Author: Central Jersey

  • COLUMBUS CORNER: May 1

    by Packet Media Group The Columbus Grange will be serving a ham dinner on Saturday May 3rd at 6 p.m. For advanced reservations, call Claudia Teal at 609-324-0729.    Tickets are $15 for adults and $6 for children. All proceeds will benefit the continued building improvements at the Grange Hall.    The Grange is located at 88…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Shred personal documents at library on Saturday, May 10

    Opportunity raises money for library    People can destroy and recycle sensitive personal documents at a fund-raising shredding event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Lambertville Public Library, 6 Lilly St.    All types of paper (such as financial and legal documents, tax and medical records) accepted. No plastic bags or electronics,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Man charged with homicide and arson

    HILLSBOROUGH: Man charged with homicide and arson

    Police say fire in residence was deliberately set to cover up death of woman, 30    Juan Jimenez- Olivera, 29, of Hamilton Road, Hillsborough, was charged Friday with first-degree homicide and second-degree arson for allegedly killing a female pizzeria co-worker and then setting a fire to cover it up.    Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said on…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Man charged with homicide and arson
  • WEST WINDSOR: Delay in brush collection has council mulling fines

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Department of Public Works is behind schedule in collecting yard debris due to the volume of material from the severe winter.    Business Administrator Marlena Schmid said the township is catching up on brush removal and that Department of Public Works employees are now working overtime to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: $500/day fill-in administrator is hired

    Second try at temporary replacement for assistant superintendent By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Two hours after making cuts to next school year’s budget, school board members scuffled Monday night for the second time on spending hundreds of dollars per day on a substitute administrator.    Ultimately, the board voted, 5-4, to hire Marc Gaswirth as interim…

  • Rago Auctions Fine Art Auctions, May 17

    Rago Auctions Fine Art Auctions, May 17

    By Rago Auctions Lambertville, NJ: On Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 10 a.m., Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold sales of 19th/20th Century American and European Art and Post-War/Contemporary Art, featuring the work of artist such as Nevelson, Paine, Wesselmann, De Kooning, Scharf, Coppedge and Folinsbee. Preview: Saturday, May 10 through Thursday, May 15,…

  • BORDENTOWN: East Windsor administrator tapped for superintendent post
  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    A residence on the first block of Brooks Bend was burglarized between 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. April 29. Someone broke in through the front door. Cash and jewelry were taken.    Maris Rozenblat-Rucci, 21, of Belle Mead, was arrested at 7:42 p.m. April 28 on Hulfish Street on a warrant from Branchburg Township Municipal…