• SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS

    by Michelle Marinello Springfield Township is seeking volunteers for several emergency medical services and fire department openings. Those interested in joining the township’s team of emergency volunteers should contact Patricia Clayton, township clerk, at 609-723-4848.    There is a program to help those caring for feral cats in the community. The feral cat program has been…

  • PRINCETON: Simon, Crumiller swept back onto council

    Democrat incumbents Jenny Crumiller and Patrick Simon easily won re-election Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Fausta Rodriguez Wertz in the race for two seats on the Princeton Council. By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Democrat incumbents Jenny Crumiller and Patrick Simon easily won re-election Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Fausta Rodriguez Wertz in the race…

  • COUNTY: Annual meal drive underway

    The holiday season is quickly approaching, and the time of year for sharing joy and happiness with those less fortunate has arrived. TRENTON — The holiday season is quickly approaching, and the time of year for sharing joy and happiness with those less fortunate has arrived.    Mercer County Veteran Services is conducting its annual donation…

  • CAPITOL NEWS AND COMMENT

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. ‘Spy apps’    Assembly Republican Ron Dancer, R-Ocean, Burlington, Monmouth and Middlesex, is concerned about the continued erosion of personal privacy and the weakening of Fourth Amendment constitutional privacy rights.    Assemblyman Dancer has introduced legislation intended to give consumers clarity…

  • HAMILTON: Sen. Greenstein claims victory

    HAMILTON: Sen. Greenstein claims victory

    Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo, right, and Dan Benson, thank voters.

  • MANSFIELD: Fifth-graders take fellow students back in time

    MANSFIELD: Fifth-graders take fellow students back in time

    Fifth-graders stepped back in time Monday morning at Mansfield Township Elementary School’s 12th annual Colonial Fair. MANSFIELD — Fifth-graders stepped back in time Monday morning at Mansfield Township Elementary School’s 12th annual Colonial Fair.    ”When we first began, the fair just involved students researching and presenting information about colonial trades (jobs),” said coordinator Lisa Dolci…

  • ALLENTOWN: Fire company hosts annual Halloween parade in borough

    ALLENTOWN: Fire company hosts annual Halloween parade in borough

    The Allentown High School Marching Band helps lead the parade hosted by the Hope Fire Company down Main Street onto High Street on Halloween night. Photo by Amy Batista

  • REGION: Many local election races feature little surprises

    In Plumsted and Upper Freehold townships, incumbents scored relative easy wins on Election Day while challengers won two seats on the Allentown Borough Council. In Plumsted and Upper Freehold townships, incumbents scored relative easy wins on Election Day while challengers won two seats on the Allentown Borough Council.    Robert H. Schmitt Jr., a Democrat, and…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Cops seek diamond heist suspects

    ROBBINSVILLE: Cops seek diamond heist suspects

    Police estimate value of diamonds at 100K by Amy Batista, Special Writer ROBBINSVILLE — Police are still seeking suspects involved in a jewelry heist at Tindall Jewelers in the Foxmoor Shopping Center on Washington Boulevard last Wednesday.    ”Upon arrival we discovered it was actually a theft,” said Lt. Michael Polaski of the Robbinsville Township Police…

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