• MANSFIELD: Four charged in murder of Philadelphia woman

    MANSFIELD: Four charged in murder of Philadelphia woman

    Damion D. Williams, 27, is one of four Philadelphians charged with felony murder in the death of Lyudmila Burshteyn, 57, also of Philadelphia, Pa.

  • BETWEEN THE LINES: From the Sept. 10 edition

       The Burlington County Library Bordentown Branch Youth Services Department offers a variety of programs. Registration is necessary for all programs. A Burlington County library card is required. For children’s programs, registration begins two weeks in advance at the library or by calling 298-0622. For children    Chess Club —Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 4:30 p.m. for kids…

  • James McCloskey to Speak on "Wrongful Convictions" at MCCC Sept. 24

    James McCloskey to Speak on "Wrongful Convictions" at MCCC Sept. 24

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. — James C. McCloskey, founder and executive director of Centurion Ministries, Inc., will shed light on wrongful imprisonment in his lecture, "Convicting the Innocent in America," at Mercer County Community College on Thursday, September 24, as part of Mercer’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Free and open to the public, the…

  • LAWRENCE: Morning program offers care for kids

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     First, there was the after-school program for children whose parents worked. Now, there is the before-school program for students whose parents must drop them off at school before classes begin.     Actually, it was a change in the morning starting time at the Ben Franklin and Lawrenceville elementary schools…

  • LAWRENCE: Sustainability conference set at Lawrenceville School

        The Lawrenceville School will present The Aldo Leopold Symposium on Sustainability, a half-day conference, on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Clark Music Center. The Symposium, which is free and open to the public, is the first in a series of special events commemorating the Bicentennial year of the…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Budget OK tonight would mean tax hike

    Cap decision was due Sept. 9 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The average homeowner would pay about $143 more in property taxes if the City Council approves a revised $4.3 million budget tonight (Sept. 10).    The budget will rely on the city’s ability to exceed a state-mandated 4 percent cap on the tax…

  • County Photography Exhibit Opens at MCCC Gallery; Awards Reception Sept. 16

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – The Gallery at Mercer County Community College opens its new season with the 2009 Mercer County Photography Exhibit Sept. 8 through Oct. 8. Eighty photographic works were selected from the 186 submitted. Photographers from every municipality in Mercer County are featured.  The show was juried by award-winning photographer Ed Fausty…

  • NORTH HANOVER: None injured in school bus crash

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    NORTH HANOVER — No one was injured in a minor school bus accident on School Road Tuesday, Superintendent Richard Carson said.    The bus hit the guard shack as it exited the school campus in the housing area of McGuire Air Force Base between 2:30 and 2:45 p.m., he said.    ”We…

  • PLUMSTED: Veteran officer reinstated

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — Officer Ernie Freestone, once deemed unfit for duty by now-ousted officer in charge George Titko, reported to work last week for the first time in about 18 months. And, he said, he could not be happier.    ”My family and I are extremely pleased to be going back…

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