos)

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: April 18

    Saturday, April 20    Craft fair, sponsored Robbinsville High School drama and instrumental music booster clubs. Seventh annual fair to feature 100 percent handcrafted items from regional artists between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and features door prizes. Admission is free. Proceeds to benefit aforementioned school clubs. Earn a free raffle ticket by bringing a toiletry…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local library boards will get the same money

    To the editor:    Yet another story has appeared in the local press (“Who gets to keep library fines?” Hillsborough Beacon, April 11) with the Hillsborough Library Board alleging that the Somerset County Library Commission wants to keep all the fine money collected. This is simply not the case.    The Library Commission is chartered by the…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Historians host author’s talk Sunday

    LAMBERTVILLE: Historians host author’s talk Sunday

       ”A gentleman from Washington, D.C. who visited the skating rink with us a few evenings since said: “You have the prettiest lady skaters and more of them than I have seen at any rink that I have visited.”    From The Lambertville Beacon — March 20, 1885.    This is a slice of life in Lambertville in…

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