• CRANBURY: Woman’s Club sets Thanksgiving table for Elms residents

    CRANBURY: Woman’s Club sets Thanksgiving table for Elms residents

    By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer    CRANBURY — For residents of The Elms of Cranbury, this Thanksgiving was unexpectedly bountiful.    In addition to the conventional Thanksgiving menu, residents enjoyed table centerpieces handcrafted by the Home Life/Social Services department of The Woman’s Club of Cranbury.    According to its website, The Woman’s Club of Cranbury is a…

  • GUEST OPINION: Legalizing marijuana has a heavy cost

    By Barbara Sprechman, Mercer Council on Alcoholism & Drug Addiction    In the November election, voters in Washington and Colorado approved a ballot question to allow the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, allowing adults to possess and grow marijuana with state regulation and taxation. Arkansas voters rejected the use of so-called medicinal marijuana, but voters…

  • MONROE: Gaskos holds holiday open house

    MONROE: Gaskos holds holiday open house

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    MONROE — The Gasko family hosted their annual Christmas Open House last Friday at their farm and greenhouses on Federal Road as the official kick off to the holiday season.    ”It’s our way of kind our way of saying ‘Thank-you’ to the community,” said Pete Gasko, co-owner of Gasko’s Family…

  • Be a part of your community

    Nora Sirbaugh St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church      I would like to take this opportunity to invite the community to the annual Christmas Bazaar at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 300 S. Main St., Pennington, on Dec. 1 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.    The St. Matthew’s Christmas Bazaar has been a Pennington tradition for more than 50…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Masons laud police officer

       On Nov. 17, Detective Michael Miloszar, of the Lambertville Police Department, received the “Police Officer of the Year” Award from the Free and Accepted Masons Amwell Lodge No. 12 at the annual Fellowship and Awards Dinner held at the Washington Crossing Inn.    Detective Miloszar was recognized “for outstanding performance in his first year as the…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Officials see flat 2013-14 budget

    By Charley Falkenberg, Special Writer    WEST WINDSOR — A preliminary budget meeting Wednesday morning revealed most of the town’s estimated expenses will remain flat going into the proposed 2013-2014 budget.    In an intimate gathering, the department heads presented a brief overview of their projected individual spending plans and requests to Chief Financial Officer Joanne Louth,…

  • ALLENTOWN: Test scores rise at Allentown High School

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    ALLENTOWN — Students at Allentown High School achieved higher scores on college entrance exams and the state’s standardized tests for 11th graders than the prior year, according to Stephen Cochrane, assistant superintendent of curriculum for the Upper Freehold Regional and Millstone school districts.    Mr. Cochrane presented the results of the…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: The tree lighting

    LAMBERTVILLE: The tree lighting

    Mayor David Del Vecchio (center) and his helpers flip the switch to light the tree.

  • Community Calendar: Nov. 29 edition

    Thurs., Nov. 29    Beginning Quilt Workshop For Grades 3-6: 4:15 p.m., Allentown Public Library, 16 So. Main St. We will use Jeff Brunbeau’s book, “The Quiltmaker’s Gift,” as inspiration to create our own design on a crazy patchwork square using lace, charms, beads and buttons. Registration required. Call 609-259-7565.    School-Age Storytime and Craft: 4:30 p.m.,…

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