• BURLINGTON COUNTY: Storm causes power outages

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     A severe thunderstorm Sunday night left 1,500 residents in the southern part of the state, including Bordentown and Chesterfield, without power, according to a PSE&G spokesman. He said PSE&G expects power to be restored by 4 p.m. today, Monday.     Mansfield police said the storm knocked down a few…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Long-running swimming program wraps up another successful summer

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Long-running swimming program wraps up another successful summer

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — When Filomena Debronzo-Korsak enrolled her eldest daughter in swimming lessons several years ago, she wasn’t counting on a miracle.    But that’s exactly what she got out of her family’s involvement with the Bordentown Community District Alliance Swimming Program when last summer her daughter, Morgana, performed CPR on…

  • LAWRENCE: Swift progress

    LAWRENCE: Swift progress

    Staff photo by John Keating. Chad, Kristen and Adeline Ripberger in the field with volunteer Rick Dutko as they spot many different species of plants, birds and bugs at the Lawrence Nature Center on Tuesday.

  • SUSTAINABLE LAWRENCE: Becoming one with nature

    By Scott Bentivegna     It is always nice to highlight the ecological contributions of local area residents as part of this column. Today’s article turns the spotlight on young Rhianna Cornelius, a young Ewing resident working on her Girl Scout Silver Award project. During the last weekend in July, Rhianna led other local Girl Scouts…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the July 30 edition

       Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line.    Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome.    Events schedule for August:    Next…

  • STOCKTON: Borough traffic flow is council’s focus

    More changes are coming to Bridge Street By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — More changes are coming to Bridge Street to improve the flow of traffic.    Despite the completion last year of an improvement and beautification project, which was funded by a grant from the Delaware River Toll Bridge Commission, the traffic flow has…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School, town to share paving work

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    South Brunswick Township and the South Brunswick Board of Education have entered into an interlocal agreement for the township to pave the parking lots at Brunswick Acres Elementary School and Monmouth Junction Elementary schools.    The work is expected to begin soon with completion of the project to be done before…

  • Newell history bodes well for school name

    Joan Ruddiman, Allentown    The news of the naming of the middle school should be well received by the public. Kudos to the administrators and school board for inviting local historians to participate in the process and for acting on their well-reasoned suggestions.    I am disturbed, however, that the suggestion to name the school after William…

  • Quick action by DOT commissioner

    Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo and Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried    As mayors we are often challenged with decisions from state government that impact our respective townships. Recently we had a meeting with Commissioner Stephen Dilts of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. We experienced what can be categorized as the most incredible example of state government…

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