• PHOTO FEATURE: Dragon boats at Mercer County Park

    PHOTO FEATURE: Dragon boats at Mercer County Park

    Members of the Robbinsville Pink Teak, gear in hand, head for the dock. Staff photo by John Keating.

  • FLORENCE NEWS: From the June 11 edition

    Peg Dotson Peg Dotson     Tel/Fax: 499-3807     E-mail: [email protected]    Please submit your items by Sunday of each week. * * *    Florence Garden Club meeting is Monday, June 15, 7 p.m., at the Sterling House, 901 Broad Street. All members and visitors are invited. * * *    Roebling School proudly presents our newest mural,…

  • FIELDSBORO: Mayoral election becomes a race

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    FIELDSBORO — A surprise challenger has come out to face Democratic Mayor Edward “Buddy” Tyler in his campaign for re-election this November.    First-time political candidate Stephanie Berry, 29, has accepted the Republican nomination for the position after receiving just two write-in votes in last week’s primary.    ”My name is rather…

  • MILLSTONE: No ‘second bite’ for defeated GOP hopefuls

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — Mayor Nancy Grbelja and her running mate, Gary Dorfman, are looking at an uncontested general election this November, despite the brief notion that they again could have faced primary opponents Mike Campion and Scott DeMonte.    In the June 2 primary, Ms. Grbelja and Mr. Dorfman won the…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Police consolidation study results due soon

    Feasibility study does not automatically lead to the formation of a joint force By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Civic leaders are expecting the results this week of a long-awaited study to determine if a regionalized police force is feasible.    A meeting with the firm hired to perform the study was scheduled for Wednesday…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: If money is short, police layoff is possible

    City is seeking a grant that would help pay the salary of a laid-off, or soon to be laid-off, officer By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Lambertville has notified its police officers union that a layoff could be on the horizon this summer.    The layoff notice was delivered months after contract talks had broken…

  • False comparison

    Dave Beaumont, West Amwell     Last week my colleague Marie Collins wrote that cost-per-pupil “is a descriptive statistic that the NJ Department of Education uses to compare the cost of education throughout the state (cost divided by enrollment equals cost-per-pupil).” As Marie and others have noted, South is the most expensive school in New Jersey…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Strawberry festival fun

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Strawberry festival fun

    Phil McAuliffe Volunteer Melonie Newton wears a strawberry tattoo for the Strawberry festival on Friday.

  • PHOTO FEATURE: Dragon boats at Mercer County Park

    PHOTO FEATURE: Dragon boats at Mercer County Park

    Robbinsville captain Peggy Damm dons her life jacket. Staff photo by John Keating

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