With five new starters in the lineup, all coach Shari Schleifman wanted was growth from her Robbinsville HIgh girls’ tennis team.
With five new starters in the lineup, all coach Shari Schleifman wanted was growth from her Robbinsville HIgh girls’ tennis team.
It goes without saying that the last two elections run in Mercer County have not gone as planned.
Robbinsville voters elected three newcomers to the township Board of Education on Nov. 8, rejecting re-election bids by Christopher Emigholz, Kerriann Fox and Lauren Paluzzi.
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Sarah Steward has big shoes to fill.
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En route to making history, the Robbinsville High boys soccer team showed an incredible ability to dig deep and produce in the most pressurized of situations.
Mayor David Fried delivered his annual State of Robbinsville Township speech via video on Oct. 4.
Editor’s note: The following is a letter send by Brian Betze, Robbinsville superintendent of schools, to educators in the school district. The school district requested that it be published in the Robbinsville Advance.
First there was COVID. Then there was a hip issue. Next came an ankle injury.
On July 26th, the Robbinsville Board of Education selected Kerri Fox to fill a vacancy over several other candidates.
Happy Fall! Time has a way of slipping on by, doesn’t it?
Teacher recruitment and retention, salary negotiations, educational programming and school taxes are a few of the hot-button issues being discussed by candidates running for election to the Robbinsville Board of Education this year.
It was the summer of 2020 and Jennamarie Colicchia was jogging around the Robbinsville High School track. During her run, the Ravens field hockey coach couldn’t help notice a girl on the field all by herself, with a bag of balls and a stick firing shots on a net.
The following are my thoughts and reflections. They are not to be considered official statements of the municipal government or the elected officials of Lawrence Township. If you have no interest in what I think, move along, and have a wonderful day!
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Dr. Deborah Preston, the new president of Mercer County Community College, brings her focus on inclusivity to its West Windsor and Trenton campuses.
In performing a search for the term “organized chaos” the definition that surfaces is “A complex situation or process that appears chaotic while still having enough order to achieve progress or goals.”
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A 21-year employee of the Robbinsville Township Police Department has been charged with stealing and selling property and equipment belonging to the township police department for personal gain.
The Robbinsville Township Board of Education and the Robbinsville Public School District have a responsibility to our students, our residents, and our community.
Robbinsville Township Council recently adopted the $25.7 million 2022 municipal budget.
Robbinsville resident Jonathan Ronen—a dancer since he was five years old—was recently named teen dancer of the year by the Artistic Dance Exchange.
In the dead of winter when fans pack high school gyms to watch two good basketball teams, they’re not thinking about the heat and humidity of summer.
Last month I signed an Executive Order declaring August 1-7, 2022 “Police Appreciation Week” in Robbinsville Township.
The following is an opinion article submitted by township resident Greg DeLuca regarding contract negations between the Robbinsville School District and the Robbinsville Education Association teacher’s union.
Here’s a comment from a Robbinsville High student in discussing her 7th-grade track & field season at Pond Road Middle School. “My friends did it and I just wanted to just try it. I was supposedly a distance runner but I didn’t like running, so I would try to be a sprinter and use practi…
From carnivals, car shows and fireworks to historical demonstrations, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day festivities in the Mercer County Area.
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The Father Center currently runs two programs: Operation Fatherhood, which started in 1993; and WorkFirst NJ
According to the United Nations, good governance is measured by eight factors.
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Update (June 9, 2022): Spirit Airlines has postponed its June 9 shareholders meeting to June 30. The board was expected to vote on a merger with Frontier Airlines.
Graduating seniors will say goodbye to Robbinsville High School this month, and communitynews.org is once again featuring profiles of the Top 10 Exceptional Ravens.
The game of Ultimate Frisbee was invented in the parking lot of Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, in 1968. This was during the height of 1960s counterculture.
When the high school softball season ended last year, Kailey Pacifico felt a bit unfulfilled.
Update (May 2, 2022): Blaine has had his back surgery, which was successful. He is now recovering well. He has also been adopted by the family that was fostering him.
There are often humorous stories told about how a player becomes a goalie in any sport. For Robbinsville High lacrosse junior Alley Ortega, it was less humor and more a process of elimination.
Mayor Dave Fried recently sat down with Robbinsville Advance editor Bill Sanservino to talk about issues impacting the township’s past and future.
From May 4 onwards, New Jersey businesses will be unable to distribute and sell single-use plastic bags as well as polystyrene foam products as part of what is being described as “the strongest” bag ban in the nation.
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Connie Mercer founded HomeFront 31 years ago, and now the CEO is transitioning out of her leadership position to continue building on her legacy of advocacy.
The highlights were plentiful for the Robbinsville High wrestling team but, according to David Kanner, not unexpected.
Fried talks with Communitynews.org about the status of the Robbinsville Town Center development, the Foxmoor Shopping Center, and the state of commercial real estate and its impact on township revenues.
Getting the Foxmoor Shopping Plaza rehabilitated and thriving again has been a priority of the Township for the better part of a decade.
After her freshman season with the Robbinsville High basketball team, it was amazing Allie Neumann ever made it to her sophomore year.
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Extra room for gym classes, indoor sports tournaments and even dance competitions could be coming to town in the near future.
The Robbinsville Advance recently sat down with Mayor Dave Fried to talk about a number of issues facing Robbinsville Township as we enter the new year.
Director of Public Safety is one of the hats I wear for Robbinsville, but no one will ever confuse me with Miller Huggins—manager of the fabled 1927 New York Yankees featuring the likes of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri.
In order to fight suburban sprawl and to fend off competition from big box retail stores located on major regional highways, many towns—including Robbinsville—have embraced the concept of town centers. These mixed use, retail/office/residential developments have created many positive outcome…
In the six seasons prior to Conor Hayes taking over the Robbinsville High boys basketball program, the Ravens’ record was 39-109. As of Jan. 24 of this year, in his sixth season since becoming head coach, Robbinsville was 63-49. And since 2019-20, counting an 11-2 start this season, Robbinsv…
One of the biggest challenges yet in the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in January with the emergence of the Omicron variant of the virus.
In 2011, a movement began in Charlotte, North Carolina, where men could meet up and gather for free scheduled outdoor workouts.
When we talk about “stepping up” in the face of adversity, several local civic organizations come to mind.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the DiMeglio family, whose single-family home on Tindall Road was seriously damaged in a house fire on Jan. 16.
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New Jersey residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana more than a year ago, but they won’t be able to walk into a store and buy cannabis until later this year at the earliest.
First there was Colton, who is now 7. Then came Rebel, now age 3. And now, there is Robbinsville High School athletics, the latest child in the Dalessio family.
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