• MANSFIELD: $100K trimmed from school spending plan

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD — The Township Committee has cut the elementary school district’s budget by $100,000.    The new tax levy of $8.27 million will raise district taxes 1.94 cents per $100 of assessed home value, according to district Business Administrator Lisa Giovanelli. That means an increase of $65 for the owner of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Planners approve large community for seniors

    Sharbell plan for supermarket/disable home changed By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    ROBBINSVILLE — The Planning Board has approved an amended preliminary plan for a 248-unit continuing-care retirement community where a supermarket and special housing for the disabled was to be built on 436 acres at Route 130 and Gordon Road.    An originally approved plan…

  • PLUMSTED: Mom, daugher team up on menu for cancer patients

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    PLUMSTED — When she was 25 years old, Angela LaMor, of Lakewood Road, began to have continuous discomfort in her stomach and felt something hard when she pushed on it.    When the symptoms continued, she made an appointment for an ultrasound in late 2005 and was told to make…

  • ‘Sex and the City 2’

    By Elise Nakhnikian I’VE always had a love-hate relationship with the women of Sex and the City, but it’s hard to feel the love these days. Like a copy of a copy made on a bad machine, each installment since the last year or so of the TV show has been cruder than the last.…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Mercer County College graduate receives award

       WEST WINDSOR — Christopher Collins of Robbinsville was recognized for academic achievement during the honors convocation preceding commencement ceremonies at Mercer County Community College on May 20.    Mr. Collins is the recipient of the college’s Outstanding Achievement in Electronics Engineering Award.    He graduated with high honors and will transfer to the New Jersey Institute of…

  • NEW HANOVER: Civilian killed in base accident

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    NEW HANOVER — A 61-year-old civilian employee of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was killed in a motor vehicle accident May 26, according to a release from the base.    George Grabenstetter, a civilian employee with the 87th Force Support Squadron, was killed after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Range…

  • POLICE BEAT: Week of June 3

    Robbinsville, Millstone, East Windsor Robbinsville    Michael Gerstnicker 53, of Trenton, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to breath samples, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving and careless driving. Police said they stopped him at 7:56 p.m. on Richardson Road for crossing other the center lane into oncoming traffic on Route 526.…

  • Please, yield to equestrians

    Christina McCarthy, Helmetta On May 26, I took my horse out for a ride to Fresh Ponds Road. I turned right and followed the road to the bridge. All of a sudden a maroon Lexus came right up behind us and scared my horse who turned sideways. I had no opportunity to ask the woman…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Events mark solemn holiday

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Towns throughout the area will observe Memorial Day on Monday with a variety of ceremonies.    Bordentown Township resident, Army 1st Sgt. Richard Pinter, also known as The Lone Bugler, will perform 21 formal ceremonial salutes for veterans’ families throughout the area in honor of the holiday in his 10th season.…

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