Author: Central Jersey

  • 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…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Cream Ridge group helps to rescue rabbits

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    CREAM RIDGE — Last month, a West Virginia woman pleaded guilty to three counts of animal cruelty after authorities discovered more than 150 rabbits in her home.    Rescue organizations from all over the East Coast took in these needy bunnies, including Kind Heart Rescue in Cream Ridge, which was just…

  • 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…

  • MONTGOMERY: Pilot suffers minor injury in ultralight crash

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — An ultralight plane crashed approximately 100 yards south of the runway at Princeton Airport around 5:43 p.m. Wednesday. The pilot and lone occupant, Ricardo M. Argente, 53, of Piscataway, suffered a minor injury in the crash. He told police he was performing take-offs and landings at Princeton Airport…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Robotics club may get some school budget aid

    RoboRaiders will be made an academic club By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Hillsborough school officials think they have a way to help the high school’s robotics team. Don’t call it an extracurricular activity. Call it an academic club. That way, the RoboRaiders 75 can gain by getting registration fees at meetings and competitions and in-state…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: May 22

    Thurs., May 22 Shipwrecked: at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, at 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence, historian Rochelle Christopher, of Victorian Vanities, will present this interactive media program about the historic maritime disasters off the coast of the New Jersey shore. Refreshments will be served. Registration is suggested. Call…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Keeping track of 3 eaglets

    HILLSBOROUGH: Keeping track of 3 eaglets

    Birds are banded before they leave nest at Duke Farms By Geena Molinaro, Staff Writer Three six-week-old Duke Farms eaglets are growing up and will soon be ready to leave the nest, literally. When they do, wildlife biologists want to be able to track them as best they can. To do that, the eaglets are…

  • LAMBERTVILLE/NEW HOPE: Pride parade emphasizes equal rights

    LAMBERTVILLE/NEW HOPE: Pride parade emphasizes equal rights

    Local students carry the rainbow flag, from Key West, Florida, across the bridge. Portions of the flag, known as the "Sea to Sea Rainbow Flag," travel to various functions. (Photo by Michael Agnew)