• HILLSBOROUGH: Jazz drummer Silverstein attends Grammys at 17

    HILLSBOROUGH: Jazz drummer Silverstein attends Grammys at 17

    Jared Silverstein attended last week’s Grammy awards in Los Angeles. (Courtesy photo)

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: Feb. 12, 2015

    3rd Tues. of the Month    The Bordentown City Green Team meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Carslake Community Center, 209 Crosswicks Road.    Meetings are open to the public. Reach the Green Team at [email protected]. Tuesdays & Thursdays    Zumba classes take place Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30…

  • HAMILTON: Free SAT and ACT practice tests to be offered at Sylvan

       College application numbers are up nationwide, but the national acceptance rate has been gradually declining over the past 10 years, making the road to a college education more competitive than ever before.    To help give area students an edge to overcome these worrying statistics, Sylvan Learning in Hamilton on Quakerbridge Road will offer free…

  • REGION: Sierra director derides Drexel’s PennEast report

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer The proposed PennEast pipeline would “generate a significant positive economic impact in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, increasing economic activity and supporting new jobs,” says a report prepared by Drexel University’s Econsult Solutions Inc. (ESI) and the School of Economics. The report was posted on Penn East’s website Monday morning. The…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Curtain to go up on ‘The Pajama Game’

       Bordentown Regional High School Theatre will be presenting “The Pajama Game” on Feb. 26, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m.    This upbeat musical comedy won Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical. This production is recommended for audience members of all ages.    Tickets are on sale for $10 for adults…

  • FLORENCE: DEP denies application for hazardous waste site

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    The township has announced that the application for a proposed liquid hazardous waste treatment facility site in the Keystone Industrial Port Complex in Falls Township, Bucks County, has been denied.    It made the announcement during its council meeting Feb. 4.    ”I’m pleased to announce that we’ve received word that…

  • HAMILTON: Four Steinert team captains take leadership roles

    By Josh Lashley, Special Writer    If a high school sports program has one or two senior student-athletes in the varsity lineup who are not only able, but willing to step to the forefront to be leaders and take on all of the responsibilities that it entails, then that team is at least somewhat fortunate.…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: STEM and performing arts programs to be expanded

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: STEM and performing arts programs to be expanded

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer Two pilot programs run by the Hopewell Valley Regional School District this year will be expanded next year to give additional students a chance to participate. “The fourth grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program and ninth-grade Performing Arts program were designed to provide students with an educational program…

  • LAWRENCE: Main Street terrorism

    LAWRENCE: Main Street terrorism

    Homeland Security increasingly concerned that terrorism from abroad is going to land on our shores By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Call it Main Street terrorism or home-grown terrorism, but make no mistake — state Homeland Security officials are increasingly concerned that terrorism from abroad is going to land on our shores. That’s the message that…

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