• COLUMBUS NEWS: From the Sept. 24 edition

    Peg Traino Peg Traino     Tel: 298-7476     [email protected]    Mark your calendars and get ready to dance: The Mansfield Township Recreation Department has announced line dancing instructions to be held at the John Hydock Elementary School, on Locust Avenue in Columbus. Classes will be held Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 6…

  • Clothing Drive

    By Jane Grenzig, 609-716-9373 Clothing Drive to benefit Post Prom, 2010.  On Saturday, October 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,  the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North PTSA will be holding a CLOTHING DRIVE to benefit the Post Prom, 2010.  Designed to keep  students off the road and out of trouble, Post Prom is a…

  • "The Three Pigs" for an "Idol" Generation Comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Oct. 17

    "The Three Pigs" for an "Idol" Generation Comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Oct. 17

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. — Watch out Simon Cowell. There’s a new talent show coming to town.  Join Kaleidoscope Theatre for an original and thoroughly modern take on “The Three Pigs” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre Saturday, Oct. 17 at 2 and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer’s West…

  • WEST AMWELL: Money is ‘found’ to fund school activities

    Two board members cast votes with reservations, giving a nod to taxpayer unrest over the school district’s $10.5 million budget By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The South Hunterdon Regional High School Board of Education has agreed to use “found money” to keep student clubs and athletics running this year, following an announcement…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Former fire chief remembered

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Former fire chief remembered

    Steve McGowan, 64, also chaired Bordentown Halloween parades By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Stephen McGowan, a fixture in the city for decades, died last week at the age of 64, about a month before the annual Bordentown Halloween parade he chaired for 38 years.    ”He had his hand in everything,” his daughter,…

  • WEST AMWELL: Township officials plan to vote on budget Thursday (Sept. 24)

    If the budget passes, it would mean a 3.26-cent increase in the tax rate over last year when the tax rate was 15.9 cents per $100 of assessed value By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The Township Committee has amended a preliminary budget that would raise the average homeowner’s property tax by more…

  • LAWRENCE: Conversation continues in series of four meetings

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     School district officials and community members will gather Wednesday night to take the next step in the “community conversation” begun last spring.     The 7 p.m. meeting — the first in a series of four meetings over the next eight months — will be held in the Lawrence High…

  • KESSLER INSTITUTE TO HOLD SECOND ANNUAL ADAPTED RECREATION EXPO

    By irene Maslowski KESSLER INSTITUTE TO HOLD SECOND ANNUAL ADAPTED RECREATION EXPO West Orange, NJ- The Recreation Therapy Department of Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (www.kessler-rehab.com) invites people of all abilities to explore new activities, participate in a variety of sports and games, and learn about networking and support group opportunities at the second annual Adapted…

  • FLORENCE: Township residents among alleged ID theft victims

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    A Philadelphia man has been charged with stealing the identity of more than 50 victims, potentially dozens of them Florence residents, and using fraudulent credit cards to steal more than $42,000.    Michael Simpson, 44, was charged Sept. 4 in Marple Township, Pa., with 11 counts of identity theft and 25…

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