• Community Calendar: Jan. 17 edition

    Thurs., Jan. 17    Coffee, Doughnuts and a Movie: 1 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Please register in advance online at www.mcl.org or call the library at 609-259-2150.    Snowman Tube Sock Craft: 4:15 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., Allentown library, 16 South Main Street. Grab a clean white sock to…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Town ‘adopts’ a new sister community

    Mayor says community will help Sea Bright get back on its feet By Charley Falkenburg, Special Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The municipality will be lending a helping hand to Sea Bright to assist the hurricane-battered shore town in getting back on its feet.    Mayor Dave Fried announced at the Jan. 10 Township Council meeting that Robbinsville…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raider wrestlers win county titles

    Seniors pace HHS to fourth By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Tyler Workman and Adam La Bracio made the most of wrestling in their final Somerset County Tournament.    Wrestling in front of a home crowd at their Hillsborough High School, the seniors emerged with the only two titles won by the Raiders, who placed fourth…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Volunteer firefighters celebrate 50th anniversary

    ROBBINSVILLE: Volunteer firefighters celebrate 50th anniversary

    Dennis Symons Robbinsville Fire Chief Chuck Petty presents Lt. Thomas Krakowski, vice president of the Washington Volunteer Firemen, with the 2012 Firefighter of the Year award on Sunday. Photo by Dennis Symons www.dennissymons.com

  • School boards now ready for year’s business

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    The school boards of the Lambertvile, Stockton, West Amwell and South Hunterdon Regional High School districts held their reorganization meetings on Jan. 7.    This was the first time since the local boards voted to change the election date to November that reorganization meetings were held in January. Until this year,…

  • Unanswered questions

    Frank Sheriff, property owner Hopewell Township     The last Hopewell Township Committee meeting with the Kooltronic/Pennytown development on the agenda banned the public from attending.    At a time when concerns are running high and information is limited or nonexistent, this hardy seems the time to deny access to these meetings    With four years spent on…

  • Fuel-frugal tailgating vehicles

    It’s easy to take the party to the tarmac with this assortment of models that are both fuel-efficient and packed with tailgate-minded features. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Tailgating has become a sport of its own at stadium and racecourse parking lots across America, with participants going to extreme lengths to both indulge and connect…

  • Q&A

    Green & clean with Sharon Peters Q: Our next car needs to guzzle less gas. We’ve begun the research, but it’s tedious to run through every single carmaker’s website and find the mpg for each car. Is there any easier way to compile this information? A: The easiest and most efficient way to come up…

  • Realtors recognized for service to community

    The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) presented three members with NJAR Good Neighbor Awards during an awards session at the Triple Play Realtor Convention and Trade Expo in Atlantic City recently. The awards recognize individuals who have made extraordinary commitments to community service programs throughout the state. “Realtors are known for the time and…

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