• HILLSBOROUGH: Township students earn honors on college campuses

       Don Mangan of Hillsborough, a senior at West Chester (Pa.) University, has been named the 2011 Outstanding Teacher Education Senior by the college faculty.    The honor acknowledges his academic success and teaching skills, as well as his potential for leadership in the profession.    Don is the son of Karen Shampanore and Thomas Mangan, and is…

  • CRANBURY: School budget passes as incumbents are re-elected

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer three incumbents were returned to office Cranbury ‘s Board of Education election Wednesday. Jennifer Cooke won with 367 votes, Kevin Fox won with 328 votes, and Evelyn Spann won with 317 votes. Promod Chivate received 292 votes. The $15,482,513 budget for 2011-12 passed 333 to 180.  The spending plan is…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Car collides with tractor-trailer

    By Amber Cox, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Bordentown Township police are investigating a serious motor vehicle accident in which a car slammed head-on into a tractor-trailer on Route 130 on April 20.    Police said a 2006 Toyota Camry, driven by Kathryn Besheer, 27, of Dayton, was going south on Route 130 in the area…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Voters OK ballot question allowing trash pickup fee to be paid through property taxes

       LAMBERTVILLE — Voters on Wednesday approved the ballot question to exceed the 2-percent municipal tax levy cap by 23.58 percent, or $430,000, which will allow residents’ garbage collection fee to be paid through property taxes, rather than as a separate fee as they did last year for the first time. The vote was 458-318.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Part of Route 206 to be repaved

       More than 2.5 miles in both directions of Route 206 in Hillsborough will be repaved over the next six months.    The state Department of Transportation says it will undertake a maintenance and resurfacing project that will improve a total of 15 miles of roadway along Routes 12, 27, 28, 22 and 206 in Hunterdon, Middlesex…

  • First-Ever Bordentown Alumni Art Show
  • MONTGOMERY: Election results

    Montgomery Board of Ed Results The results are in for Wednesday’s election. The Montgomery Township Board of Education’s $77.7 million budget passed — 1,346 to 911. To fill the three open seats, voters selected: Annie Michaelson, Christine Abrahams and incumbent Arun Rimal. The winners will assume their roles immediately. The organizing meeting for the board…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Weather, events make May a busy month

       We’ve almost reached May — how did that happen? — and are more than ready for the flowers we’ve been promised as the reward for all these April showers.    May is one of the busiest months of the year. We’re itching to burn off energy and calories, and we’re fulfilling obligations before we gear down…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Schools going green to keep students dry

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The roofs at Sharon Elementary School and Pond Road Middle School are being replaced this summer and it isn’t costing taxpayers a cent.    The Robbinsville Board of Education has awarded a contract to a Sewell firm that has agreed to replace the leaking roofs at no charge —…

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