• PRINCETON: Hun goes to Diesel for drive this year

    New goalie backs hockey’s start By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Travis “Diesel” Pelke has been playing goalie for so long that he doubts he could even skate on player skates.    The new Hun School goalie started manning the pipes when he was 7, not long after his older brother started using him for target…

  • FLORENCE: Council seeks help opposing waste site

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    FLORENCE — The council has asked other officials from surrounding communities, Gov. Christie and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to unite with the township to evaluate the proposed hazardous waste treatment facility in Falls Township, Pennsylvania.    ”Florence Township is asking the state of New Jersey and the New…

  • Charity only returns fraction of what it raises

    William Kramer Jr., state fire marshal     This is a letter to the New Jersey Fire Service from William Kramer Jr., acting director and state fire marshal:     The Division of Fire Safety was recently made aware of an organization known as the Association for Firefighters and Paramedics that has begun fundraising efforts in New…

  • HAMILTON: Hail to the kale

    HAMILTON: Hail to the kale

    Twin girls make health chips By Lea Kahn, Packet Media Group     Heeding the bumper stickers that say, “Eat more kale,” the Kitchen Twins have come up with a way to make that happen.     The Kitchen Twins — in real life, 11-year-olds Lyla and Emily Allen — created “Make Your Own Kale Chips” snack…

  • FLORENCE: Township wants more details on waste facility

    FLORENCE: Township wants more details on waste facility

    Florence Administrator Richard Brook talks about a resolution, approved by the Township Council, asking for more time to comment on a proposed hazardous waste treatment facility in Falls Township, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania DEP has since extended the public comment deadline from Dec. 26 to Jan. 9. 

  • FLORENCE: Township wants more details on waste facility

    FLORENCE: Township wants more details on waste facility

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    FLORENCE — The Township Council on Dec. 17 unanimously approved a resolution to oppose the proposed hazardous waste treatment facility in Falls Township, Pennsylvania.    It also asks the Pennsylvania DEP to give officials and residents more time to comment on the proposed facility; the deadline was Dec. 26.    ”The primary…

  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: Jan. 1, 2015

       The Township Council meets the first Thursday of the month for a work session and the second Wednesday of the month for a regular session.    Both meetings start at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building.    The Planning Board meets the first Tuesday of the month for a work session and the third Tuesday of the…

  • HAMILTON: Two more Hepatitus A cases confirmed
  • COLUMBUS CORNER: Jan. 1, 2015

       Columbus Girl Scout Troop 22253 is collecting flags no longer suitable to represent the country.    The Scouts will have an official flag retirement ceremony in the spring. Those with an old flag to be included should drop it off at the Bordentown Library, 18 E. Union St. or Mansfield Township Offices at 3135 Route…

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