• MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of Dec. 18-23

       A Brooks Boulevard caller at 12:19 p.m. Dec. 18 said she found a bicycle on her property. The boy’s red-and-white 24-inch, 21-speed Dynacraft Excitor was logged into evidence.    • Patrolman Nickolas Franzoso issued a jaywalking summons to a Fort Lauderdale man at 11:47 a.m. Dec. 19.    • Lt. John Crater arrested Julio Heisler, 24, of Toms River…

  • PRINCETON: Lempert sworn in as mayor of the new Princeton

    PRINCETON: Lempert sworn in as mayor of the new Princeton

    New Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, with her husband and two daughters, is sworn into office by Richard Woodbridge. (Phil McAuliffe, staff photo)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Three girls signal intent to play lacrrose at college

    HILLSBOROUGH: Three girls signal intent to play lacrrose at college

    Signing on to play lacrosse in college are, from left, Kristian Wasdick, Kristina Dunphey and McKayl Novak. In back, from left, are Coach Beth Murrin, Athletic Director Michael Fanizzi and Coach Laurie Stagnitta.

  • LAWRENCE: People toss ‘bad things’ into Hogmanay fire

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Florence Broadway sat on a chair in the Brearley House on New Year’s Eve, her brow furrowed as she focused on making a list of “bad things” in 2012 that she wanted to forget by tossing them into the bonfire that was being ignited about 30 yards away.    ”I would…

  • MERCER COUNTY: United Way defends cuts to agencies

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Combined reductions in funding of nearly $419,000, spread across eight nonprofit groups that receive money from the United Way of Greater Mercer County might not appear to be significant — unless the agency serves you.    That is the position taken by several executive directors or leaders of the eight affected…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       A Hamilton Township resident reported the theft of her purse from her car by breaking the driver’s side window while the car was parked outside Retro Fitness at the Lawrence Shopping Center between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Dec. 26.    Someone broke the front and rear passenger side windows on a 2006 Nissan Frontier and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Austen’s photograph chosen in Canon contest

        A photo by Hillsborough photographer Danielle Austen has been selected as one of the 91 winning photographs in the “Project Imaginat10n” contest sponsored by Canon USA.     Danielle Austen, a professional photographer, was one of the winners in the “Backstory” theme. Her image, “Dry Dock,” photographed in Seward, Alaska, in May was one of…

  • MANVILLE: Library gives basket of holiday goodies

    MANVILLE: Library gives basket of holiday goodies

    Diana Palomo won the “Gift of Reading” basket raffle held during December at the Manville Public Library. The basket was filled with books, interactive activities for the family, pencils and other holiday items.

  • LAWRENCE: Col. Hand makes annual trek to Trenton

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    One day after it was initially set to take place — but three days before the historic date — the 51st annual Col. Hand Historic March got underway Sunday morning, led by re-enactor William Agress, portraying Col. Edward Hand, and Councilman Michael Powers.    The march was schedule to occur Saturday…

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