• WEST AMWELL: End of Fulper suit in sight, mayor says

    The end date is Aug. 8 for the lawsuit’s discovery phase By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The township doesn’t have a “war chest” to fund its defense of a two-year-old lawsuit, but it does have a clear need to protect itself, according to Mayor William Corboy.    Many communities put aside funds for…

  • LAWRENCE: Center named for former village manager

    LAWRENCE: Center named for former village manager

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Thirty-five years ago, Fred Vereen Jr. was on hand when the ribbon was cut to open the Eggerts Crossing Village affordable rental housing development at 175 Johnson Ave.     Saturday afternoon, Mr. Vereen stood by quietly as the ribbon was cut again — this time, to rename the development’s…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Police Beat from the June 11 edition

    Staff report    Ronald Polasky, 40, of Bordentown City, was charged May 31 with drunken driving and shoplifting. Police said they first stopped him at 3:17 p.m. on Elizabeth Street for being a suspended driver, and that he did not stop until pulling into his driveway. Mr. Polasky failed field sobriety tests, police said, and was…

  • LAWRENCE: Center named for former village manager

    LAWRENCE: Center named for former village manager

    Phil McAuliffe Former N.J. Gov. Brendan Byrne chats with state Sen. Shirley Turner (D-15th) on Saturday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • Regionalization!

    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…

  • COLUMBUS NEWS: From the June 11 edition

    Peg Traino Peg Traino     Tel: 298-7476     [email protected]    Mansfield Township Recreation is now accepting registrations for Fall 2009 soccer. The fall soccer program is for children in pre- kindergarten (4 years old) through 8th grade. Registration forms are available at http://rec.mansfieldtownship.com. The registration deadline is June 30. An in-person registration will take place at…

  • Small, but mighty

    Mary Lynn Dupuis, Lambertville     The South County Relay for Life was this past weekend at the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds. BRAVO to the organizing committees, but especially to the co-chairwomen, Joanne Luster and Ruth Chiesa. They worked tirelessly and year round to make this event so successful. Although our RFL is much smaller than those…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Strawberry festival fun

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Strawberry festival fun

    Phil McAuliffe 5-year-old Elizabeth Bolinger of Bordentown City gets helps from Dana Maiuvo of Bordentown Township with hitting a golf ball.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Bypass planners find local opinions varying

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    After years of discussions and planning, representatives from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) presented the current proposed project for the Route 206 bypass June 3, complete with an expected starting time for construction.    According to George Worth, project manager with the NJDOT, the project is expected to begin…

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