• BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Plan for village gets board OK

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Planning Board voted unanimously 7-0 Tuesday to grant final site plan approval to Bordentown Waterfront Community LLC to develop the area of a former shipyard into a transit village.    The motion also allows the developers to replace one proposed 36-unit apartment building with a 62-unit, age-…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Van Dyke purchase on track

    188-acre farm to be preserved By Davy James, Staff Writer    The Township Council passed a bond ordinance at its meeting Tuesday to designate money to complete the purchase of the Pulda/Van Dyke farm.    The ordinance provides $2.5 million from the township’s Open Space Trust Fund toward the purchase, which is expected to cost $7.5 million.…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter from the Dec. 17 edition

    A Drift Avenue resident reported the theft of a 4-foot-tall animated reindeer from his front lawn between 7 and 9 p.m. Dec. 12, police said. The reindeer was valued at $20.     Someone stole a Sony 40-inch flat screen TV set from the electronics department at Sears at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 8:11 p.m.…

  • Salvation Army rings its bell for the needy

    Major Donald Berry, NJ State Commander     In the next two weeks you may pass a Salvation Army red kettle while holiday shopping at your local retail store or shopping mall. You may hear the ringing of a Salvation Army bell. If you see a kettle, please stop and place a dollar or some change…

  • Take precautions to ensure safety

    Mayor James E. Lynch Jr. and Police Chief Matthew J. Simmons III, Bordentown City    The Bordentown City Commission and Police Department extend our personal message, wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday.    Recently, we have had a few incidents were tangible property was stolen from resident properties and vehicles. It seems that this time of…

  • LAWRENCE: Soldier ceremony bridges centuries

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     History unfolded before a group of Lawrenceville Elementary School third-graders last week, as plaques marking the approximate graves of two Revolutionary War soldiers were unveiled in the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville’s cemetery.     One plaque, in the cemetery north of the church, was placed on the approximate location of…

  • Former restaurateur found guilty on all charges

    Khalid Altawarh could serve 100 years By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    An illegal immigrant who ran a Lambertville restaurant must serve his entire sentence — possibly up to 100 years — for attempted homicide, rape, robbery and other charges before he is deported to his native country.    A Bucks County jury last week deliberated for…

  • LAWRENCE: Celebration unites traditions from around the world

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     At Dimple Shah’s home in Parsippany, her parents string lights all over the house.     The women of the household also decorate with rangoli, which are designs made with powder.     It is all part of the holiday of Diwali, which is celebrated in India during November by Hindus,…

  • PRINCETON: AROUND TOWN: Morven celebrates carriage house restoration

        Morven Museum & Garden celebrated the completion of the restoration of its circa 1891 Carriage House with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 15.     The restoration of this historic outbuilding, conducted by Hopewell-based Schulte Restorations Inc., marks another milestone in the goal to restore the entire property of the circa 1758 historic home and…

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