Author: Central Jersey

  • PRINCETON: University president talks with town officials about school’s potential growth issues

    PRINCETON: University president talks with town officials about school’s potential growth issues

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber on Monday reiterated his belief that his school should admit more students and assured the public and municipal officials that the university’s growth would not come at the expense of the community. For the third time in his presidency, Mr. Eisgruber sat down…

  • PENNINGTON: College athlete Gies charged in Pennsylvania break-in

    PENNINGTON: College athlete Gies charged in Pennsylvania break-in

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer PENNINGTON — Michael Gies, a freshman football player at Lehigh University and winner of the outstanding male athlete award in his Hopewell Valley Central graduating class last spring, has been charged along with several teammates in connection with an incident of revenge gone wrong. Mr. Gies, 19, of Pennington, along…

  • HILLSBOROUGH:  Dukes Jr. Pee Wee cheer team wins national title 

    HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes Jr. Pee Wee cheer team wins national title 

    The Hillsborough Dukes Jr. Pee Wee cheerleaders won in their category at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Pop Warner Cheer and Dance National Championships on Monday, Dec. 7, in Kissimmee, Florida. The Dukes competed amongst the best of the best of the nation and came home with the gold in the Junior Pee Wee Small…

  • LAWRENCE: Police seek help with finding driver involved in hit-and-run

    LAWRENCE: Police seek help with finding driver involved in hit-and-run

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Township Police Department is asking for help in finding the driver of a car that struck a 40-year-old Trenton man on Dec. 12 shortly before 6 p.m. on Princeton Avenue near Pine Street. Police are looking for a beige or champagne vehicle, possibly a Buick LaCrosse.…

  • PRINCETON: University begins demolition of Butler Tract housing complex

    PRINCETON: University begins demolition of Butler Tract housing complex

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Write Princeton University on Monday began demolishing a former graduate student housing complex known as the Butler Tract, the future site of what is expected to be faculty and staff housing. The town on Friday issued permits for the school to raze 17 of the some 113 structures on the…

  • LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Parent blasts inconsistent lice policies in schools

    LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Parent blasts inconsistent lice policies in schools

    By James McEvoy, Special Writer LAWRENCE — In the coming months school district officials will craft new school policy after a recent lice outbreak revealed inconsistent practices that in some cases allowed students with active infestations to return to the classroom. At the Dec. 9 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Crystal Edwards revealed lice was…

  • PLAINSBORO: Township receives grant to make it more energy efficient

    PLAINSBORO: Township receives grant to make it more energy efficient

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Plainsboro Township’s Recreation and Cultural Center and the Rush Holt Environmental Education Center will be getting some upgrades to make them more energy efficient, thanks to Sustainable Jersey. Plainsboro Township has received a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey that will allow it to install high efficiency LED indoor…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Drug dealer convicted of selling Hillsborough man the heroin that killed him   

    HILLSBOROUGH: Drug dealer convicted of selling Hillsborough man the heroin that killed him  

    A Somerset County jury returned a guilty verdict Dec. 10 against Christopher Krafsky, 33, of Bridgewater Township, for the first-degree crime of strict liability for a drug-induced death of a young man in Hillsborough in late 2013. On Dec. 24, 2013, at about 6 a.m. Lisa Johnson found her 22-year-old son, Richard Johnson, dead in…

  • HOPEWELL TWP.: Two drivers hospitalized in Route 31 crash 

    Both drivers were hospitalized following a two-car accident on Route 31 at the intersection of Ingleside Avenue at 7:23 a.m. Monday, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Meaghan McGowan, 25, from Spotswood in a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta was trying to cross over Route 31 from eastbound Ingleside Avenue. She pulled out into the path…