• Correction

       In the June 11 story, “State aid loss leads to tax hike,” the 2008 tax rate in North Hanover was listed incorrectly. The article should have stated the 2008 rate was 29 cents per $100 of assessed property value. In addition, the amount the township will save from joining the Burlington County Joint Insurance Fund…

  • MANSFIELD: Field Day festivities rescheduled

    MANSFIELD: Field Day festivities rescheduled

    Phil McAuliffe Mansfield police officer Phil Titzell removes "no parking" signs along Main Street after the Field Day parade was rained out. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township amends EMS agreement with Hightstown

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Changes to the township’s emergency medical services agreement with Hightstown will have little to no effect on Robbinsville’s finances, according to Mayor Dave Fried.    On Monday, the Hightstown Borough Council approved a resolution altering its contact with Robbinsville and reducing the amount the borough will spend on EMS…

  • PRINCETON: Loose Ends: Fishies, come home!

    By Pam Hersh Special Writer     “An aquarium in a library? A library is for books, not fish,” I commented in a most curmudgeonly way when I was touring the children’s floor of the spectacular new Princeton Public Library in April 2004.     “Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against pretty fish,” I added,…

  • ALLENTOWN: POLICE BEAT

       Police charged a borough juvenile with possession of marijuana under 50 grams June 7. Police said they were called to an area off South Main Street where the juvenile was discovered with marijuana. * * *    Cote J. Keim, 26, of Cream Ridge, turned himself in to police June 8 for failing to appear in…

  • STOCKTON: Fiber Festival this weekend

    At WoodsEdge Wools Farm    On June 20 and 21, WoodsEdge Wools Farm of Stockton will hold its first annual Fiber Festival with participating fiber artists coming from Maine to Virginia. This festival promotes the fiber arts and textile crafts including knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, felting, and of course, the farms who produce natural fibers.    The…

  • ‘Away We Go’

    ‘Away We Go’

    The problem here is the grossly oversimplified people the likeable main characters encounter on their journey By Elise Nakhnikian    ONE of the images in Away We Go pretty well sums up the whole movie: Embarking on a road trip to figure out where and how to raise the baby they’re about to have, Burt (John…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Centenarians celebrate at Clare Estate

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Centenarians celebrate at Clare Estate

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Three residents at The Clare Estate, a senior living residence on Crosswicks Street, have passed the milestone of 100 years of age.    While time certainly has passed them by, in some ways they seem untouched by the years.    ”I’m just as happy now as I was then,”…

  • LAWRENCE: Town moves on $1 squad building purchase

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council has taken the first step toward acquiring the former Lawrence Township Emergency First Aid Squad building on Pilla Avenue — but not without discussing the fate of two parcels across the street that also belong to the squad.     The council voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance that…

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