• HILLSBOROUGH: High school senior earns a National Merit Scholarship winner

    Ziyao ‘Eric’ Wang is second in school to earn honor this year    Hillsborough High School senior Ziyao “Eric” Wang has been selected as a National Merit scholar.    He will attend Harvard University and his probable career field is economics and East Asian studies, he said. He has been active in the Model UN program and…

  • MANVILLE: Squad makes its presence known

    MANVILLE: Squad makes its presence known

    Manville Rescue Squad member Vic Emodi takes the blood pressure of Lawrence Frenkel of Somerset. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • SPRINGFIELD: Township OK’s 2-cent tax rate hike

    By Amber Cox    SPRINGFIELD — The Township Council unanimously adopted its $3.7 million 2011-12 municipal budget with a tax levy of $1.6 million on May 11.    Residents assessed at the average $321,400 will pay 37.9 cents per $100 of assessed value for a total of $1,218.11 in municipal taxes, an increase of $64.    The current…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of May 19

    Mexican buffet at New Egypt Elks    Friday, May 20 — New Egypt Elks will have a Mexican-themed dinner buffet from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Elks lodge, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt.    The expected menu is chicken and beef fajitas, nachos, chicken quesadillas, beef burritos, black beans, chicken nuggets, french fries, salad, dinner rolls…

  • Change the process

    Robin and Bob Madden, Bordentown City    After receiving Mike Hunninghake’s letter sharing the very disappointing news of not being reappointed to the Bordentown City Environmental Commission (BCEC), we felt that it was necessary to attend our Bordentown City’s monthly government meeting this past Monday, 5/9 to hear first hand from our mayor his reasons for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Senior citizens’ calendar for week of May 19

       Chapter A meets the first Thursday of the month in the municipal complex. We are open to new members. Doors open at 11:30, allowing you time to review the activities we offer, sign up for our many trips and visit with friends. We have coffee and doughnuts at the end of the meeting.    Dick Meier…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Eeeek! Someone ate my e-book

    Bordentown librarian launches counteroffensive By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN CITY — Twenty-seven may seem like an unimportant number, but with HarperCollins’ e-book policy, if you are the 27th person trying to rent an e-book from the library, you’re looking at a blank screen.    After the 26th checkout, the e-book deletes itself under the HarperCollins policy, and…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Towns hope to keep budget intact

    By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Bordentown City voted to keep the defeated Bordentown Regional School District’s $33.2 million budget “intact and not cut 10 cents out.”    As required, school officials must submit the spending plan to the governing bodies of the district after a defeat for them to either approve the budget or recommend…

  • ALLENTOWN: Upper Freehold Regional school board seeks new member

       ALLENTOWN — Any Upper Freehold resident interested in being appointed to an unexpired term on the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education must submit a resume and letter of interest to the board offices by June 24.    Steve Gagliardi, one of the Upper Freehold representatives on the 10-member regional Board of Education, recently announced he…

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