Author: Central Jersey

  • HILLSBOROUGH: ShopRite employees get photo on box of cereal box

    HILLSBOROUGH: ShopRite employees get photo on box of cereal box

    Lynette Byrne of Manville captained team effort By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Look closely the back of the cereal box at your breakfast table. You may see some familiar faces.    Two ShopRite of Hillsborough employees — Lynette Byrne of Manville and Scott Holds of Newton — are among 81 people chosen to pose for a…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Teen wins gold in tumbling event in Utah

    LAMBERTVILLE: Teen wins gold in tumbling event in Utah

    Lance Christopher competes for Motion Gymnastics    Lance Christopher of Lambertville flew home with a gold medal representing the Motion Gymnastics Trampoline & Tumbling team March 14-15 at the 4th annual Kalon Ludvigson Invitational, held in Salt Lake City, Utah.    More than 950 competitors from the United States and Canada took part.    ”This is the first…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Allen nets three for Air Force

       Christopher Allen, a sophomore from Hillsborough, was one of three Falcons to register three-goal hat tricks when the Air Force Academy lacrosse team (4-3) picked up a 15-12 non-conference road victory over Jacksonville on Saturday, March 15.    Air Force outshot Jacksonville, 43-34, including a 31-13 edge in the first half when it ran off seven…

  • Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County’s April 8th Workshop will Focus on Healthy Eating, Medications and Vitamins for Elderly Persons

    Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County’s April 8th Workshop will Focus on Healthy Eating, Medications and Vitamins for Elderly Persons

    By Diane Blaszka Hamilton, NJ, March 27, 2014: On Tuesday, April 8th, nonprofit Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County (ICGMC) will host a Spring Community Workshop that is free and open to the public. Beginning at 10:15 am at the John O. Wilson Center at 169 Wilfred Avenue in Hamilton, NJ, the 90-minute workshop will…

  • NEW HOPE: New Hope police report $10,000 theft of copper

       Representatives from AT&T and Verizon reported to police on March 18, that, at some time over the prior four months, copper buss bars and wiring, with a value in excess of $10,000, had been removed from a facility on North Stockton Avenue.    • At 12:32 a.m. on March 18, police arrested Rachel Carroll, 37, of New…

  • Keep on food truckin’

    Keep on food truckin’

    Adam Browne and Cindy Matas, two of Surf and Turf’s owners, will be bringing their food to the Food Truck Fiesta at Mer´cer County Park on Saturday.

  • Keep on food truckin’

    Keep on food truckin’

    Mercer County Park will host tasty plates, family fun By Anthony Stoeckert, Packet Media Group    It’s time to eat food from a truck, and we’re not talking about your typical hot dogs and funnel cakes.    Mercer County Park is scheduled to host the first Food Truck Fiesta, Saturday, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 7…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Boys’ travel team wins tournament

    HILLSBOROUGH: Boys’ travel team wins tournament

       The Hillsborough travel 7th grade boys’ basketball team concluded its season with its second championship of the season.    The team defeated Woodbridge, 64-45, in the title game of the North Brunswick Basketball League. This concluded a streak where third-seeded Hillsborough defeated the 5th, 4th, 2nd and 1st seeded teams in consecutive games en route to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Boys’ travel team wins tournament

    HILLSBOROUGH: Boys’ travel team wins tournament

    Hillsborough’s 7th grade travel basketball team posted a 17-5 mark this winter. In top row from left, are Coach John Dillon, Justin Nitschke, Johnny Gadaleta, Tommy Zdroik, Dylan Boczon, Ryan Gemignani and A.J. Dillon. In middle row, from left, are Chris Zickert, Dylan Morrello, Kyle McAvaddy, Press Quackenbush and Tommy Ramsey. Kneeling are coaches Dennis…