• Johnson Park Elementary School Fifth-Grade Play

    JP Fifth Graders! Contact: Mr. Van Hise Tel. 609-804-4240 Email: [email protected] Johnson Park Elementary School Fifth Grade Play: The Winter’s Tale An exciting new production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale in collaboration with the McCarter Theatre residency program will be performed in Princeton by Johnson Park fifth graders on March 8th. The production will be…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Sharbell gets right to build family units

    Mayor Fried to challenge enabling state statute    ROBBINSVILLE — Mayor Dave Fried says he will challenge in state Supreme Court a law allowing the Sharbell Building Co. to convert approved age-restricted housing to non-restricted units.    An appellate court ruling Feb. 27 has given Sharbell the right to proceed with construction of as many as 150…

  • LAWRENCE: Comedian, Rider grad is serious about his craft

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Comedian Tom Papa grew up in a household of storytellers who often imitated the people around them — from the butcher to residents of the neighborhood — for comedic effect.    So it was natural, then, for young Tom to do the same thing — starting in the second grade, when…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Stars to shine for Melissa

    ROBBINSVILLE: Stars to shine for Melissa

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    It’s not often that star performers appear in Robbinsville. Two stars will be at Robbinsville High School on Saturday for an event to benefit a young local woman battling bone cancer.    While former “Saturday Night Live” performer Joe Piscopo and Broadway star Ciaran Sheehan are the headliners, the true star…

  • LAWRENCE: Township website named to top 10 in state

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township officials will be heading to Monmouth University in two weeks to pick up an award for the township’s website, which has been named one of the 10 best municipal websites in New Jersey.    Mayor Jim Kownacki told Township Council Tuesday night that the Monmouth University Polling Institute and…

  • LAWRENCE: Local man is charged with child pornography

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Duane Bell, a 43-year-old Lawrence resident, was among 25 men — including one juvenile — who were arrested on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography in a statewide sweep last month, New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced last week.    Mr. Bell, who was among the men arrested…

  • LAWRENCE: Red light camera is under review

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township officials are pleased with the decline in the number of accidents at the intersection of Route 1 and Franklin Corner Road and Bakers Basin Road, but not so pleased about the increase in rear-end collisions at the intersection.    Route 1 and Franklin Corner Road and Bakers Basin Road is…

  • LAWRENCE: Middle school selected as School of Character

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Middle School has joined the list of Lawrence Township public schools that have been named as New Jersey Schools of Character — the first step toward being considered for the honor of being named as a National School of Character by the Character Education Partnership.    Designation as a…

  • REGISTER SPOTLIGHT: PHOTOS: Week of March 7

    REGISTER SPOTLIGHT: PHOTOS: Week of March 7

    March 2, Westampton Township emergency services HAZ MAT response team members work through a decontamination process while investigating a hazardous leak from a FedEx tractor-trailer at the Petro Truck Stop on Rising Sun Road, Bordentown Township. The crew is part of the Burlington County HAMMER-15 team. (Photo by Amy Batista)

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