• LAMBERTVILLE: City to begin collecting recyclables weekly

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Lambertville will pick up recycling weekly instead of every other week beginning Jan. 1.    City Council voted unanimously on the matter at a special meeting Monday night.    Recycling will be handled the same day as household trash.    ”We have for some time been receiving a constant flow of…

  • PRINCETON: Township continues leaves, brush battle

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet    The Department of Public Works (DPW) continues to make progress in picking up leaves and brush, township engineer Robert V. Kiser told the Township Committee at its meeting on Dec. 5.    With the combined efforts of the Borough of Princeton as well as Mercer County, the DPW has…

  • ALLENTOWN: ‘Holiday Idol’ warms hearts on cold night

    ALLENTOWN: ‘Holiday Idol’ warms hearts on cold night

    Dennis Symons After helping to judge the sugary entries in the in the Allentown cookie-baking contest, a group of local youngsters gather around the Allentown Business Community Association’s Christmas tree at the gazebo on Lakeview Drive on Dec. 3. Photo by Dennis Symons, www.dennissymons.com

  • SENIOR MENUS

    Dec. 8-15    All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance.    The value of each meal is $5.10. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution.    All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same…

  • WEST AMWELL: Township residents now have access to Nixle

       WEST AMWELL — The Township Police Department and Emergency Management Office are using a new communications service (effective Dec. 1) that allows officials to send “important, valuable community information directly to residents using the latest technology,” said Emergency Management Director Harry Heller.    The Nixle Community Information Service “allows us to create and publish messages to…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School district gets top grade on its audit

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Continuing a longstanding pattern, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) once again has received the highest possible rating for financial management in this year’s audit of the district, according to Alicia Waltman, district spokeswoman.    Like municipal governments, school districts in New Jersey are required by state law to be…

  • PLAINSBORO: Eden Autism Services cuts ribbon at new facility

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new school and national headquarters of Eden Autism Services was held at the Princeton Forrestal Village on Thursday morning in front of crowd of people.    ”We are proud to have you here in Plainsboro,” said Mayor Peter Cantu.    Eden Autism Services meets…

  • Outspoken Library Kiosk to serve Veterans

    Outspoken Library Kiosk to serve Veterans

    By Gary Cooper The New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center’s (TBBC) “Outspoken Library” kiosk is now available to the veterans at the NJ Veterans Memorial Home, Menlo Park. The kiosk is designed to enable the veterans who have impaired vision, a physical disability that makes it difficult to hold a book, or a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Progin ready to lead boys hoops

    Raider coach has young squad By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Ian Progin wants normalcy in the midst of fighting cancer, and the Hillsborough High School boys basketball head coach has it.    After the removal of a brain tumor discovered in May, Progin was cleared to return to work as a guidance counselor and last…

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