• BORDENTOWN CITY: POLICE BEAT

       Police approached three people hanging out on the City Beach after closing time at 12:39 a.m. June 24 and found that two of the individuals were found to have outstanding warrants from other jurisdictions and the third admitted to having a weapon in his car, police said.    Craig Kauffman, 37, and Nelson Philips, 25, were…

  • What’s Cooking?

    What’s Cooking?

    Around the Table Gourmet Gift Shoppe in Pennington offers classes, parties and camps for children that introduce them to the fun and the art of cooking.

  • Gubernatorial candidate shares July 4 hopes

    Kostas Petris, of Bordentown Township    I hope all of you enjoyed your weekend on this honorable holiday of our signing of the Declaration of Independence. Today, I spoke to this beautiful woman who talked to me about, “how we need change in our state.” She also said, “that my husband and all the veterans fought…

  • MANVILLE: South Third resident hopitalized after police respond

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    A South Third Avenue man was transported to Somerset County Medical Center Tuesday following a report of a suicide threat that had Manville police call the Somerset County Emergency Response Team.    The 25-year-old resident voluntarily exited his house around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, an hour after police received an anonymous call…

  • PLUMSTED: POLICE BEAT

       Giovanni Jean-Baptiste, 29, of New Egypt, was charged July 2 with three counts of contempt of court in Manalapan, Howell and Freehold. Police said he posted bail at $1,234 in Plumsted and awaits court dates. * * *    Christopher Hotchkin, 25, of New Egypt, was charged with four counts of contempt of court in Trenton,…

  • Sign of the Times
  • MANSFIELD: POLICE BEAT

       Police conducted a motor vehicle stop at Route 68 and Joyce Court when they noticed a gray Oldsmobile driving in an erratic manner July 4 at approximately 2:18 a.m. Police said after failing several sobriety tests, the driver, Patrick Morris, 30, of Wrightstown, was placed under arrest and charged with failure to maintain lane, reckless…

  • Sign of the Times

    Sign of the Times

    Sign language can help hearing children express themselves much earlier than with spoken language By Anthony Stoeckert    PARENTS with children enrolled in preschool may notice their young ones expressing themselves quite well — without uttering a word.    More and more preschools are adding sign language to their curriculums with the belief that it helps children…

  • BORDENTOWN: Soldier home in time for the Fourth

    by Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — A soldier had a hero’s homecoming last week, when about two dozen city residents welcomed him back stateside.    Staff Sgt. Brandon Cowart, 24, returned from his second tour in Iraq with the U.S. Air Force on July 1, just in time for Independence Day.    Mere hours after…

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