• LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Tony J. You, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with shoplifting at 3:33 p.m. Sept. 24 at ShopRite at the Mercer Mall. He allegedly used the self-checkout register at the grocery store, paying $11.36 for items that cost $121.35. He was released on a summons.    Moniqueca A. Foster, 30, of Trenton, was charged with shoplifting at…

  • PLUMSTED: Fire District awarded grant

    FM Global provides $3,000 for fire prevention    PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Township Fire District has received a $3,000 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.    FM Global representative Nicole Trabalka recently presented the check to Fire Marshal Joseph M. Paolo and Fire Commissioner David Gindlesperger at the New…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: New policy considered for volunteer coaches

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Volunteer coaches for the Bordentown Regional School District would no longer be permitted to have a relative on a team he coaches if the school board gives final approval to a policy adjustment introduced on Sept. 21.    The board voted 6-2, to add the sentence, “No volunteer…

  • Energy Shopping and Saving Go Mobile
  • LAWRENCE: Community Day set for this Sunday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Community Day, which is Lawrence Township’s annual celebration of itself, is set for Sunday at Village Park, off Gordon Avenue and Bergen Street.    The annual event, which will run from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., puts the spotlight on community groups and businesses, said Steven Groeger, the township’s superintendent of…

  • PLUMSTED: Sidewalk contract awarded

    Streetscape project to enhance downtown business area By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee has awarded a contract that allows construction to begin on the downtown New Egypt sidewalk project, which officials expect to be completed in time for the Plumsted Fall Festival on Oct. 30.    The $147,880 contract was awarded to…

  • CENTRAL Jersey: Police Blotter Sept. 29

    Upper Freehold    Sangeeta Varma, 46, of Chesterfield, was killed Sept. 23 when she drove through a stop sign on Arneytown Hornerstown Road and was hit by a pickup truck traveling south on Holmes Mill Road, state police said.    State police said the driver of the pickup truck, Albert Cook, of Browns Mills, was not seriously…

  • Call for Outstanding Women Nominations
  • LETTER: End of an Era

    From: Janice Schmitt, Women’s Association of Allentown To the editor: After more than thirty years, The Women’s Association of Allentown has sadly disbanded. At the September 2011 meeting, the members voted to dissolve our organization known as WAA.    Through the years, many generous women took part in our association, which was committed to working for…

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