• April showers

    April showers

    Trout season begins Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe    Fishermen took shelter from the rain under a tarp on Saturday along the Delaware & Raritan Canal, south of Lambertville, on the first day of trout season. Saturday was indeed a day for ducks, and hopefully fish.

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Cemetery proposal stalls over number in town

    by Sean Ruppert, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — How many cemeteries are there within the township’s borders?    The answer, currently unclear, may go a long way toward deciding whether another can be established.    John Gahler — the owner of a 26-acre plot along Route 524 — said at the Township Committee’s April 2 meeting…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Horse Park feels economy; event canceled

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Horse Park feels economy; event canceled

    The Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold is another victim of the economic downturn, as a major event has been canceled. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • SOUTH BRUNWSWICK: SBHS Week in Review

    BASEBALL    D.J. Roche hit a solo homer and RBI single in South Brunswick’s 3-2 loss to St. Joe’s April 7. Juan Perdomo and Michael Oates also had hits, while Jordan Smith allowed two runs over six innings.    Mike Heyer and Ryan Phillips combined on a three-hitter as the Vikings defeated Woodbridge, 9-2, last Thursday. Heyer…

  • Fried says thanks after food drive

    Dave Fried, mayor, of Robbinsville    Let me thank everyone who took part in the recent Mayor’s Food Drive, as well as our local media for highlighting the effort to serve those in need. The drive was a tremendous success; it did much more than leave our township with a well-stocked Robbinsville Food Pantry.    News coverage…

  • Fate of four school budgets up to voters Tuesday

    Don’t forget the school boards candidates By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Registered voters in West Amwell, Lambertville and Stockton will go to the polls April 21 to vote on school district budgets and pick members for the four individual school boards (see related account this week).    Polls will be open April 21 from 3-9 p.m.…

  • Har Sinai Religious Calendar April 23-30

    By Har Sinai        HAR SINAI RELIGIOUS CALENDAR April 23-30, 2009  Har Sinai Temple is located at 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West in Hopewell Township. The schedule is: April 24: Shabbat service, 8 p.m.; April 25: Cantor’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah prep, 8:30-9:15 a.m. and 9:20-10:05 a.m; Torah study, 9 a.m.; April 26: Last day…

  • STOCKTON: Solving parking problem is challenge for 5K run planners

    For the third annual Run of the Mill on June 7 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — Organizers of an annual 5K charity run that begins and ends in Stockton expect a record number of participants this year, possibly 1,000.    But where will they all park?    ”It’s a good problem to have,” said Sam…

  • Democrats respond

    Jim Cann and Jason Medina of Bordentown Township To the editor:    It’s an election year and the political “silly season” in Bordentown Township has officially begun. Last week, Committeeman Mark Roselli announced his intent to run for re-election and wasted little time introducing a politically self-serving resolution opposing Gov. Corzine’s budget at the last public…

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