• Stop madness now

    Daniel Kurz, Lambertville     When Marie Collins defends the cost-per-pupil in Lambertville schools, she cites a simple formula used to make this calculation: Divide the number of students by the total cost to provide educational services.    Ms. Collins believes this calculation is unfair because it compares Lambertville to larger districts that have more taxpayer monies…

  • MANSFIELD: Field Day festivities rescheduled

    MANSFIELD: Field Day festivities rescheduled

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD — Due to a rainstorm last weekend, the festivities of the 71st annual Field Day have been rescheduled for Friday, June 26.    From 5 to 7 p.m. in the Municipal Park, “Dinner in the Park” will feature the sale of food such as sausages, peppers, burgers, hot dogs and…

  • SPRINGFIELD TOPICS: From the June 18 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. * * * The Springfield Township Fall Soccer Registration Form is due…

  • LAWRENCE: Assistant principals to switch schools

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Lawrence High School Assistant Principal Mindy Milavsky and Lawrence Middle School Assistant Principal Al Gilson are going to be trading places for the next two school years.     Ms. Milavsky is going to spend the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years as the assistant principal at the middle school and…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: POLICE BEAT

       Jake Schroeder, 22, of South Richfield, Minn., and Cassidy Otto, 21, of Saint Cloud, Minn., were charged June 2 with possession of marijuana under 50 grams.    Police said they saw a vehicle traveling east on Route 526 near the Interstate 195 overpass with a rear tail light out. Police said a search of the vehicle…

  • LAWRENCE: Aid loss thwarts district

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer School district officials said they are disappointed at the loss of nearly $1 million in anticipated federal economic stimulus money — dollars that they say could have been used to expand programs and provide more training for teachers.     Superintendent Philip Meara said this week that the money would have…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Housing attorney discusses higher bills

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The affordable housing attorney fees discussed last month will again be up for payment approval next week after representatives from the Princeton-based firm Mason, Griffin & Pierson explained some apparent iscrepancies during a recent Township Council meeting.    Allison Zangrilli, the township’s Council on Affordable Housing attorney, and…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Gubernatorial candidate campaigns ‘for the people’

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Gubernatorial candidate campaigns ‘for the people’

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A local diner manager is aiming to reform state politics in his bid as an independent candidate for governor.    Under the campaign slogan “For the people,” Kostas Petris, 35, of Bordentown Township, will face off against 11 opponents for the gubernatorial spot this November.    Along with Democratic…

  • WEST AMWELL: Wild about chicken

    WEST AMWELL: Wild about chicken

    Phil McAuliffe Julia Bacorn serves strawberry shortcake at a chicken dinner at West Amwell firehouse on Saturday night.

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