• LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    Phil McAuliffe Bernice and Ned White hold a sign for their son Stephen Mitchell.

  • FLORENCE: Grant will help combat speeding

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — Township police are among the 73 police departments in the state to receive a $4,000 grant from the state Division of Highway Safety.    For the month of July, agencies participating in the “Obey the Signs or Pay the Fines” program will use the grant money to crack down…

  • LAWRENCE: Firefly Festival celebrates summer

    Come and enjoy a flickering, flying, fun evening on the farm. Terhune Orchards, on Cold Soil Road, will celebrate its fireflies, insects, and wild animals, during its Firefly Festival on Sunday, July 12, from 5 to 9 p.m.     As fireflies “electrify” the summer night sky, attendees of the event will enjoy an evening of…

  • FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    Main Gate Museum offered preview to public By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — The much anticipated Roebling Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time this weekend, drawing several hundred visitors to the new structure at the former site of a famed steel mill.    ”It was heartwarming,” said museum executive director…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Green programs gain ground

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Two area towns are looking to get “green” through the Sustainable Jersey program.    Bordentown City and Bordentown Township have both signed up for the initiative, which is the work of a coalition of state agencies, universities, non-profits and experts. Once a municipality joins the program, it can receive tools, training,…

  • SPRINGFIELD TOPICS: From the July 2 edition

    Jen Kokotajlo Jen Kokotajlo     Tel: 410-7338     [email protected]    Deadline for submitting items for this article will now be Sunday evening. Anything submitted after may not be included in the following edition. Any questions please contact me, [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding. * * * Attention: Please drive carefully. School is out! Let’s keep…

  • FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    FLORENCE: A glimpse through the gate

    Phil McAuliffe Lula Jenkins of Roebling, left, and her daughter Dolores look at photos by Barbara Gilner of the Roebling Steel Mill. The elder Ms. Jenkins’ late husband and three other members of their family worked at the plant. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    LAWRENCE: Grads bid LHS farewell

    Phil McAuliffe LHS student Kristen Hamilton recieves her diploma

  • FLORENCE: Police Beat from the July 2 edition

    Staff report    Akil H. Herbert, 23, of the Roebling section of the township was charged Saturday with aggravated assault on police, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.    Police said they responded to a call of a disorderly person on the 200 block of Fifth…

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