• REGION: Holt to step away from Congress

    REGION: Holt to step away from Congress

    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt’s decision Tuesday to not run for a ninth term in Congress both shocked and motivated regional politicians to action this week. By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor U.S. Rep. Rush Holt’s decision Tuesday to not run for a ninth term in Congress both shocked and motivated regional politicians to action this…

  • Security updates welcome in schools

    Rich Young, Robbinsville There are too many stories of school shootings and other violent incidents in our nation’s schools each year, so it was very encouraging to see an agreement had been reached on new security enhancements in Robbinsville schools.    Mayor Dave Fried, Superintendent Steve Mayer and the Robbinsville Township Police Department should be applauded…

  • HAMILTON: Council funds salt buy

    The council passed a resolution approving a change order to a contract to award more money for the purchase of rock salt at its meeting on Tuesday night. By Amy Batista, Special Writer    HAMILTON — The township Public Works Department will have an extra $500,000 to spend on road salt, thanks to the Township Council.…

  • March Author Talks at the NJ State Library

    By Gary Cooper The NJ State Library has announced the speakers in its popular Author Talk Series for March. All author talks are free and open to the public and are held in the State Library’s 2nd floor Reading Room, 185 West State St., Trenton, from noon to 1 p.m. March will feature two talks…

  • COLUMBUS CORNER: Feb. 20

       The Franklin Fire Company No. 1, Ladies Auxiliary will hold a hoagie sale Saturday, Feb. 22.    The sale begins at 11 a.m. and extends until all the hoagies are sold. The donation for an Italian hoagie is $6.    Advanced orders will be accepted and can be made by calling 609-298-0157 by 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb.…

  • Becoming Killing Fields for wildlife living in region

    Carolyn Foote Edelmann, Princeton To the editor: What a shock to read in the Packet today that our officials have justified the slaughter of two turkeys, in a neighborhood in our region.    First, we had the shooting of the beavers, in Mountain Lakes, at dusk, while people were strolling, in what is meant to be…

  • MONROE: Modern day prospector mines for web ‘coins’

    MONROE: Modern day prospector mines for web ‘coins’

    Charley Falkenberg photo. The modern tools of prospecting for Bitcoins.

  • HAMILTON: High school scholars to view in consumer bowl

    Students from all three township high schools will compete in the 18th annual New Jersey High School Consumer Bowl on Wednesday.    TRENTON — Students from all three township high schools will compete in the 18th annual New Jersey High School Consumer Bowl on Wednesday.    The bowl will take place at 9 a.m. at the Stone…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crews respond to roof collapse

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crews respond to roof collapse

    Ed Birch photo. Emergency crews respond to a roof collapse on Route 27 Tuesday.

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