• The Shad Festival

    The Shad Festival

    Phil McAuliffe Crowds line the banks of the Delaware River to picnic and fish in Lambertville during the Shad festival on Saturday.

  • Vote on May 12

    Jackie Reed of Bordentown City To the editor:    The town is abuzz about the upcoming election for City Commission. Some of the chitchat includes the controversial “bullet vote.” If one of the candidates urges you to vote for him/her alone, he/she is not acting in the best interest of our community; but rather shooting for…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Race gets contentious over presence at meetings

    by Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE – With about two weeks to go before the May 12 municipal election, the race for two seats on the Township Council took a contentious turn this week.    Candidates Sheree McGowan and Vince Calcagno are criticizing their opponents, Lance Brown and Miguel Edwards, for failing to attend the council’s…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Celebrating 60 years of friendship through violets

    PRINCETON AREA: Celebrating 60 years of friendship through violets

    Garden State African Violet Club’s Show and Sale May 2 and 3 at MCCC     The sepia tint was not the only clue that the photo was from a bygone era. The women were dressed primly in skirts, pumps, gloves and hats as they milled around the long tables of plants that filled the ballroom…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Police Beat from the April 30 edition

       Christine Warner, 22, of Bordentown Township, was charged Sunday with possession of narcotics, possession of fewer than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and intent to distribute a schedule narcotic within 1,000 feet of a school zone.    Police said they found Ms. Warner slumped over the wheel of her vehicle, which was parked…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Couple charged in armed robbery

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — A man and woman from Florida, both wanted for eluding police there, were arrested Saturday after the man robbed a city resident at gunpoint, police said.    Terrance Hightower, 30, of Delanco, Fla., was charged early Saturday morning with armed robbery, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and multiple weapons…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Thursday, April 30    Time for a story – After-school Storytime at the Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System will begin at 4:15 p.m. Children in grades Kindergarten and up are invited to come and enjoy camping stories and a craft! Pre-registration is required for all library programs. Call the library at 609-259-2150. Friday,…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Spending plan shows 1-cent tax rate hike

    by Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    ROBBINSVILLE — A June 1 switch to in-house garbage collection throughout the township, with a savings of almost $78,000 in contractual costs, is being included in the 2009 budget that still carries a tax rate hike of a little more than a penny.    Mayor Dave Fried on April 23…

  • LAWRENCE: Township celebrates Diversity Day Sunday at senior center

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer From apple pie to fortune cookies, Lawrence Township residents who turn out for the fourth annual Diversity Day — set for Sunday — will have a chance to make new friends and learn about other cultures.     The event, which will be held at the Lawrence Senior Center at 30…

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