• COLUMBUS CORNER: JUNE 19

       The Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. June 23 in the Mansfield Township municipal office building.    The Township Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. July 9 in the Mansfield Township municipal office building.    The Recreation Committee will meet at 8 p.m. June 17 in the Mansfield Township municipal office building.    The Mansfield Township offices…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: House could be historic site

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: House could be historic site

    The Stout-Chorley House as it looked in the winter of 2011.

  • MANVILLE: Borough firefighters find ‘another’ Manville in R.I.

    MANVILLE: Borough firefighters find ‘another’ Manville in R.I.

    Manville firefighters paid a visit June 7 to the only other such-named firehouse in the country. Posing for a photo are, from left, Daniel Liuzzo (NJ), Brian Schuler (NJ), Lt. Anthony Carrier (RI), David S. Tarby (NJ), Lt. Nicole Carrier (RI), David N. Tarby (NJ), Kari Couch (NJ), Seamus O’Donnell (NJ), Mat´thew Joinville (RI) and…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Cavallo Park to be closed until spring 2015

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer Lambertville’s Cavallo Park is expected to remain closed until mid-May of next year to allow for removal of contaminated soil near the surface and for new construction in the park to be completed, city officials said. In May, officials anticipated the park might need to be closed for six months.…

  • LAWRENCE: Boys & Girls Club project update given

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer For years, the building at 1040 Spruce Street sat empty. Weeds grew out of the pavement and loose papers cluttered the grounds. But the building is undergoing a transformation. Earlier this year, Lawrence Township officials gave the go-ahead to the Boys & Girls Club of Mercer County to convert the…

  • STATE: Go local in the Garden State

    By Michele Byers, N.J Conservation Foundation The Garden State is living up to its name! Following a frigid winter and cool spring, crops like spinach, lettuce, asparagus and strawberries are ready, and Jersey tomatoes, blueberries, corn and peaches are coming soon. Now’s the perfect time to go local. "Farm to table" eating means fresher, tastier…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police bring 3 charges for driving while impaired

    Thomas Willey, 18, of Hillsborough was charged with possession of marijuana after it was allegedly found in the vehicle in which he was driving when he was stopped on Hamilton Road on May 12. He was also charged with speeding, failure to have his vehicle inspected, having a controlled dangerous substance in a vehicle and…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Walking tour takes visitors on journey into city’s history

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Walking tour takes visitors on journey into city’s history

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    The city has become a “working museum” with the newly dedicated historical banners along Farnsworth Avenue.    After the dedication ceremony for the banners on June 7 and in honor of New Jersey’s 350th anniversary celebration, free guided historical walking tours were given from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Residents were…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Calendar

    Tuesdays in June Discussion Group for Seniors on Courtroom Trials 10:30 to 12 p.m. South Brunswick Senior Center in the Municipal Complex, Route 522, Examples of trials to be discussed: Dr. Sam Sheppard, murder; Lindbergh, kidnapping & murder; Van Meegaren, art fogery; FattyArbuckle and Errol Flynn, rape & death; and Lizzy Borden, parricide. Sign up…

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