• Legislation will hurt our public servants

    Eric Gibbons, Bordentown I scream, you scream, we all scream for … police, fire and education.    Summer is here and many think that this is the greatest time to be a teacher, and good reason to pounce on their pensions and benefits — hey, while we’re at it, let’s go after those firefighters and police,…

  • HILLSBOUGH: Teachers can learn in field study at Duke Farms

        HILLSBOROUGH — Duke Farms and New Jersey Audubon will host the first in a series of field studies for teachers from July 5-8.     This four-day workshop at Duke Farms is designed for science and social studies teachers from grades five through 12. It is an outdoor experience offering practical, hands-on learning that uses…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Class of 2011 ready to launch

    ROBBINSVILLE: Class of 2011 ready to launch

    By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE – Under threat of thunderstorms and with families and friends watching from the bleachers, Robbinsville High School graduated 163 members of the Class of 2011 on the school’s athletic field Tuesday evening.    After the band’s rendition of “Pomp and Circumstance” welcomed the graduates-to-be, the Honor Guard posted the colors…

  • ALLENTOWN: Grave Matters

    ALLENTOWN: Grave Matters

    High-tech methods uncover clues in historic cemetery By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — On a sloping field in the oldest section of the Allentown Presbyterian Church cemetery, Eugene Hough is using ground-penetrating radar to search for clues to a 250-year-old mystery.    There are no headstones in this part of the cemetery, which dates to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Campus corner for week of June 23

    Students list academic, other accomplishments     Jessica Griswold of Hillsborough completed her first year at University of Richmond with a 3.9 GPA, majoring in chemistry. Ms. Griswold was on the dean’s list both semesters. She was a cheerleader for the Spiders football and basketball teams and accompanied the basketball team to Denver and San Antonio,…

  • FLORENCE: Council applauds crossing guards

    By Amber Cox, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — Crossing guards are not always given the credit they deserve for getting children to and from school safely, but the Florence Township Council and mayor recognized them with a proclamation June 15.    All 11 crossing guards for the 2010-11 school year were honored at the council meeting and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: At the library, travel to Hogwarts, Ice Age

    Events starting the week of June 23     Youngsters in grades 6-12 are invited to a Harry Potter Party at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, at the public library in the municipal complex on South Branch Road.     Kids can choose their Hogwarts house, participate in wizarding games and enter to win a prize.…

  • LAWRENCE: Website feature to help with yard waste

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Not sure when brush and yard waste will be collected in the neighborhood, or when the make-up day is scheduled for missed garbage and recycling pickup?    The answer is just a mouse-click away on Lawrence Township’s website, www.lawrencetwp.com, thanks to a new feature that went “live” this week, said Municipal…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Class of 2011 ready to launch

    ROBBINSVILLE: Class of 2011 ready to launch

    Sean Pethybridge, senior class president,at the graduation ceremony Tuesday night. Photo by Suzette Lucas.

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