• HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Revised bridge plan not popular

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Mercer County’s latest plan for a new bridge over Jacobs Creek went over like the proverbial lead balloon with the majority of residents, who spoke at a well-attended special meeting of the Hopewell Township Committee at Central High School Monday night.    Members of the township’s Historic Preservation Commission also were…

  • Council sends bullying law back to Legislature

    By Charles W. Kim, The Packet Group    Legislators have less than two months to re-tool the state’s anti-bullying law after the Council on Local Mandates deemed it unconstitutional Jan. 27.    ”The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act is absolutely the correct response to increased incidences of bullying in our schools,” said state Sen. Diane Allen, R-7th,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council seeks quick walker remedies

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Township Council members are trying to be creative in helping keep high school students walking along Stouts Lane safer. Students from South Brunswick High School came before the council in November to ask if it could make the road safer to walk on because there are no sidewalks. The…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Foster becomes key for Raiders

    HILLSBOROUGH: Foster becomes key for Raiders

    Boys hoops in SCT quarters By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    In his senior season, Devonn Foster has emerged as the leading scorer for the Hillsborough High boys basketball team.    But he knows he is just one piece to the puzzle in what has been an outstanding season for the Raiders.    ”People have been talking…

  • MONROE: Three burglaries reported in township in late January

       MONROE — Monroe police responded to three separate reports of burglaries within a 5-mile radius in the northern portion of the township between Jan. 21 and Jan. 29.    Jan. 21, the residence at 351 Buckelew Ave. was found to be burglarized. Various jewelry was taken from the residence, police said.    The investigation included the use…

  • FLEMINGTON: Best soup contest on horizon

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    FLEMINGTON — It’s still winter and still a mild one.    Knock on wood, unless you like real cold and/or real snowy winters.    Sometimes we miss the snow. A big snowfall is great for sledding. Then there’s ice skating on a lake, or even better yet, up or down a stream.…

  • Timberlane winners!

    Tony Suozzo, principal Timberlane Middle School     This past Saturday, Feb. 4, we had 150 students participate in an outstanding Science and Engineering fair at Timberlane Middle School.    In sixth grade, the honorable mention winners were Joshua Breese, Maia Finkel, Lily Nong and Charlie Kessel. The third-place winners were Sophia Lo, Anyi Qian and Catherine…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: One bridge opens, another one closes

       ROBBINSVILLE — The Sharon Road bridge over the New Jersey Turnpike will remain closed for the next 18 months so it can be replaced as part of the turnpike widening project that has affected numerous bridges in the township.    The bridge closing, originally scheduled for late last year, was delayed because too many bridges in…

  • Governor Christie, Put Tax Cuts for the Wealthy on a Referendum!!

    By Joseph Tenore/Hillsborough Governor Chris Christie is racing to line up support from Republican Senate members to stop a vote on a same sex marriage bill.  Christie would prefer the matter be decided by voters in a November referendum instead.  This is a matter of civil rights and should not be subject to political party…

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