Robbinsville Advance

08/26/2026

By Ellie Harris and Bill Sanservino

Robbinsville Public Schools officials and residents got an unpleasant surprise just weeks before the start of the new school year.

Superintendent Patrick Pizzo unexpectedly resigned less than two years after taking over the district and as Robbinsville continues to grapple with significant financial and leadership challenges. The district announced Aug. 19 that Pizzo had resigned effective Aug. 20. Assistant Superintendent Kristy DeFazio became acting superintendent Aug. 21.

“The Board thanks Dr. Pizzo for his service to the district and wishes him well in his future endeavors,” the board said in a brief statement.

The board did not give a reason for Pizzo’s departure or provide details about the circumstances surrounding his resignation.

Pizzo became superintendent Jan. 1, 2025, succeeding interim Superintendent Jeffrey Gorman, who had served following the 2024 retirement of longtime Superintendent Brian Betze.

By Ellie Harris and Bill Sanservino Robbinsville Public Schools officials and residents got an unpleasant surprise just weeks before the start of the new school year. Superintendent Patrick Pizzo unexpectedly resigned less than two years after taking over the district and as Robbinsville continues t...

08/23/2026

The Mercer County Division of Public Health has received a $400,000 Rural Health Transformation grant to modernize rural health care and expand access to preventive services.

The Mercer County Division of Public Health has received a $400,000 Rural Health Transformation grant to modernize rural health care and expand access to preventive services. Through the initiative, Mercer County will collaborate with the Lawrence Township and Hopewell Township health departments to...

08/22/2026

If you think fall isn’t just around the corner, take a look at the birds! New Jersey’s fall bird migration is an amazing spectacle that runs through November.

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you think fall isn’t just around the corner, take a look at the birds! If you’ve been at the Jersey shore recently, you may have noticed tiny sandpipers known as sanderlings pecking and scurrying along the water’s edge. They just spent t...

08/21/2026

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her family moved into Drumthwacket on Stockton Street in Princeton on Aug. 14, they became only the third full-time residents of the Governor’s Mansion in more than 20 years.

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her family moved into Drumthwacket on Stockton Street in Princeton on Aug. 14, they became only the third full-time residents of the Governor’s Mansion in more than 20 years. Sherrill and her husband, Jason Hedberg, and their four children moved from their home in Mo...

08/17/2026

A two-month-long investigation into co***ne distribution in Trenton netted two arrests, the seizure of 160 grams of suspected co***ne with a street value of $8,000 and $36,000 in cash on Aug. 6, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

Andrew Anderson, 35, and Aniyah Boone, 25, both of Patriots Way in Eastampton Township, were charged with narcotics offenses and money laundering, the Prosecutor's Office said. A motion was filed to detain Anderson pending trial, but Boone was released pending future court proceedings.

Police carried out search warrants at Anderson's home, a storage unit in Lawrence Township, two vehicles, and Anderson himself on Aug. 6.

A search warrant executed at Anderson's home resulted in the seizure of approximately $32,000 in cash, assorted drug paraphernalia and three large digital scales. Boone was detained outside of the home without incident.

A two-month-long investigation into co***ne distribution in Trenton netted two arrests, the seizure of 160 grams of suspected co***ne with a street value of $8,000 and $36,000 in cash on Aug. 6, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Andrew Anderson, 35, and Aniyah Boone, 25, both of ...

08/15/2026

By weakening critical protections and the longstanding definition of “harm” under the ESA, the administration has created new threats for imperiled wildlife already under enormous pressure from human activities. For some of those species, time is running out.

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey has been a leader in protecting the species and ecosystems that make our state unique. But we can’t escape the toll that the Trump administration’s recent rollback of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections will take here in New J...

08/12/2026

While the guys in the Successful Failures are steeped in real country, traditional classic folk songs, blues, bluegrass and Americana music, it is not quite right to characterize them as a roots music band.

To be sure, they play familiar and obscure chestnuts from Johnny Cash and Hank Williams, but they also celebrate the music of the Replacements, the Clash and even the Beatles when it is called for.

It all depends on the audience, explains guitarist and singer-songwriter Mick Chorba, whose “mostly” Americana-roots music band has gained a regional following during the past two decades.

Chorba, who was raised by supportive parents and sisters, said all he ever wanted to do was play music and be able to make a living at it.

Like many of the family farmers who are his neighbors in northern Burlington County, Chorba embraced “the lifestyle” years ago but needed to make a living in the meantime.

08/10/2026

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08/09/2026

E. Bruce DiDonato, an optometrist who founded Campus Eye LLC and Campus Eye Surgery Center LLC in Hamilton Township, has been charged in a seven-count indictment related to health care fraud and illegal kickbacks, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for New Jersey.

E. Bruce DiDonato, an optometrist who founded Campus Eye LLC and Campus Eye Surgery Center LLC in Hamilton Township, has been charged in a seven-count indictment related to health care fraud and illegal kickbacks, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey. DiDonato, who lives in Lawre...

08/08/2026

The Mercer County Library System (MCLS) is expanding its commitment to the community by offering free, confidential social work services that help residents navigate local, county, and state resources, access benefits, and connect with community support.

The Mercer County Library System (MCLS) is expanding its commitment to the community by offering free, confidential social work services that help residents navigate local, county, and state resources, access benefits, and connect with community support. Available to everyone, MCLS’s social worker...