• ALLENTOWN: Rebirds inspired to ‘go green’

    ALLENTOWN: Rebirds inspired to ‘go green’

    Lonna Dawson, a representative of the California-based Alliance for Climate Education, challenged Allentown High School students at a recent assembly to reduce their carbon footprint with simple energy-saving tasks on campus. Staff photo by Jenna Kunze

  • MANVILLE: Theft suspect found under pile of leaves

    Hillsborough Township police use thermal imaging camera to find man in middle of night    With the help of a tracking dog and a thermal imaging camera, township police found a theft suspect hidden under dry leaves in the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 6, in the Old Camplain Road area.    Township police said they…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       John Peter Kiesewetter, 50, of Newtown, Pa., was charged with shoplifting taking groceries worth $36.39 from the ShopRite grocery store at the Mercer Mall at 4:31 p.m. on Jan. 9. He was released on a summons.    Someone smashed the driver’s side rear window with a rock on a car belonging to a Fountayne Lane resident…

  • PRINCETON: Mayor could be fined for not filing report

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Mayor Yina Moore or her campaign staff could be fined for not filing a 20-day post election campaign finance report with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).    The report was due Nov. 28. Joseph Donahue, deputy director at ELEC, confirmed Ms. Moore’s paperwork had not been…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Businessman sees the best in America

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Businessman sees the best in America

    Staff photo by Charles W. Kim Bobby Patel, owner of the Bagel Basket in the South Brunswick Square Mall on Route 1 still believes the American Dream is alive with hard work and honesty

  • LAWRENCE: School tax rate could rise 3 cents

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A final version of the Lawrence Township public school district’s 2012-13 budget is many weeks away, but township property owners might be faced with a 3-cent increase in the school district property tax rate.    Barring changes, the proposed 2012-13 budget would increase the school district tax rate from $2.33 per…

  • Central Jersey: Annual changing of guard brings few changes

    Central Jersey: Annual changing of guard brings few changes

    Fierstein, Grbelja, Mount remain mayors of their respective towns Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    Allentown, Upper Freehold, Millstone and Plumsted held their annual reorganization meetings last week in events that were, for the most part, notable for continuity of leadership, rather than change.    In Allentown, Stuart Fierstein was sworn into his sixth four-year term as the…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: And the survey says … chop ’em down

    Respondents to town’s sidewalk survey favor removing street trees By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVLLE — The majority of residents responding to an online township survey that sought feedback on what to do about dangerous, uneven sidewalks said the town should take down the street trees that are causing the problem.    A township ordinance adopted…

  • Central Jersey: Annual changing of guard brings few changes

    Central Jersey: Annual changing of guard brings few changes

    After being sworn into her second term as mayor of Upper Freehold, LoriSue Horsnall Mount is congratulated by her husband, Everett Mount (left), and father, David W. Horsnall, who is himself a former township mayor. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan

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