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  • Waivers could damage soil, air and water

    Jennifer M. Coffey policy director Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Hopewell Township      Protection for the water you drink, the air you breathe and the soil in which your food is grown is now open for negotiation.    As of Aug. 1, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for waivers to more…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Publication celebrates at Terhune Orchards

    IN THE KITCHEN: Publication celebrates at Terhune Orchards

    By Pat Tanner, Special Writer    When Nancy Painter, editor and publisher of “Edible Jersey,” decided to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her widely read and influential magazine, she chose Lawrence’s Terhune Orchards as the place to do it.    ”When we started the magazine in 2007, we did our first photo shoot at Terhune Orchards,” she…

  • Win-win program

    Dorothy Katz Skillman, formerly of Hopewell Township     I was really gratified to witness the final 20l2 program of the continuation of the Reading and Recreation Program at the Mercer County Equestrian Center in Pennington.    Ten boys and girls from Trenton, having been trained by Christine Cardinal, director of the center, brushed the horses’ coats,…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Publication celebrates at Terhune Orchards

    IN THE KITCHEN: Publication celebrates at Terhune Orchards

    Princeton writer Fran McManus (right) receives a 2012 Eddy Award from ‘Edible Jersey’ publisher and editor Nancy Painter.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Mayoral communication petition ordinance passes

       WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor government will be increasing its transparency and communication efforts, thanks to an initiative petition ordinance that was signed by more than 500 residents.    The Township Council unanimously adopted the ordinance, which requires the mayor to respond faster and more directly to requests for information regarding township matters.    The mayor…

  • PRINCETON: Downtown store robbed of $20,000 in luggage

       Zoe, a high end designer boutique on Hulfish Street, was robbed of more than $20,000 worth of luggage on Wednesday morning.    At 10:48 a.m. a store employee called 911 and reported that three men stole $20,270 worth of luggage bags. The employee said the three suspects came in and started looking at the bags before…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Employee hours scrutinized

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — To ensure fiscal responsibility and fairness, the Township Committee is taking a closer look at its public employee work schedules.    The governing body spent about an hour at its July 26 meeting going over the number of paid holidays given to its nonunion township employees as well…

  • PRINCETON: 3 selected for new leadership jobs

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Three veteran municipal employees will likely run the finance, engineering and newly named infrastructure and operations departments of the merged Princeton starting in January, borough and township officials agreed Monday.    Township Engineer Robert V. Kiser will have the same job overseeing a staff of about 25 people.    Sandra Webb,…

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