Author: Central Jersey

  • LAMBERTVILLE: DelVecchio: Everyone should recycle

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The last year has seen a marked increase in the amount of recycling collected in Lambertville.    That’s good news from both environmental and fiscal standpoints, city officials said.    ”Reducing the amount we send to a landfill while increasing what we can recycle is a combination that is sound…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Three charged with DUI, police say

    Three arrests for driving under the influence were reported by Hillsborough police in the last two weeks.    Three arrests for driving under the influence were reported by Hillsborough police in the last two weeks.    Stanislaw Toporowski, 62, of Manville was charged after his vehicle was involved in an accident on Millstone River Road on Jan.…

  • REGION: Class builds snow shelter

    Armed with shovels of all sizes and colors, a mixed group of kids and adults tackled a small, square plot of snow in the Plainsboro Preserve. by, Charley Falkenburg Special Writer PLAINSBORO — Armed with shovels of all sizes and colors, a mixed group of kids and adults tackled a small, square plot of snow…

  • MANVILLE: Basketball coach back on home court

    MANVILLE: Basketball coach back on home court

    Mary Ellen Day Mike Knitowski, head coach of Manville High School’s girls basketball team, gives instructions to his players in a recent game. Photo by Mary Ellen Day

  • EDITORIAL: Go away winter weather

    With apologies to the Bard, these are the times that try our winter-weary souls.    We’re coming off a week that saw about 8 inches of snow on Monday, followed by snow, rain and ice overnight on Tuesday and into Wednesday.    This is on top of several other snowstorms this winter, with a total accumulation of…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Solar farm approved

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Solar farm approved

    A 9 megawatt Public Service Energy & Gas solar farm on the former Parklands Landfill was unanimously approved by the Bordentown Planning Board at a special meeting Feb. 5. by David Kilby, Special Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A 9 megawatt Public Service Energy & Gas solar farm on the former Parklands Landfill was unanimously approved…

  • CAPITOL NEWS & COMMENT: February 14

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Casinos    Legislation Assembly Democrats Celeste Riley and Troy Singleton sponsored to require casinos to install and maintain security cameras in every stairwell throughout casino hotel facility has been advanced by an Assembly committee.    ”The purpose of this bill is…

  • Cornerstone Music Studios Opens Camp Enrollment

    By Holly Deitz Cornerstone Music Studios is pleased to announce that summer camp registration is now open for all campers. For our younger campers, ages  5-8 years old we are pleased to announce we will once again be holding our “Storybook Series” summer camps.  The fairy tales are coming to life and there’s a part…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Reminder: Valley has elections Saturday

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Proposed 2014 fire district budgets and fire commission candidates will go before the voters this Saturday, when fire district elections will be held statewide.    In Hopewell Valley, where fire districting was instituted in 1987, each of the three municipalities — Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington Borough — is also…