• PRINCETON: Human services is a one-woman department

    PRINCETON: Human services is a one-woman department

    Cynthia Mendez, executive director and sole employee of Princeton Human Services, at her desk. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter from the July 8 edition

    A small fire was reported in a green recycling container in Village Park at 10:16 p.m. July 4, police said. A smoldering cardboard box that may have been used with fireworks is believed to be the cause of the fire, police said. Police used a fire extinguisher to put it out.     A vandal tossed…

  • MANVILLE: Circus (may be) coming to town

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The circus may be coming to town in a few months — but not everyone is looking forward to the event.    Despite one dissenting vote from Councilman Rich Onderko, the Borough Council on June 30 approved a resolution to support the possibility of the Big Apple Circus performing at the…

  • South staff should consider new line of work

    William Kleimer, Lambertville     The continuing controversy over the exorbitant amounts of money consumed at South Hunterdon Regional High School and how it drains taxpayers’ wallets makes me wonder which planet the school administration, its teachers and the Board of Education are living on.    Our teachers and the SHRHS administration should consider becoming a:    • Home…

  • Patriotism behind calls for immigration reform

    Hugh Brennan, Pembroke Terrace    Sorry to say, but the Hillsborough Beacon’s July 4th editorial is way off-base. Beyond your needless and ill-informed vilification of the Tea Partiers, you misread and misunderstand the 14th Amendment.    As one of the post-Civil War amendments, the 14th was designed to protect the rights of the former slaves from the…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Budget uses surplus to avoid higher tax hike

    By Cynthia Williamson, Special Writer    Hopewell Borough Council unanimously approved a $3.04 million 2010 municipal budget at a public hearing July 1.    Property taxes will increase under the proposal, 2.1 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. A home assessed at $400,000 would pay an additional $84 in municipal taxes.    ”We trimmed our appropriations at every…

  • Thomas Edison State College Receives $5.1 million grant for New Jersey State Library’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program

    By Gary Cooper Thomas Edison State College has received a $5.1 million federal grant to support the New Jersey State Library’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program, a project designed to add computer workstations, upgrade Internet connectivity and provide job search assistance and workforce development programs at hundreds of libraries throughout New Jersey. The grant, provided by…

  • Officials: Watch water usage

    Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough officials are asking residents in their towns to conserve water. Their requests are in line with a statement made Tuesday by NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Ma By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough officials are asking residents in their towns to conserve water.    Their…

  • Windsor Dermatology Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Welcomes New Doctors

    Windsor Dermatology Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Welcomes New Doctors

    By Kaitlin Friedmann Celebrating 25 years of business this month, Windsor Dermatology announced the addition of two new physicians. Brian Keegan, Ph.D, M.D. and Wendy Myers, M.D. will join the practice this summer, creating an all-physician staff that possesses the experience and knowledge needed to maintain a focus on the practice of medical dermatology. Dr.…

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