• COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the May 28 edition

    A weekly events listing Clothing drive     Through Monday, June 1 — The Northern Burlington Middle/High School PTSC will hold its annual spring clothing drive. Donations of used clothing, shoes, blankets, sheets, curtains, etc., must be placed in large plastic trash bags. Drop bags off in the “barn” located at the middle school, accessed through…

  • MILLSTONE: COAH, sewer plant highlight debate

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — The need to address affordable housing and the township’s plan to do so with a development that would require a sewer plant was the primary focus of a debate last week between four Republican candidates seeking two seats in Tuesday’s primary.    The debate was held May 21…

  • MILLSTONE: School district leaders to get less in new budget

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — Schools Superintendent Mary Anne Donahue and district administrators took $60,753 in salary cuts after the Township Committee recently mandated the board trim about $1.1 million from the voter-rejected school budget.    Ms. Donahue said she cut $8,113 from her salary line item, which includes $2,900 for professional development…

  • LAWRENCE: Uncontested race in local primary

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township’s registered Republicans and Democrats will go to the polls Tuesday to select their party’s candidates for elective office, ranging from Township Council to the governor’s office.     The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The winners of the Democratic and Republican primaries will face…

  • LAWRENCE: Three positive swine flu tests at Lawrenceville School

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Three students at The Lawrenceville School have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, also know as swine flu, and are recovering quickly, school officials said Tuesday afternoon.     The state Department of Health and Human Services notified the school of its findings Tuesday afternoon, said Jennifer Szwalek, director of communications…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City police outline vehicles plan

    Department will get two new vehicles By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The city’s Police Department will get two new vehicles, one of them a hybrid purchased from the Board of Fire Commissioners.    The hybrid is a 2005 Honda Civic. The city will purchase it for $5,000 and use it for parking enforcement, Police…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Softball team reaches CJ 4 final

    Raiders face Hunterdon Central for crown by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Hillsborough High and Hunterdon Central will be vying for two sectional titles Friday afternoon.    The Raider softball team joined the championship game party with a 3-1 victory over East Brunswick in Wednesday’s Central Jersey Group 4 semifinals at Hillsborough. The top-seeded HHS girls will…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Resident, recent candidate, dies at age 56

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Lifelong city resident and longtime political aspirant Al Csapo, 56, died Monday.    A frequent voice in municipal discussions, Mr. Csapo began going to municipal meetings at the age of 16. In an interview with the Register-News before the May 19 election, in which he ran, he said…

  • MANSFIELD: Police Beat from the May 28 edition

    Staff report    Brandon J. Henry, 24, of Marlton, was charged Sunday with drunken driving, reckless driving and failure to park off the roadway. Police said they saw his car in the left shoulder of the southbound lane of Route 206 at 1:11 a.m. and found Mr. Henry asleep. Police said they woke him up and…

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