• LAWRENCE: School budget, candidates go before voters Tuesday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Township residents will go to the polls Tuesday to select three school board members and to vote on a tax levy to support the school district’s proposed $65.01 million operating budget for 2010-11.     The six polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.     There…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township joins national Remembrance Day events

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    To commemorate 65 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps in Europe during World War II, the Township Committee took time at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting to engage in a prayer in commemoration of the six million lives lost.    The small ceremony and prayer was done as…

  • LAWRENCE: Sustainability plan to top board talk

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A public discussion of the proposed sustainability element of the township’s Master Plan — the next step toward becoming a “green” community — has been set for the Planning Board’s regular meeting next week.     The Planning Board will discuss the sustainability element, which has been in the works…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Intercap wins a round in suit vs. township

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg has rejected a request by West Windsor to reconsider a February decision that paved the way for a challenge to the township’s area in need of redevelopment designation.    Intercap Holdings has filed a lawsuit alleging West Windsor did not use smart growth…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Call from Ellen: What a trip!

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Call from Ellen: What a trip!

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — A high school teacher got the surprise of her life recently when celebrity comedian and host Ellen DeGeneres called her to inform her that her family had won a Florida vacation.    Two weekends ago, Jessica Toth, 27, of Spring Street, went down to Orlando, Fla., with her…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township eyes recreation facilities spending

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group     ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council says it wants to see an analysis of how open space funds are being used before moving forward with any budget decisions.     Councilman Vince Calcagno said at the April 8 council meeting that about $1.4 million has been set aside for recreation,…

  • NORTH HANOVER: Cyclist dies in crash

    Staff report    NORTH HANOVER — A two-vehicle collision killed a Wrightstown motorcyclist last week, police said.    Chief Mark Keubler confirmed Carl McAdam, 50, died April 8 after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle driven by Tina M. Kalinowski, 31, of Hamilton Township, on Routes 537 and 528, also known as Monmouth Road and Jacobstown-New Egypt…

  • MANSFIELD: Crash kills woman

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD — A female passenger was killed in a one-car accident on Route 206 on Friday, police said.    Jane Miner, 54, of Trenton, was pronounced dead at the scene after police responded to a report of an overturned vehicle at 4:45 p.m.    Police said they arrived to find the vehicle…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the April 15 edition

    Peg Dotson Tel: 499-3807     Fax: 499-3807     E-mail: [email protected]    Florence Township Football registration, Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m. to noon at the Municipal Building, Front Room. All teams available: Tiny Mites, Mighty Mites, Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, and Midgets. Registration fee, $15, payable to Florence Township. Child must attend Florence Township Schools. *…

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