• LAWRENCE: Talks shed light on dark subject at horror symposium

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     What is horror?     The English word is derived from the Latin word “horrere” — something that causes intense feelings of disgust, fear or shock.     Last week, Rider University students were treated to a weeklong horror festival that examined the genre of horror films through a series of…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: From the March 11 edition

    BORDENTOWN CITY     Police said Andrew Stewart, 18, of Bordentown City, was charged with drunken driving, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane, unsafe backing and being an unlicensed driver at 12:58 a.m. Feb. 14.     Police said his car was seen on Crosswicks Street headed toward Route 130, turned onto Butts Avenue against…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter from the March 11 edition

    A 14-year-old Hamilton Township girl was charged with shoplifting a Coby digital viewer key chain and an Xbox live card, worth a combined $64.98, from Sears at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 8:24 p.m. March 1, police said. She was released to her mother’s custody.     Charles D. Snyder Jr., 27, of Wenonah, was charged…

  • More facts needed before government change

    Doris Moran Weisberg of Lawrenceville It has come to my attention in recent articles that one subject keeps cropping up. That subject is changing the township’s form of government. Twice in the recent past petitions were circulated in the township suggesting a change to a nonpartisan elected mayor system. Neither petition was able to muster…

  • LAWRENCE: School schedules to get makeover

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A shorter lunch period, longer class periods and a rotating daily schedule — all aimed at ensuring students can take the classes they need and want — are awaiting Lawrence High School students when they return to school in September.     The revised schedule, which retains the eight-period day,…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the March 11 edition

    Pasta dinner     Friday, March 12 — St. Mary’s PTA is sponsoring a meatless pasta dinner from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The dinner will be held at St. Mary’s school hall located at 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown City. The menu is pasta with marinara sauce, Caesar salad, rolls and butter, dessert and beverages. Adult tickets…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Voters defeat school referendum

    By Vanessa S. Holt, Managing Editor SPRINGFIELD — Voters rejected a $9 million referendum Tuesday by a vote of 332-284 that would have renovated the 70-year-old elementary school, built a new gym, and installed solar panels to help pay for the cost of construction. The plan was a scaled-down version of an earlier referendum that…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the March 11 edition

    Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line.     Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome.     Yoga every Wednesday…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Film shines light on historic school

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — An advance screening of a documentary on the history of African-American education has given students and teachers in the district a glimpse into the past.     Following the screening of “A Place out of Time: The Bordentown School,” alumni from the school and the film’s director…

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