• LAWRENCE: Safe Dates program teaches teens life skills

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Nobody usually teaches someone how to be a girlfriend or boyfriend, a wife or a husband or even a good friend, but teaching those skills is the focus of the “Safe Dates” program at the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center.     The six-week program, which ended last week, aimed to help…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City hires clerk, seeks cap waiver

    Former Councilwoman Cynthia Ege is new interim clerk By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — In a special meeting Monday, the City Council took care of two items of business: hiring a former councilwoman as the interim city clerk and authorizing an application to the state for a waiver to exceed the 4 percent cap…

  • LAWRENCE: Incoming class shows more diversity

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     The largest kindergarten class in several years is preparing to enter the Lawrence Township public school system when the schoolhouse doors open next week.     And that class, which numbered 326 students this week, is projected to show an increase of 3 percent of Asian students and 4 percent…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Pub could face fines from township

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — At Monday’s Township Committee meeting, a number of new concerns were raised relating to the Alstarz Sports Pub located between Routes 130 and 206.    The township renewed the pub’s liquor license and allowed it to serve on its outdoor patio earlier this month, but officials said they…

  • LAWRENCE: Storm caused flooding

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A fast-moving storm dumped 3 to 5 inches of rain on Lawrence Township on Saturday, resulting in the closure of portions of Princeton Pike and Lawrence Road as well as the rescue of stranded motorists who drove on the flooded roadways.     The northern section of the township was…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local cheerleader ready to take flight

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    As football fans from coast to coast wait with nervous anticipation for the start of the upcoming season, one local resident will be as close to being a part of the action as a person can get without putting on a helmet and pads.    Danielle Copeland, 23, a 2004 graduate…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Concert series offers five shows

    Folk group Simple Gifts will perform Oct. 25 By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Community Concert Association of Bordentown is planning some special workshops as part of its 29th annual concert series, which will feature a variety of professional performers.    ”We feel we have a wonderful series of concerts this year,” said…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Township offers brush pickup

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The township will be performing another round of curbside brush pickup beginning Sept. 21. Earlier this year, Middlesex County mandated that all brush must be recycled and could no longer be collected with garbage and taken to the county landfill.    Since that time, residents have had to transport their brush…

  • WEST AMWELL: South’s interim leader has what it takes, official says

    Interim Principal Mark Collins promises communication and stability to concerned parents and teachers at South Hunterdon Regional High School By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — In a time of vast change and reorganization within the district, newly appointed Principal Mark Collins promises communication and stability to concerned parents and teachers at South Hunterdon…

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