• COMMUNITY CALENDAR: March 12, 2015

    Wednesdays    Free acoustic open mic night and poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue.    Audience and musicians are welcome. Call 609-333- 1230. First Sunday of the month    Sons of the American Legion Squadron 455 monthly…

  • EDITORIAL: Winter leaves its scars

    Congratulations. We’ve done it.     At least we hope we have survived the last of this winter’s storms,     As the remnants of those storms recede into the ground, with Daylight Saving Time already under way, and the first day of spring just a week away, it seems pretty safe to believe we can at…

  • AT THE LIBRARIES: March 12, 2015

       The Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System has scheduled adult and children’s programs in March.    Volunteers from AARP will offer tax help from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 18 and 25; and April 1, 8 and 15.    Bring last year’s completed forms. Appointments are required; to register, call 609-259-2150.    ”Toddler…

  • HAMILTON: A rising star team

    HAMILTON: A rising star team

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor    HAMILTON — Shannon Schafer has been committed to working with children with special needs for the last 16 years and is passionate about giving all children an opportunity to participate in the sport of gymnastics as well as all other sports.    She coached the National Special Olympics Team last…

  • The Wilberforce School Announces Olympic Hopeful as Newest Faculty Member

    The Wilberforce School Announces Olympic Hopeful as Newest Faculty Member

    By The Wilberforce School The Wilberforce School is thrilled to announce that Olympic hopeful, Rebeka Stowe, has joined our faculty as a coach and faculty aid from now until the Olympic Trials in June 2016. Rebeka graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012, where she was a decorated track and cross-country runner.   Rebeka was…

  • ROOSEVELT: Squad receives grant for training gear

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    ROOSEVELT — The First Aid Squad received a grant this past weekend to help purchase new training equipment.    ”The grant was for $1,200 to purchase new CPR/AED training equipment,” Capt. Jack Rindt said in an email Monday.    The squad received the grant March 7 from The Provident Bank Foundation.    ”The…

  • SPORTS: Cray is champion at state wrestling tournament

    By Josh Lashley, Special Writer    HAMILTON — There are not all that many experiences that can rival the exhilaration felt by a student-athlete who wins a state championship in the sport of wrestling in New Jersey, which, year after year, features some of the very best individual wrestlers in the entire country.    Brandon Cray, a…

  • Time for change in building codes

    Patrick Reardon, Portland Cement Assocaition         Now is the time for substantial changes to New Jersey building codes to avoid a future disaster such as the fire at Avalon at Edgewater and better ensure preservation of life and property.     The Northeast Region of the Portland Cement Association, along with representatives from several concrete,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Ex-teacher of year Henry to retire

    Roberta Henry, a high school family and consumer science teacher who was the Hillsborough district teacher of the year in 2013, will retire at the end of the school year. She has been with the district since September 1996. Joanne Rimmler, a special education teacher at Hillsborough High School, also had her retirement, effective July…

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