• HILLSBOROUGH: Woman faces marijuana charge

       Township police charged Linda Baker, 55, of Farm Road on Aug. 5 with growing marijuana on her property.    Police said they received information, checked it out and found and seized numerous plants.    After being charged with second-degree manufacturing marijuana, she was released on her recognizance. A court date is pending.

  • LAWRENCE: Former Trenton mayor aide faces charges

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Paul Sigmund IV, who briefly served as chief of staff for Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, has been charged with several motor vehicle offenses after he was involved in a fender bender in the parking lot outside of the Halo Farm store on Spruce Street Aug. 9, said police Lt. Charles…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council interviews five new manager candidates

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    Township Council members put in some additional hours this week with two special meetings scheduled to interview five candidates for the job of Township Manager, according to officials.    The special meetings, one Tuesday morning, and another scheduled for today, are to interview candidates to replace former Manager Matthew Watkins…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Willows ends successful competition year

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Willows ends successful competition year

    Members of the Willows Swim Club in Kendall Park hold up two of the several trophies and awards won by the team this season.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Anti-bullying initiatives go into effect soon in schools

       It won’t be long before the kids will be going back to school. That means in most cases new clothes, new classes, catching up with friends about summer vacation, starting new classes and, unfortunately for some, being bullied.    Bullying and cruel nicknames in school are not new. But these days, with the Internet and social…

  • LAWRENCE: Children’s triathlon to benefit 4th fireworks

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Buoyed by last year’s kickoff event to raise money for the Fourth of July fireworks, Lawrence Township is hosting the second annual children’s triathlon event on Labor Day at the Lawrence Swimming Association on Craven Lane.    Billed as “Red, White and Bang,” the event is a scaled-down version of a…

  • MILLSTONE: Small community mourns death of Mary Patrick

    She served small community as elected official and a friend By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor  Longtime Millstone mayor and activist Mary Patrick, a community force by her nature and in politics, died at home Friday, Aug. 12, with her family around her, the way she wanted it, said her son David. She was 85.    Friends…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Charter gains ally

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    The legal battle between a proposed charter school and three public school districts has been joined.    The New Jersey Charter Schools Association threw its support behind the Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) in its recent legal battle with the districts of South Brunswick, West Windsor-Plainsboro and Princeton, according…

  • Hillsborough Residents Interview Township Committee Candidates

    By Robert P. Baker At a recent meeting of the Hillsborough Democratic Alliance, attendees were invited to address questions to Aldo Martinez and John Reddan, Democratic candidates for Hillsborough Township Committee. The following is a summary of the questions asked and the answers provided by the candidates. 1.  How long have you lived in Hillsborough?  …

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