• ROBBINSVILLE: Witt selected as new Township Council leader

    ROBBINSVILLE: Witt selected as new Township Council leader

    Robbinsville Councilman Vince Calcagno is congratulated by Municipal Clerk Michele Seigfried (left) and his wife, Ellie Calcagno, after being sworn in as council vice president at the township’s annual reorganization meeting July 2. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan

  • MONROE: Crash kills Monroe Township employee

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor     MONROE — A holiday motorcycle crash claimed the life of a township employee Wednesday afternoon.     Eugene Badger, 44, of Monroe, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after suffering severe head and chest injuries, according to police.     Police were dispatched to…

  • CHESTERFIELD: Ward Avenue closed to traffic for bridge demolition

    By Christina Whittington, Special Writer    CHESTERFIELD — At the June 28 Township Committee meeting, Township Engineer Christopher Trebisky detailed the construction project that has Ward Avenue closed since Monday.    As a result of the Turnpike widening project, workers are constructing a new overpass for Ward Avenue. While bridge construction is close to completion, new paving…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: New digs?

    Town eyes purchasing space for municipal offices in Town Center By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council will hold a public hearing and vote July 12 on an ordinance authorizing the mayor to negotiate a contract to purchase 10,000 square feet of space for municipal offices in a commercial condominium building Roma…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    Steve Shown from left are: Carol Cruickshanks, Selection Committee chairwoman; Heather Caroline, of the Selection Committee; Thomas Martin, of the Selection Committee; Holly Havens, of Shad Fest; sponsor, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty; and Judy Henn, of the Selection Committee and co-owner of Robins Egg Gallery.

  • MONTGOMERY: Scouts to rescue; chase thief on trip to Key West

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY— When the Montgomery Boy Scouts in Troop 850 headed to the Key West, Fla., on June 23 for their high adventure trip, they never thought they would be helping the police catch a thief.    Yet that’s what they did when they chased a suspected thief on their bicycles, pursuing…

  • Film Festival to begin Friday in Bucks County

       NEW HOPE — The third annual New Hope Film Festival, “Pennsylvania’s very own Film Festival,” will run from July 6-15.    It will feature a total of 81 films from 13 countries with many United States and world premieres.    Countries represented include: United States, Mexico, Spain, UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mongolia, Chili, Argentina, Japan, Singapore and…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: No hits in Viking victory

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: No hits in Viking victory

       The South Brunswick Black 11U baseball team won the 2012 Cal Ripken District 9 Championship shutting out a hitless East Brunswick Bears team 13-0 June 30.    The win brings the Vikings to its next goal, which is to participate in the 2012 Cal Ripken State Championships in Flemington.    This achievement comes on the heels of…

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    Spotswood’s Lisa Milburn (left) fights over a loose ball during the Chargers game with West Windsor-Plainsboro South in the Monroe Sports Center Summer High School Basketball League. Girls play on Monday and Wednesday evenings. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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