• MERCER COUNTY NEWS: May 23

    Hoopla streaming media comes to county library    Mercer County Library System (www.mcl.org) has announced a new service for patrons that provides thousands of movies, television shows, audio books, and music albums, all available for mobile and online access through a new partnership with hoopla (hoopladigital.com).    County Library System cardholders can download the free hoopla digital…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Beggiato, Le ‘know how to organize, lead, inspire’

    Letter to the editor To the editor: We are writing this letter in support of Thuy Anh Le and John Beggiato for Township Committee and in support of the many County Committee candidates representing various districts, who are running with them in Column 2 in the June 3rd Democratic primary. John and Thuy Anh did…

  • EDITORIAL: Memorial Day’s real meaning

       Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, is upon us.    Time to get out the grill, invite the neighbors and have the first cookout of the season. Can’t you smell those hamburgers and hot dogs now?    But let’s not lose sight that summer is not what we’re supposed to be marking on that day and…

  • ALLENTOWN: Redbirds second in MCT lacrosse

    Late rally pushes them within four seconds of boys title By Charlie Paige, Special Writer    EWING — The Allentown High School boys lacrosse team fought its way into an overtime thriller against Princeton in the Mercer County Tournament final last Thursday night at Ewing High School.    The game would come down to a matter of…

  • CALENDAR: May 23

       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. 609-333- 1230. Mondays    Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor Teen…

  • Runaway cars

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We had another case of a runaway car recently — a car that was accelerating even though the driver was trying to stop it. It ended without any severe injuries, thankfully, though the car was more or less totaled. Every time this happens I wonder what I should do if…

  • State of the union

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Borrowers thinking beyond the 30-year fixed loan are turning to credit unions, which can offer creative loans with competitive terms A bank isn’t the only location to shop for a mortgage loan. In fact, many borrowers turn to a source that many overlook — credit unions. In 2013, credit…

  • All the single buyers

    By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features It’s tougher for unmarried buyers to get into the market. Here is how to appeal to them. Single buyers have been one of the biggest casualties of the economic downturn and the housing bust. Rising home prices and stricter lending rules have kept many young professionals out of the market.…

  • Sustainability on loan

    Standardizing the value of ‘green’ home updates can help buyers and sellers While growing numbers of homeowners are saving money on energy bills by making “green” updates to their homes, getting a lender or appraiser to realize the value of those updates may not be as straightforward. But, getting proper valuation on sustainable home features…

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