• Letters: Kudos for a job well done

    From:  Wil Borkowski, Allentown To the editor:    Lisa Herzer and her entire family are owed a great thank you for Lisa’s service to the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education (“Farewells as President Relinquishes Gavel,” Dec. 20). Lisa’s financial expertise as a CPA served our school district in more ways than can be expressed.    While…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Hunters for Hungry: Officials are looking at plan

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Hopewell Township officials are conferring with Hunters for Hungry, a nonprofit organization, that could not only make donations to a hunt deer on township-owned land, but would donate meat from deer they’ve hunted to those in need.    Township Deputy Mayor Jim Burd, the Township Committee’s liaison to the township’s Deer…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Tennis courts fix, lax fields gain ground

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — 2013 is shaping up to be the Year of Recreation for Upper Freehold.    At its Dec. 20 meeting, the Township Committee approved the bid package specifications for the development of Reed Park, a 30-acre parcel on the Route 526 bypass used mainly by youth lacrosse teams. Township…

  • GUEST OPINION: Violence: ‘Doing nothing is no longer an option’

    By Sen. Shirley Turner    The Newtown, Connecticut, shooting is the real eye opener for America. No community is immune from the epidemic of violence. Whether an urban gang shooting or a mass shooting in a suburban neighborhood, we are losing too many youth by bloodshed. Our attention should be focused now on reducing violence everywhere.…

  • GUEST OPINION: Violence: ‘Doing nothing is no longer an option’

    By Sen. Shirley Turner    The Newtown, Connecticut, shooting is the real eye opener for America. No community is immune from the epidemic of violence. Whether an urban gang shooting or a mass shooting in a suburban neighborhood, we are losing too many youth by bloodshed. Our attention should be focused now on reducing violence everywhere.…

  • Conforti dedicated to Montgomery

    Ed Trzaska, Mayor, Montgomery Township To the editor: As we begin 2013, I would like to take a brief look back to recognize Mark Conforti, who just completed his term on the Township Committee. When called upon to fill a vacant seat, Mark stepped-up and served our community with thoughtfulness and integrity. He was instrumental…

  • School boards regroup on Monday

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor        For the first time in recent memory, the four local school boards will hold their annual reorganization meetings in January.    School board elections in 2012 were held in November, instead of in April, as was the case for many years.    In early winter 2012, the school boards of Lambertville…

  • MANSFIELD: Committee decries Millennium Building work

    Members cite errors, inaccurate construction, a broken mechanical valve and increased cost By Charley Falkenburg, Special Writer    MANSFIELD — There’s been a few construction slip-ups at the new municipal complex and the town might be paying extra to fix some of them.    Frustrations mounted when the Township Committee, on Dec. 27, addressed construction errors that…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Police Beat

    Police blotter items from Robbinsville and Allentown Allentown    Gregory Lawrence, 48, of Trenton, was charged with driving while suspended after a motor vehicle stop on Route 526 at 8:25 p.m. on Dec. 13, police said.    Patrolman Richard Lerche also discovered Mr. Lawrence had a warrant for his arrest from Lawrenceville for failure to appear in…

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