• ROBBINSVILLE: RHS softball will be part of benefit

    Full slate to aid NephHope By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    An away mid-afternoon game on a Saturday normally wouldn’t be well received by the Robbinsville High School softball team, but the Ravens are excited about a unique opportunity that will bring them good competition for a good cause.    At 3 p.m. on Apr. 6,…

  • Summer Session Enrollment at MCCC Now Open

    By Jim Gardner College students looking to catch up or get ahead, or individuals looking to enhance their job skills will have a chance to do so this summer at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), where registration is now open for the summer semester. Students can select from 11-week or five-week classes, with most beginning…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Cpl. Timothy Vanselous, of the West Amwell Township Police Department, reported:    —On March 18, Patrolman Edward Skillman investigated a motor vehicle accident on Linvale-Harbourton Road, just south of Route 31. Kathleen Keenan, 24, of Jamison, Pennsylvania, was driving south on Linvale-Harbourton Road when she lost control on the icy roadway and slid into the ditch.…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Local family gives $10K to YMCA program

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Local family gives $10K to YMCA program

       The Bovenizer family has given a strong boost to the annual Hopewell Valley YMCA Strong Kids fundraising campaign with a $10,000 donation.    The Strong Kids Campaign raises funds to provide financial assistance to local families who need financial help to participate in childcare, summer camp, youth sports, dance classes and swimming lessons. Also, the Strong…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

       Editor’s note: Those responsible for sending information about meeting dates for local governing bodies, boards, commissions, etc., are urged to email them to us as soon as possible. Send to: [email protected]. Questions? Call 609-874-2177 except on Thursdays.    PENNINGTON LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: March 28, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: March 28,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: IACFNJ elects new committee members

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: IACFNJ elects new committee members

    New IACFNJ Executive Committee members: Mahesh Patel-Chairman, Tushar Patel-President, Hitesh Patel. Bottom row, Vice-President, Mac Shah-Treasurer and Deven Patel-Secretary.

  • CRANBURY: Craft show draws diverse crafters

    CRANBURY: Craft show draws diverse crafters

    Amy Batista photo Barbara Hamilton, of Florence, a vendor, smells some soap at the Keep Yourself Smelling Sweet booth during the 16th annual Cranbury Craft Show at the Cranbury School on March 9.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New Freeholder sworn in

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New Freeholder sworn in

    Submitted photo Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (right) holds the Bible for Kenneth Armwood, as the Hon. Philip Paley, a retired Superior Court Judge, administers the Oath of Office of Freeholder of Middlesex County.

  • MERCER COUNTY: Tourism dollars up for third straight year

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    They came to Mercer County in 2012 to visit historic places, eat at restaurants, stay at hotels, all to the tune of more than $1 billion in tourism spending for the second consecutive year, according to a report on tourism.    The data, collected by the Pennsylvania firm Tourism Economics,…

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