• BURLINGTON COUNTY: Primary contests in two towns

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Republicans in Bordentown Township and Springfield will compete June 8 for spots on the November ballot.    Primaries will take place throughout the state June 8. Bordentown Township    Zoning Board of Adjustment Chairman Karl Feltes and Township Committeeman William Morelli, both Republicans, will square off for a shot at one three-year…

  • Golf Fundraiser to Aid Adult Day Center of Somerset County

    By Joan Swain The 6th Annual Golf Event to benefit the Adult Day Center of Somerset County will be held on Tuesday, June 8, at the Copper Hill Country Club in Ringoes. Registration and lunch will start at 11:30 a.m., followed at 1:00 p.m. with the tournament’s Shotgun Start. Snacks and beverages will be served…

  • REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: A town by any other name…

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Almost every time I write about one of the county’s more spacious townships, I get letters from its residents telling me I used the wrong name.    Mansfield Township residents tell me they live in Columbus, not Mansfield, while Florence Township residents insist it’s called Roebling. Crosswicks, Juliustown, Kinkora—the list goes…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Mayor asks Hightstown to keep shared EMS deal

    By Elaine Leahy, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council has heard a plea from Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried to maintain a deal under which the township provides emergency medical services for a fee Hightstown officials have said they can no longer afford.    The council has been looking at ways to reduce a $6.3 million…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: ‘World’ traveler makes local stops

    CENTRAL JERSEY: ‘World’ traveler makes local stops

    Erik Bendl touches up the inflatable globe he brings with him on his journey from Virginia to Maine. Staff photo by Geoffrey Wertime.

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the March 27 edition

    Nancy Mrzljak Tel: 298-0567     Fax: 298-3936     [email protected]    The Chesterfield Township Committee meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., tonight, Thursday, at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building. For more information call 298-2311 or visit the township website www.chesterfieldtwp.com. * * *    The Chesterfield Township Municipal Offices will be closed Monday, May 31 in observance of…

  • Pats’ upswing continued in CJ IV state tournament

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer In assessing Freehold Township High School’s 2010 softball season, Coach Beth English said that every year a team “just wants to see the postseason.” By that measuring stick the Freehold Township softball team enjoyed a very successful campaign in 2010. Despite a slow start, the Patriots (12-11) managed to qualify…

  • Howell’s Carrick wins state sectional golf title

    Rebels advance to state Tournament of Champions BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Amid-season slump, for him, is all behind Howell High School golfer Corey Carrick now. The Rebels’ senior won the NJSIAA Central/South Jersey Group IV state sectional title on May 17. Carrick carded a two-over-par 72 on the par 70 Linwood Country Club near…

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    Seton Hall University pitcher Ashley Forsyth was named to the ESPN/CoSIDA magazine District II All-Academic First Team for the second straight year. Forsyth, a junior, is majoring in secondary education with an emphasis on fine arts and a minor in psychology. She has a 4.0 grade point average. On the softball diamond, Forsyth, a graduate…

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