• UPPER FREEHOLD: AUFLL baseball makes a pitch to town leaders

    League’s plan to take over field maintenace is waylaid by elected officals’ concerns about switch to Cal Ripken baseball By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    UPPER FREEHOLD — The leaders of Allentown-Upper Freehold Little League made a pitch last week for assuming responsibility for the maintenance of the three baseball fields at Byron Johnson park if the…

  • LAWRENCE: Council will be all Democrats

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township Council remains firmly under Democratic control as incumbent Democratic Party Councilman Michael Powers and his running mates, Cathleen Lewis and David Maffei swept to victory Tuesday night.    Mr. Powers was the top vote-getter with 3,474 votes. Ms. Lewis got 3,247 votes and Mr. Maffei earned 3,168 votes.…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Seniors have fun to support a good cause

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Seniors have fun to support a good cause

       UPPER FREEHOLD — Twenty-nine Upper Freehold residents and one canine all dressed up as Halloween tricksters recently and went door to door in the Four Seasons adult community collecting donations for the Allentown Food Pantry.    The seniors, many of whom had not gone trick-or-treating in more than 50 years, enjoyed dressing up in costumes for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter for week of Nov. 10

        The owner of a Weston Road property reported Oct. 22 that the building was entered and copper plumbing pipe was cut and removed from the walls. The detective bureau is investigating. * * *     A Pembrooke Terrace resident reported Oct. 11 that a vehicle parked in the home’s driveway was entered during the…

  • BURLINGTON: Dems take Bordentown Township, GOP sweeps Florence

    Absentee ballots have major role By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    Democrats were victorious in Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro while Republicans swept Florence Township and North Hanover in unofficial election results Tuesday night.    In the Bordentown Township Committee race for two three-year terms, Democrats Jim Cann, with 941 votes, and incumbent Jill Popko, with 849, topped…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – Township starts reassessment process

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has initiated townshipwide property reassessments for the tax year 2012 to stem the flow of tax appeals that has cost the municipality $2 million in the past three years, according to Mayor Michael Dauber.    The project is under way and has received the approval…

  • ELECTION: Allentown mayor wins sixth term

    ELECTION: Allentown mayor wins sixth term

    Democratic challenger Angela Anthony appears to have won a seat on the Allentown Borough Council by a one-vote margin over Don Swaysland. The counting of provision ballots on Nov. 14 could affect the outcome, however.

  • Charity Art Show & Sale, Book Signing, Chinese Auction

    Charity Art Show & Sale, Book Signing, Chinese Auction

    By Jan Zawadzki THREE GREAT EVENTS Saturday December 10, 2011-noon to 4pm Fundraiser at the Twenty Four Club of Princeton 1225 State Rd. – Rear, Princeton NJ 08540 Entrance in the back of the Princeton North Shopping Cener Behind Goodyear Tire, near Rts. 206 and 518 intersection   Art Show and Sale by area professional…

  • ELECTION: Allentown mayor wins sixth term

    ELECTION: Allentown mayor wins sixth term

    Schumacher re-elected, unofficial tally gives Anthony 1-vote edge By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — Mayor Stuart Fierstein and Council President Michael Schumacher were re-elected Tuesday, and Democratic challenger Angela Anthony appears to have won the second Borough Council seat by one vote.    Unofficial voting results gave Ms. Anthony 285 votes and Republican Don Swaysland…

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