• Democrats win 14th District

    Democrats win 14th District

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    Legislative District 14 voters went with the Democratic ticket Tuesday as they trusted Sen. Linda Greenstein with her first full term as senator and re-elected Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo and Daniel Benson.    District 14 covers Cranbury, Jamesburg, Monroe, East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Plainsboro, Robbinsville and Spotswood.    After the 2010 census, South Brunswick…

  • Democrats hold freeholder seats

    Charles Kim, Packet Group    Democrats won an easy victory in the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders race Tuesday.    Incumbents Carol Barrett and Charles Tomaro topped GOP challengers John O’Sullivan and Avi Duvdevani by a 3-2 plurality, according to numbers from the state.    According to the unofficial results, Mr. Tomaro received 61,905 votes, and Ms.…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Clossons still selling what customers want

    LAMBERTVILLE: Clossons still selling what customers want

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — OK, this is serious question time.    What’s the ultimate food?    Depends on whom you ask, of course. But the betting here is the answer a lot of people would give. It’s three letters long.    Pie!    Good news for pie lovers hereabouts is that the Homestead Farm Market, now…

  • Races shape up in three towns

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    Local races are on in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe as the three towns continue to face financial and development issues. Cranbury The candidates for one seat on the Cranbury Township Committee are Republican Karen Callahan and Democrat Susan Goetz.    Ms. Callahan is the mother of three children in the Cranbury School…

  • Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell voters make choices

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    In Lambertville, incumbent Democrats Beth Asaro and Elaine Warner swept easily to victory Tuesday in a three-way race for two seats on the Lambertville City Council.    Ms. Asaro and Ms. Warner received 572 and 569 votes respectively. Republican challenger Stephen Robbins finished a distant third, with 284 votes.    ”I am…

  • Importance of small-business community can’t be overstated

    Robert D. Prunetti president and CEO Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce     Small business is the lifeblood of communities and towns across this country. It is their spirit and ingenuity that fuels the economies of towns across the State of New Jersey. They are the job creators. They are the innovators. They are the entrepreneurs.…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Meetings    HOPEWELL BOROUGH LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Nov. 10, 7 p.m., 13 E. Broad St., Hopewell.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Nov. 10 and 17, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION: Nov. 14, 7 p.m., reception for National Merit Scholars; 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Central High School Media Center.    …

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Someone reported a gas leak at a construction site at 11:04 a.m. on Nov. 7 between Armory Drive and Faculty Road. Police said a contractor operating abackhoe struck a 4-inch gas main line, causing a gas leak. A PSE&G worker was there and capped the gas line preventing any further leak. There was…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS Senior parents workshop offered

    The South Brunswick High School Bridge Center and the South Brunswick Parent Academy have partnered to offer a workshop to parents of high school seniors entitled, Just 4 Seniors Parent Workshop: Helping Your Child (and Yourself!) Transition to Life After High School on Nov. 15, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the South Brunswick…

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