• HILLSBOROUGH: Township seeks additional cuts to required fees

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In its fourth move taken since 2007, the Township Committee unanimously introduced an ordinance Jan. 26 to reduce construction fees required for building raised patios on houses, as well as other cuts.    ”We are trying to reduce fees where it is appropriate,” Mayor Frank DelCore said. “We are doing things…

  • ALLENTOWN: Shonk, Scheuerman win MCT wrestling titles

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Sam Shonk and Ross Scheuerman won championships at the Mercer County Tournament, held this past weekend at Trenton High. After all, they are the same two Allentown High School wrestlers that won MCT titles last year as well.     “Anything…

  • Rock Brook School Help Haiti Relief

    Rock Brook School Help Haiti Relief

    Pretzel Sale for Haiti Relief

  • HILLSBOROUGH: HEF grants launch class programs, school upgrades

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The Hillsborough Education Foundation awarded five grants totaling $6,926.55 for school programs this year.    HEF awards the grants annually, helping to expand the programs available to students. The grants were awarded at the Jan. 25 Board of Education meeting.    ”The HEF chose these projects because they represent true innovations in…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Ambulance may return to borough

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — If nearby Robbinsville approves a deal with Capital Health to provide emergency medical services, an ambulance would be returning to the First Aid building on Bank Street at no additional cost to the borough.    That was the word from Robbinsville Fire Director John Archer at Monday’s Borough Council…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: A lesson in giving

    St. A’s students break their banks for Haiti By Davy James, Staff Writer    As images of the destruction caused by the earthquake in Haiti began flooding television screens across the nation, many local groups and organizations began fundraising efforts to help the thousands affected.    St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. School recently joined together with the…

  • Assessment methodology not at fault

    William Hoover of Princeton     Regarding your article of Jan. 29, “Revaluation results questioned in Boro,” I would offer the following comments. First: Now you know the shortcomings of raising tax revenues via the property tax. Second: There is nothing wrong with the assessment methodology used by Appraisal Systems Inc.    I am sure that the…

  • ‘Children don’t quit’

    Winona (Boo) Frye, Hopewell     I was so pleased to see the photograph of the Youth Advisory Board with the check they received from the Hopewell Valley Recreation Foundation and the accompanying letter to the editor. It really buoyed my spirits.    I had the good fortune to be an adult participant in Hopewell Cares/SIKE. These…

  • The Winter Festival in New Hope, Lambertville

    The Winter Festival in New Hope, Lambertville

    Phil McAuliffe An ice carving by Peter Slavin and Don Lowing of Philadelphia outside the Lambertville Station.

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