• HAMILTON: Commemorative Special Olympics Wheaties box unveiled

    HAMILTON: Commemorative Special Olympics Wheaties box unveiled

    Phil McAuliffe Marc Edenzon, president Special Olympics New Jersey, left, and Mr. Reed, stand next to the cereal box cover. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • PRINCETON: Communiversity road closures

       In conjunction with this year’s Communiversity Day, several road closures will be in effect. The following roads will be closed:    • Nassau between Vandeventer and Chambers    • Witherspoon between Nassau and Paul Robeson/Wiggins    • Palmer Square will be closed with the exception of Palmer Sq. East, which will remain open between Hulfish St. and Palmer Sq. South.    • South…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Darrow Drive residents back in house after fire

       The Hopewell Township Police Department, along with the Hopewell Fire Department, went to a residence on Darrow Drive, in Princeton Farms, in response to a report of a structure fire at 11:03 p.m. on April 17.    Officers arrived to find a heavy smoke condition at the residence and the residents of the home safely evacuated.…

  • LAWRENCE: Bond ordinance for road salt facility approved

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A $546,000 bond ordinance that would pay for construction of a new road salt storage facility for the Lawrence Township Department of Public Works was given final approval by Township Council last week.    The road salt storage facility would replace the existing “salt dome,” which is outdated and in poor…

  • PENNINGTON: Water tower to be repainted

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    The refurbishment of Pennington’s water will begin next Monday (April 28). Work on the tower, located next to Borough Hall in the borough parking lot, is done every 10 years.    ”We’ll be painting the inside and outside of the tower,” said Penningon Public Works Supervisor Jeff Wittkop on Tuesday.    ”The…

  • LAWRENCE: Legion honors firefighters, officer, EMT

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Nine volunteer firefighters, one police officer and one emergency medical technician were honored by American Legion Post 414 for their service at the post’s annual awards night last week.    American Legion Post 414 also announced the recipient of its Citizen of the Year award and honored some of its own…

  • HAMILTON: Commemorative Special Olympics Wheaties box unveiled

    HAMILTON: Commemorative Special Olympics Wheaties box unveiled

    An unveiling on the box, featuring a local Special Olympian, was unveiled April 23. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — Local Special Olympians have joined the likes of Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, Lou Gehrig and Peyton Manning by gracing the cover of special edition Wheaties boxes in advance of 2014 Special Olympics USA Games,…

  • FLORENCE: Council discusses dock damage after crash

    FLORENCE: Council discusses dock damage after crash

    Docks have been removed near the boat ramp off on West Front Street where police say a township woman attempted to kill her three teenage children by driving her van into the Delaware River last week. Photo by Amy Batista

  • LAWRENCE: Council OKs three-year contract for firefighters

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township Council has approved a three-year contract with Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association Local 96, which covers the township’s four paid firefighters.    Under the terms of the contract, the four paid firefighters will not receive salary increases for 2014, but they will receive pay hikes of 1.95 percent in 2015 and…

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