Author: Central Jersey

  • ROBBINSVILLE: ‘Fizz, Boom, Read’ at the library this summer

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    The local library is exploding with fun activities this summer during the “Fizz, Boom, Read” program.    ”We love it,” said Rachel Steinberg, of Robbinsville. “We come to lots of programs throughout the year especially the summer when there’s lots and lots of programs for children of all ages.”    Ms.…

  • Students Get Fired Up in MCCC’s Hands-On Raku Workshop

    Students Get Fired Up in MCCC’s Hands-On Raku Workshop

    By Wendy Humphrey The results can be wonderfully magical or a bit disappointing. But it’s always a learning process, says sculptor Beverly Fredericks of East Windsor, who is completing an intensive six-week Raku Workshop at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), along with 20 other students. This group of artists shares a passion not only for creating…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: JULY 3

    By Peg Dotson    ”July Shrimp Night” at the American Legion Post 39 will be held Friday, July 11 due to the holiday. The post is located at 112 4th Ave. in Roebling. A shrimp platter costs $12. A roast beef sandwich costs $9 and a meatball sandwich costs $8. Kids meals will be available for…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Florence    Paula Parrott, 63, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, was arrested at 1:51 a.m. June 21 and charged with drunken driving, driving the wrong way on a one way street, reckless driving, refusal to submit a breath test after a traffic stop on Route 130.    A 17-year-old juvenile from Florence was arrested at 11:29 p.m. June 21…

  • CALENDAR: JULY 4

    Wednesdays    Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Mondays    Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor…

  • PRINCETON: Town joins in World Cup fever

    PRINCETON: Town joins in World Cup fever

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Perhaps only the World Cup could make a grown man bring a cow bell to a local restaurant on Tuesday afternoon or for a Nassau Street business to have a "Beat Belgium" T-shirt hanging outside. Such was the intensity, passion and interest in the game between the United States…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crash injures Mercer man

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crash injures Mercer man

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A Monday afternoon crash seriously injured a 30-year-old Hightstown man, police said. At 4:25 p.m. South Brunswick Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Herrod Boulevard and Stults Road. The crash took place when a 30-year-old warehouse worker from Hightstown was driving a…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Teaching science with imagination

    HIGHTSTOWN: Teaching science with imagination

    By Jenine Clancy HIGHTSTOWN —Science came to life for a group of kids this weekend. The Sciencetellers, an interactive science troupe, performed for about 20 kids at the Hightstown Library on Saturday. For almost a decade, Sciencetellers have been combining storytelling, comedy, and exciting science experiments into a dynamic and highly interactive learning experience. This…

  • MONROE: Middle school students enjoy D.A.R.E. Field day

    MONROE: Middle school students enjoy D.A.R.E. Field day

    By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer MONROE — The Middle School’s sixth grade class participated in the first annual D.A.R.E. field day, last month at the middle school. A class of more than 500 students listened in and worked with law enforcement officers, firefighters and first aid squad members at eight stations, which included walking with…