Author: Central Jersey

  • HIGHTSTOWN: EW PAL soccer round-up

    HIGHTSTOWN: EW PAL soccer round-up

    The East Windsor PAL 10U Arsenal defeated their tough rivals, the Freehold Lightning, 2-1, in MOSA Premier travel soccer play. Rachael Charsky opened the scoring in the first half and Abigail Carter added another before halftime. The story of the second half was the impressive Arsenal Defense with Anna Zappola, Marcella Hirschman,and Megan Khazem holding…

  • HOPEWELL: HVSA rec soccer round-up

    Team Franco’s Pizza played its best game of the season in a 4-0 win over ActivCore. Katy Gray and Lucy Webster each had two goals and Manvi Tripathi preserved the shutout with some fantastic goaltending. Claire Dumont continued her outstanding defensive play.  On Sunday, Kuppeck Landscaping took a 3-1 win over Team Franco’s Pizza. For…

  • HOPEWELL: HVSA travel soccer

    The Hopewell Valley Soccer Association’s U8 Lightning opened with a 5-1 win over North Plainfield in travel soccer play. Dylan Napoleon scored two goals, while Gavin McCaffrey, Michael Whitlock and Milan Desai had one goal apiece. Eshaan Doshi, Jeremy Siegelheim and Logan Gonsalves had assists. Jackson Sub, John Jaihan, Noah Rodriguez, Ethan Nau and Ty…

  • PRINCETON: Small demonstration downtown to protest infant circumcision

    PRINCETON: Small demonstration downtown to protest infant circumcision

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Eight demonstrators opposed to infant circumcision protested in downtown Princeton on Yom Kippur Wednesday wearing mock blood-stained white paints in a move to end what they said is a medically unnecessary surgery. The California-based group Bloodstained Men was in town as part of a 14-day tour through the East…

  • PRINCETON: University cleared in discrimination probe

    PRINCETON: University cleared in discrimination probe

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University did not discriminate against Asian applicants seeking to enroll in the Ivy League school, the federal government concluded after an investigation based on complaints involving two students the school had rejected. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said in a Sept. 9 letter to…

  • PRINCETON: Washington Road crosswalk proposal tangled in red tape

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Nearly one year since two people were hit by a car on Washington Road at the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath, Mercer County officials still are trying to get all the necessary approvals to improve safety there. They have proposed installing a mid-block crosswalk and two solar-powered, pedestrian-activated rapid…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Idea of demolition would appalled Doris Duke, writer says 

    To the editor:  How would Doris Duke feel about the potential demolition of her Mansion in Hillsborough? Recently I went to Newport, R.I., and was fortunate to visit Doris Duke’s mansion there called Rough Point. Doris Duke was all about preservation and she deliberately established the Newport Restoration Foundation to ensure that her Newport…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Keep township moving ahead by voting for incumbents, writer says

    To the editor:  I am writing this letter in support of our deputy mayor, Greg Burchette, and Committeeman Carl Suraci for re-election this fall. From their collective energy, to their overwhelming commitment and support to the residents of Hillsborough, I ask that you please vote for them on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Their accomplishments and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Susan Gulliford says it’s time for independent leadership voice 

    To the editor:  I have a simple and straightforward message for Hillsborough’s voters: I am Susan Gulliford. I have lived and worked in Hillsborough for over 30 years. I am running for Township Committee as an unaffiliated, independent candidate and I would appreciate your vote. With so many voters feeling unrepresented and over 50…