• POLICE BLOTTER

    West Amwell and Lambertville    West Amwell police reported:    — Oct. 20 at 6:57 a.m., police investigated a car/deer crash on Brunswick Pike near the intersection of Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road.    James Troutman III, of West Amwell, was driving east when his vehicle struck the deer. No injuries were reported.    The vehicle was driven from the scene…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Township OKs police car, regional planning project

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee unanimously approved the purchase of a new police vehicle and radio system last week and joined a regional planning project, among other business.    At its Oct. 28 meeting, the committee passed the resolution to order a 2009 Dodge Durango for about $34,101 as well…

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the Nov. 5 edition

    Nancy Mrzljak Tel: 298-0567     Fax: 298-3936     [email protected]    The Crosswicks Monthly Meeting Peace Vigil will be held 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, in the Peace Garden on the grounds of the Friends Meetinghouse on Front Street in Crosswicks. Bring your thoughts and song to this celebration of a concern for peace. All community members…

  • LAWRENCE: Dems take council seats

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Incumbent Democratic Township Councilman Greg Puliti and his running mate, James Kownacki, defeated incumbent Republican Township Councilman Rick Miller and his running mate, Ginny Bigley, to claim two seats on Township Council and place the council firmly in Democratic control Tuesday. The terms are for four years. Mr. Puliti, who…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Township gets grant for Sharon Station Road

    By Matt Chiappardi, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — The township recently received a $160,000 state grant to repave a section of a road that’s been the site of many car accidents earlier in the year.    The state Department of Transportation grant will go toward repaving about a mile of Sharon Station Road between Route…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Running in memory of fallen police officers

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Mazen Oudeh told himself he was done running marathons.    The 41-year-old Princeton Gate resident had been running the 26-mile New York City Marathon races since 2003 and finally said enough.    But when the Port Authority Police Department came calling and asked him to join their team in the marathon to…

  • LAWRENCE: Township favored state incumbents

    LAWRENCE: Township favored state incumbents

    Phil McAuliffe New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine greets Mercer County freeholder Pat Colavita as he arrives at IBEW Local 269 in Lawrenceville on the last night of Gov. Corzine’s unsuccessful campaign for a second term. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • Princeton International Academy Charter School

    Princeton International Academy Charter School

    By Bonnie Liao The founders of the Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) are happy to announce the application process with the state of NJ to open our school in September 2010 is underway. PIACS would be the first Mandarin Chinese / English immersion International Baccalaureate public charter school K -8 in NJ if approved.…

  • Grant money is taxpayer money

    Sonja Walter, Robbinsville    “We’re not using taxpayer money.” This statement is a recent claim by Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried regarding the source of funding being used to pay for the economic development position given to former administrator Mary Caffrey.    Any money in the municipal coffers, whether it comes from a grant, a donation, a loan…

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