• HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Christmas: Crossing site now even more special

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Christmas: Crossing site now even more special

    The Jacobs Creek Crossing site has been decorated for the 235th anniversary of the crossing this Christmas. The site recently was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

  • FLORENCE: Tax clerk-registrar retires after 22 years

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    FLORENCE — Valeria Sweeney, the township registrar and tax office account clerk, is retiring Dec. 31 after 22 years of service and her municipal colleagues gave her a send-off with gifts and flowers and words of high praise.    Mayor Bill Berry on Dec. 7 presented Ms. Sweeney with an engraved…

  • PRINCETON: Borough clerk Quinty retiring after 26 years

    By Charley Faulkenburg, Staff Writer    The Princeton Borough is losing a valuable resident and employee this year.    Longtime borough clerk Andrea “Lea” Quinty is retiring and moving to Palm Beach, Fla., with her husband to be closer to her son, his wife and her grandchildren.    Ms. Quinty’s last day is Dec. 31, but she is…

  • CRANBURY: Teen’s first produced video wins award

    CRANBURY: Teen’s first produced video wins award

    Magyar Bank presents Jenna Cody with her $250 grand prize for winning the “Lights, Camera, Save!” contest held this fall. From left are Linda Cody; John Reissner; vice president and marketing director of Magyar Bank; Jenna Cody; and John Lisk, air personality with Magic 98.3FM.

  • Sign tax group’s petition

    Roni Shotwell Hopewell Township     The Hopewell Township Committee recently voted to pass a $4,100,000 bond ordinance for 267,000 gallons/day of sewer capacity from ELSA. Unfortunately, the taxpayers of the township had little opportunity to learn that they would have to pay for this extra capacity.    About half of the new capacity is to be…

  • CRANBURY: Lions Club dedicates bench to ‘Teddy’

    CRANBURY: Lions Club dedicates bench to ‘Teddy’

    BatistaGeorge Nikitiades, of Cranbury, son and also the owner of Teddy’s Restaurant; Kathy Nikitiades, of Hightstown, widow; and daughter, Aileen Konzelmann, of Moorestown, sit on the bench that was dedicated by the Cranbury Lions Club in honor of Theofilos George “Teddy” Nikitiades, who died Aug. 25. Photo by Amy Batista.

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       West Amwell Township police reported:    — On Nov. 27 at approximately 5:08 p.m., police went to a car/deer accident on Route 202 at the Mt. Airy-Dilts Corner exit. William Nolte III, 53, of Lopatcong Township, was driving north when his vehicle struck the deer. No injuries were reported. The vehicle sustained significant front-end damage and…

  • JAMESBURG: Jamesburg has its holiday tree lighting

    JAMESBURG: Jamesburg has its holiday tree lighting

    M Edini The crowd gathers around Santa at the Jamesburg tree lighting Wednesday.

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Food pantry’s needs are real and growing

    By Sally Stang, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — “The money runs out long before the month does.”    That’s the sort of comment the volunteers at the Lambertville Food Pantry hear a lot. Times are tougher than usual, as everyone knows. With the prolonged recession, stubbornly high unemployment numbers and benefits coming to an end for many…

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