• FLORENCE: Another ‘family member’ departs

    FLORENCE: Another ‘family member’ departs

    BatistaMary Ann Warner of Florence reacts to comments from Township Administrator Richard Brook at a special presentation on her retirement as a technical assistant at the Construction Code Office at the council meeting on Aug. 1. Photo by Amy Batista

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Viking 11U team repeats as Branchburg champs

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Viking 11U team repeats as Branchburg champs

       The South Brunswick 11U Gold team repeated as champions in the Branchburg summer baseball tournament last week.    The Vikings went 4-0 in tournament pool play defeating Berkley Heights, Long Hill, Franklin and Branchburg.    South Brunswick then defeated Richmond County from Staten Island, New York in the championship game by a score of 19-2.    Richmond County…

  • BORDENTOWN: Swim program celebrates 50 years of learning, fun

    BORDENTOWN: Swim program celebrates 50 years of learning, fun

    This year’s instructors include, from left, Christie Knox of Bordentown Township, Lisa Brown of Bordentown Township, Amanda Smith of Bordentown City, and Dr. Shirley Fisher of Mansfield.  Photo by Joe Know

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council votes, 4-1, to lower speed limit on road

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Speeders beware: the speed limit on Village Road West has been officially reduced to 40 mph — marking a victory for concerned residents, bicyclists and pedestrians.    With a 4-1 vote, the Township Council passed the ordinance that reduces the speed limit by 5 mph on about a…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: ‘Music Mountain’ to be in limelight

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    LAMBERTVILLE — From Aug. 17-19, the Friends of Lambertville Library and select galleries in New Hope will present an Artist Visions Festival event.    This summer’s festival has been celebrating the creative visions of area filmmakers, musicians, and artists — via special exhibitions and films that showcase New Hope’s and Lambertville’s…

  • It’s Farmers Market Week: Buy Jersey Fresh produce

       New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and Patricia Dombroski, USDA Food and Nutrition Service mid-Atlantic regional administrator, has called on Garden State residents and visitors to enjoy Jersey Fresh produce from one of the state’s 153 community farmers markets during Farmers Market Week, which began Sunday and runs through Saturday, and throughout the…

  • FLORENCE: Another ‘family member’ departs

    FLORENCE: Another ‘family member’ departs

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    FLORENCE — In a small town like Florence, losing a part of its family is tough. Another “family member,” Mary Ann Warner, retired last week after 24 years of work with the township.    Her contribution will be missed as the Township Committee clearly conveyed at its meeting Aug. 1 as…

  • CRANBURY: Calendar

    Sun., Aug. 12    Evening at Gil & Bert’s Ice Cream, 6-8 p.m., 69 N. Main St.; sponsored by Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society. Tues., Aug. 14    Summer documentary and discussion series: 1 p.m., Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza; POV series; “Granito: How to Nail a Dictator;” free tickets available at the welcome desk.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District prepares for kindergarten students

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District prepares for kindergarten students

    By Maria Riegel, Special Writer    Students preparing for kindergarten have opportunities that will help them transition smoothly into the new environment, according to Dayton/Deans Principal Denise Touhey.    ”For incoming kindergarten students obviously this is a big transition,” Ms. Touhey said.    According to Ms. Touhey, incoming kindergartners attended an orientation program in July in their corresponding…

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