• Committee members must work together

    Jim Cann of Bordentown Township    I would like to respond to recent comments made by Mayor Bruce Hill and Committeepersons Michael Dauber and Anita Dimattia concerning the dire financial mess our township is in.    Mayor Hill complained at the last meeting that the 2009 Township Committee led by then Mayor William Morelli “set him up…

  • LAWRENCE: HomeFront adds rental units, this time in Hopewell

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The two houses on Scotch Road in Hopewell Township, down the road from the Merrill Lynch campus near the I-95 exit, had been vacant for several years and were slowly deteriorating.    But HomeFront, a non-profit group based in Lawrence that helps homeless and low-income families, joined forces with Hopewell Township…

  • ‘Cyrus’

    ‘Cyrus’

    It’s not the Duplass brothers’ best work, but it’s a lot better than most of what By Elise Nakhnikian FOR months after I saw The Puffy Chair at the 2005 South by Southwest film festival, I waited for it to open in our area so I could tell you about it. It wasn’t the best…

  • CLARIFICATION: From the July 15 edition

       In the June 24 article “Borough slashes tax rate 5 cents,” Fieldsboro Mayor Ed “Buddy” Tyler was quoted as saying he supports a push to limit municipal tax increases to 2.5 percent, which was realized Tuesday when Gov. Chris Christie signed a 2 percent cap into law. Mayor Tyler has corrected his statement to say…

  • Pennington Resident Begins Peace Corps Service in Cambodia

    By Molly Levine Pennington Resident Begins Peace Corps Service in Cambodia Andrea Renée Picariello, 23, of Pennington, N.J., has been accepted into the Peace Corps. Picariello will be departing for Cambodia on July 20 to begin pre-service training as a Health Education Peace Corps volunteer. Upon graduation from volunteer training in October, Picariello’s work will…

  • LAWRENCE: Process beginning for mall expansion

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Associates, which owns Quaker Bridge Mall, is seeking township planners’ approval for a general development plan for the regional shopping mall that would guide its redevelopment over the next 20 years.    The Planning Board Screening Committee is expected to review the applicant’s request for a general development plan when…

  • LAWRENCE: Movin’ bruin

    LAWRENCE: Movin’ bruin

    Black bear returns to the area after relocation to Hunterdon By Chelsea Radler, Staff Writer    LAWRENCE — A black bear has been seen roaming Mercer County several times since July 1. The animal, which may be responsible for several broken birdfeeders, has taken no serious aggressive action.    First seen in Hopewell at the end of…

  • A Yard Sale to Help the Needy

    By Andy Pratt Families in Transition is sponsoring a multi-family yard sale in Princeton to help needy families. The sale will be at the Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 24. All proceeds will be used to assist families who who are risk of homelessness.…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Farmers size up heat’s effect

    Some crops helped, some harmed, in hot week By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Severe summer heat let up temporarily with heavy downpours Tuesday, but the heat spell has had an effect on local crops.    ”In this past month, we’ve been extremely dry,” said Nicholas Russo, of Russo Orchard Lane Farm in Chesterfield. “We’ve done a…

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