• LETTER: Let’s all be above board and open

    To the editor:    I would like to address issues with a recent Fire District vote, which was outside the control of the Bordentown Township Committee, which could and would have raised our taxes. The minimum requirements for this voting were done to make everything legal, however, it appears beyond that, it was attempted to be…

  • HomeFront director extends her thanks

    Connie Mercer, Executive Director, HomeFront To the editor: Thank you to the generous and loving individuals who made sure that Christmas morning was merry and bright for over 2,000 of our area’s poorest kids by participating in this year’s HomeFront Christmas Wishes drive. Viewing the amazing results of your efforts is always a magical time…

  • LAWRENCE: Witness thwarts attempted burglary of van

    An attempted burglary of a 2000 Chevrolet van on Lawrence Road was disrupted by a man who saw two would-be burglars trying to get into the van at 11:27 p.m. Dec. 23. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    An attempted burglary of a 2000 Chevrolet van on Lawrence Road was disrupted by a man who saw…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: It’s dry now, but fear of floods pose worry for this neighborhood
  • REGION: Hightstown community mourns beloved firefighter

    REGION: Hightstown community mourns beloved firefighter

    About 75 people gathered at the firehouse in Hightstown Dec. 27 to hold a candlelight vigil for Fire Police Lt. David Lidke, who died in the line of duty Dec. 23. Staff photo by Charles W. Kim

  • LOOSE ENDS: Yes, they can

    LOOSE ENDS: Yes, they can

    Food drives are in season all year long thanks to area volunteers By Pam Hers, Special Writer    It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Princeton. The one-horse open sleighs and chestnuts roasting on an open fire were nowhere to be seen, but there were other signs of the times — food donation…

  • Sheriff honors many officers for smartly completing duty

    Sheriff honors many officers for smartly completing duty

       Three Hillsborough and one Manville men were honored at the Somerset County Sheriff’s annual awards ceremony Dec. 23 in the historic courthouse in Somerville.    Hillsborough resident Nicholas Klementowicz, a lieutenant in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, was recognized with an Exceptional Duty Award for his devotion to duty and expertise in conducting risk assessments and…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Book was born, nurtured in New Hope bar
  • HAMILTON: Caregivers offer needed assistance

    HAMILTON: Caregivers offer needed assistance

    Boxes of donated coats and baskets of donated food filled the Hamilton offices of Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County last month, as staff and volunteers worked with local donors and agency partners HAMILTON — Boxes of donated coats and baskets of donated food filled the Hamilton offices of Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County…

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