• BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Centenarians celebrate at Clare Estate

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Centenarians celebrate at Clare Estate

    Alice Macfarlane, John Gera and Loretta Tracy at The Clare Estate in Bordentown Township all celebrate birthdays this spring and summer. Staff photo by Geoffrey Wertime.

  • Family gives thanks for community’s help

    Joe and Sue Inman, and the entire Inman family, of Bordentown City To the editor:    It as been six months since we lost our home to fire. Although these months have been busy, we want to pause to let everyone know how thankful we are for all you have done to support us during this…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Saturday, June 20    Skate jam — The Xit8 (Hightstown) Sk8Park will be holding a day of fun for skaters at the Robbinsville Skate Park, behind the police station. The event, on National Go Skateboarding Day, will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There is no entry fee. Tuesday, June 23    Time to toast —…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: High school teacher named county’s best

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Alison Sussman’s recent selection as Teacher of the Year in Mercer County probably came as little surprise to most folks, with the possible exception of the 33-year-old theater arts teacher at Robbinsville High.    Prior to her selection by the state Department of Education as one of 21…

  • ‘Away We Go’

    ‘Away We Go’

    Photo Teresa Isasi Verona (Maya Rudolph) and Burt (John Krasinski) search for a place to raise their family in Away We Go.

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the June 18 edition

    A weekly listing of local events. Ice cream social     Friday, June 19 — Homemade ice cream social and game night at the Masonic Temple, 121 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City, at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. Games are available, or bring your own. Call Joan Carslake, 298-2346, or Karen Walder, 298-3848, for more…

  • Civics lessons needed

    Jon Colin Carver, Lambertville     I have been reading with great interest the defenders and the critics of South’s null budget. To gain perspective, I asked myself a few questions to reframe the current controversy as if I were a businessman faced with making tough decisions about my firm’s future.    I asked myself: What if…

  • STOCKTON: Town’s budget needs 4.5¢ tax rate increase

    Budget represents an increase of $38,810 over the 2008 budget of $578,863 By Linda Seida, Staff W#riter    STOCKTON — The Borough Council has voted 5-0 to approve the town’s 2009 budget of $617,673.    The budget will raise property taxes nearly $150 for the average borough homeowner.    Councilman Jeffrey Casaletto was absent from the meeting, which…

  • LAWRENCE: Teacher ready to pedal for ‘Runaways’ benefit

    LAWRENCE: Teacher ready to pedal for ‘Runaways’ benefit

    By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group     Summer trips are not unusual for those in the teaching profession, but Rebecca Kardos has something a bit different planned.     Her 500-mile trip will be done by bicycle and will benefit a home for runaways.     From July 12 to 18, Ms. Kardos, 42, of Pinehurt Drive,…

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