Author: Central Jersey

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: April 18

    Wednesdays    Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Mondays    Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor…

  • FLORENCE: Mother charged with attempting to murder her three teenagers

    One child sustained cuts to a leg after mother drove van into Delaware River, according to authorities. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor FLORENCE — County and local authorities have announced charges against a township woman accused of attempting to kill her three teenagers by driving into the Delaware River Tuesday night.    In a joint press…

  • LETTER: Commission appreciates support

    To the editor:     The eighth annual stream cleanup was a huge success thanks to all the volunteers who helped by donating their time to make Millstone Township a cleaner place.    This year was the largest turnout of volunteers, some familiar faces from the previous years as well as some new ones. The cleanup, sponsored…

  • CRANBURY: Bank teller saves senior from car fire

    CRANBURY: Bank teller saves senior from car fire

    Jenine Clancy photo. Fire damage to the drive through canopy at the 1st Constitution Bank is visible after a vehicle caught fire last week. A teller in the bank rescued a senior woman from the car.

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Harbingers of a changing climate

    by Michele Byers Chickadees aren’t signs of spring since these cheery little birds are year-round Jersey residents.    But they could signal a warming climate.    An interesting new study focuses on “hybrid” chickadees — the offspring of northern black-capped chickadees and their southern relatives, Carolina chickadees — in places where the two ranges overlap. Because the…

  • MANSFIELD: Students will walk for diabetes awareness

    MANSFIELD: Students will walk for diabetes awareness

    Approximately 220 students attended the morning assembly at John Hydock Elementary School on April 7. by Amy Batista, Special Writer MANSFIELD — Students preparing to raise awareness for diabetes and support a fellow student, kicked off their efforts with an assembly earlier this month.    ”This is a chance for all of you guys to help…

  • MANVILLE: Man walking around school was a janitor

    Police blotter report, April 17th issue    A caller was worried that a man in blue jeans, work boots and heavy flannel shirt man was walking on the sidewalk taking pictures of the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School at 8:29 a.m. April 8. Police found no problem, just a custodian walking around the school with a cell…

  • HAMILTON: Steinert lacrosse off to a great start

    Not even two weeks into April, the Spartan already matched their number of victories from 2013. by Josh Lashley, Special Writer HAMILTON — Surpassing last season’s two-win total isn’t something that the Steinert High School girl’s lacrosse program want to accomplish it’s something that they expect to do-along with getting many other positive things done…

  • CRANBURY: Bank teller saves senior from car fire

    CRANBURY: Bank teller saves senior from car fire

    An 89-year-old township woman is thankful to be alive after a bank teller’s quick actions saved her from a car fire at the 1st Constitution Bank on Main Street April 10. By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer CRANBURY — An 89-year-old township woman is thankful to be alive after a bank teller’s quick actions saved her…