• WEST AMWELL: Diner is 25 years and counting

    Amwell Valley Diner and Restaurant owners Simon and Aglaia Siliverdis are celebrating their 25th anniversary at the site By John Tredrea, Special Writer    When longtime New Jerseyans reminisce about “the good old days” in their state, one thing they’re likely to say is: “Gee. Remember how many diners there used to be? There were diners…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Walking the line

    by Michele Byers Three hundred fifty years ago, a British royal decree created New Jersey’s first “subdivision,” the provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey.    But the Duke of York, who gave the land to two loyal friends, didn’t explain how to divide it.    That job fell to Surveyor-General George Keith, who was charged with…

  • FROM THE MAYOR: Efforts needed to stop state skimming of local revenue

    FROM THE MAYOR: Efforts needed to stop state skimming of local revenue

    by Mayor Kelly A. Yaede As your mayor, I am always mindful of your tax dollars. For that reason, I have renewed my efforts to end a state government practice of misusing your tax dollars that should be returned to your municipal budgets in order to directly offset property taxes.    Originally, taxes on gas and…

  • HAMILTON: Schirmer hopes to empower Hispanic residents

    HAMILTON: Schirmer hopes to empower Hispanic residents

    Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer is promoting a series of events intended to educate Hispanic residents.

  • MANVILLE: April is Autism Awareness Month

    MANVILLE: April is Autism Awareness Month

    Students and staff of Weston and Roosevelt schools showed their support by participating Tuesday in “Bubbles4Autism.” More than 800 students and staff members joined in the shape of a ribbon to blow bubbles to create a greater awareness of families facing autism.

  • FROM THE MAYOR: Efforts needed to stop state skimming of local revenue
  • MANVILLE: Investigators probe fatal pedestrian accident

    MANVILLE: Investigators probe fatal pedestrian accident

    County prosecutors officers and Manville police were at the scene on South Main Street, Manville, on Tuesday taking measurements following an auto accident in which a woman was killed at Saturday night.(Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • SOUTH COUNTY: Giocondo doesn’t file for new term as mayor

       Generally, incumbents on governing bodies in five south Hunterdon municipalities filed the necessary paperwork by Monday to gain a spot on the June 3 primary election ballot.    An exception would be in Stockton, where Mayor Steve Giocondo, a Democrat, didn’t submit petitions for a new four-year term as mayor.    Candidates can always pursue write-in campaigns…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       The office at the Worldwide Floor Covering business on Brunswick Pike was reported burglarized between 9 a.m. and noon March 26, but nothing was reported missing. An employee noticed that the window glass on the office door was broken to gain entry.    Someone broke into the Glendale Liquor Store on Quakerbridge Road at 11:09 p.m.…

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