Author: Central Jersey

  • Harvest Fair was a great success

    Rebecca Coyle, Harvest fair planning chairwoman The 29th annual Hopewell Harvest Fair was held on Saturday, Sept. 26, on the grounds of the Hopewell Elementary School in Hopewell Borough. Thousands of area residents gathered on a beautiful, autumn-like day for a day of family entertainment. Once again, the event was a true success, bringing together…

  • Service dogs in our public schools?

    Stanley J. Vitello, Esq., of Hopewell At issue is whether a service dog constitutes a reasonable accommodation under current federal disability law — Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act , the Individual with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. There is a presumption in these federal laws that a student with a disability…

  • Pipeline is of no benefit to residents

    Martha and Frank McDougald, of Hopewell Citizens Against the PennEast Pipeline To fellow Hopewell Valley citizens: The proposed PennEast pipeline, which threatens to tear up the public and private lands of our township, is a threat to our community’s drinking water, health and safety, property values and beautiful preserved land for which we have paid…

  • IN THE SOURLANDS: African-American museum planned for Sourlands

    IN THE SOURLANDS: African-American museum planned for Sourlands

    By Caroline Katmann The charming one-room African Methodist Episcopal Church on Hollow Road, known as the Mount Zion AME Church, is one of the most historic buildings in the Sourlands. Constructed sometime before 1850 on Zion Road near the Province Line on Sourland Mountain, the African Methodist Episcopal Church served the black population of the…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Mercer County official advises residents to prepare for potential storm

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Mercer County official advises residents to prepare for potential storm

    TRENTON, N.J. — With Tropical Storm Joaquin having taken on hurricane status, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes is advising residents to prepare now for potential weather-related power outages, localized flooding and wind damage this weekend. “While it’s too early to know exactly what path this storm will take and how it will impact Mercer…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Boro Raider youth football dunks Jr. Lions twice by 35-0 score

    HILLSBOROUGH: Boro Raider youth football dunks Jr. Lions twice by 35-0 score

    The Jr. Raiders varsity defeated the North Hunterdon Jr. Lions, 35-0. The Jr. Raiders started their first defensive series with an interception by TJ Schultz. On the first offensive play Nate Estime dashed for a 30-yard touchdown. Tommy Ramsey completed the PAT kick. The Jr. Raiders scored on their next possession with a 46-yard touchdown…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Culinary Creations eatery works non-stop to feed Pope’s staff 

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Feeding the people who surrounded Pope Francis kept a staff of about 40 working virtually fulltime at Culinary Creations in Hillsborough over the weekend. Andrew Pantano, the proprietor and chef at the restaurant and pastry shop on Route 206, had to call on parttimers and even former employees to help…

  • PRINCETON: Witherspoon Middle School evacuated because of bomb threat (Updated)

    PRINCETON: Witherspoon Middle School evacuated because of bomb threat (Updated)

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The John Witherspoon Middle School on Walnut Lane was evacuated briefly Wednesday morning, following a phoned-in bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. The Princeton Police Department conducted a thorough search of the middle school and the surrounding area in response to the bomb threat, which was phoned…

  • Pilgrims in the perimeter: Photographing Pope Francis (with multiple photos)

    Pilgrims in the perimeter: Photographing Pope Francis (with multiple photos)

    By Phil McAuliffe, Packet Media Group In January of this year, it was announced that Pope Francis would be making a trip to North America and come to Philadelphia to preside over a large papal Mass concluding an event called the “World Meeting of Families.” This was an event that would draw hundreds of thousands…