• COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the April 23 edition

    Golf tournament     Friday, April 24 — The Bordentown Knights of Columbus 570 is sponsoring its Annual Golf Tournament at Fountain Green Golf Course/Fort Dix, rain or shine. There is an 8 a.m. Shotgun Start and the fee is $100 per golfer (best ball format). The cost includes continental breakfast, green fees, cart, gifts, beer…

  • MANVILLE: Council meeting blog

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The following is a record of minor moments at the April 13 Borough Council meeting, which, though not necessarily breaking news, are still worthy of note.    For the first time, blame was turned on a higher power, as one resident accused the federal government of being wrong, instead of the…

  • LAWRENCE: Governor to speak at Baker’s Basin inspection station

    Gov. Jon Corzine will be in Lawrenceville Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to bring greater awareness to the safety and environmental benefits of New Jersey’s motor vehicle inspection program. The Governor will kickoff  “NJ Inspections: Making the Garden State Safer & Greener.” The event will take place at the Bakers Basin Inspection Station & Motor Vehicle…

  • Resident grateful

    Paul Ciarrocca of Bordentown City To the editor:    I would just like to take this time to let the citizens of Bordentown know what a great Police Department we have. I know lately there has been a lot of criticism of our department due to the upcoming election. So I feel it necessary that everyone…

  • School election results

    West Amwell and Stockton By Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL    Voters shot down the West Amwell Township Elementary School budget 253-198.    West Amwell school board candidates ran unopposed for three three-year terms:    Cynthia Magill, 286    Peter Gasparro, 264    John Dupuis, 253    Also in West Amwell, one candidate ran unopposed for a one-year unexpired term:    Teresa Romano,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township briefs

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Pension deferral called a ‘Ponzi scheme’    Branding it Trenton’s own “ponzi scheme,” the Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to not join the state’s pension deferral plan, and to provide full pension payments by the April 30 deadline.    ”This so-called property tax relief is no relief at all,” Mayor…

  • MANVILLE: Council honors police who aided injured officer

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In recognition of their assistance in saving an officer who was pinned underneath a vehicle during a drug bust on South Main Street in February, 10 members of the Manville Police Department were honored with plaques and a standing ovation during the April 13 Borough Council meeting.    ”They are representative…

  • LAWRENCE: Holocaust Remembrance Day speaker addresses interfaith audience

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Calling the police to complain about a noisy neighbor is one thing, but writing to the authorities to investigate the neighbor because he is a Jew or a Communist is a different matter.     The police may tell the neighbor to turn down the radio, but an investigation into whether…

  • LAWRENCE: Earth Day fest set for Nature Center

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Want to take a guided tour through the meadow and forest that make up the Drexel Woods, at the Lawrence Nature Center?     How about checking out the winners of the Lawrence Nature Center-sponsored art contest for school children?     Those are among the activities on tap for children and…

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