Author: Central Jersey

  • PLUMSTED BRIEFS: May 22

       During the month of May, the Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment will be collecting scrap metal, including keys and locks. The scrap metal proceeds will be used to buy food items to help feed the hungry in New Jersey.    Drop-off containers to collect keys and locks will be located at the Plumsted Branch…

  • MANSFIELD: Police take part in annual ’Click’ It’ campaign

       MANSFIELD — Police officers from Mansfield Township will be cracking down on unbuckled drivers and passengers — both front seat and back — as part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign.    Beginning May 19 and running through June 1, the annual initiative includes high-visibility law enforcement and seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols…

  • MONTGOMERY: Skillman teen sets record in Scrabble event

    MONTGOMERY: Skillman teen sets record in Scrabble event

    Eighth-graders Jacob Sass of Texas and Thomas Draper of Montgomery are the winners of the 2014 National School Scrabble Championship held in Providence, Rhode Island. Courtesy photo

  • CRANBURY: Lions club honors two
  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: May 22

    By Peg Dotson    The Roebling Garden Club will be conducting their annual Geranium Fundraiser to beautify the Roebling Circle.    For a donation of $6 per plant, you can purchase a flower “In Honor of “ or “In Memory of” a loved one. Names will be published in this newspaper column at a future date.    Also,…

  • Mercer Raceabout featured in Smithsonian auto exhibit

       When the call comes for drivers in this year’s Indianapolis 500 to start their engines, a race car owner from Hamilton will rev the engine of a 1911 Mercer Raceabout that is still making history.    The car will be featured in the Smithsonian traveling exhibit appearing May 25 at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell…

  • Honoring those who served

    Honoring those who served

    Masons mark Memorial Day with flags on the graves of veterans By Anthony Stoeckert, Packet Media Group  On an cloudy spring afternoon, a group of men gathered at Princeton Cemetery to mark Memorial Day the way it’s supposed to be. They moved swiftly, holding batches of small American flags, using a tool to dig holes…

  • REGIONAL: Assemblyman Dancer supports U.S. control over Internet

       Citing concerns regarding the freedom of expression, Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-12) has introduced a resolution urging President Barack Obama to maintain U.S. responsibility over the Internet’s Domain Name System.    According to a press release, the Internet currently provides over two billion people worldwide with access to knowledge, services, commerce, and communication. Navigating the Internet requires…

  • CRANBURY: Lions club honors two

    CRANBURY: Lions club honors two

    By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — The Cranbury Lions Club recognized two of its own for their humanitarian efforts at its meeting on May 7 at Teddy’s Restaurant. Lions Christine Thompson and Patrick Meehan were each awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship, the highest honor a member can receive, for their involvement in community…