Author: Central Jersey

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council proposes ordinance to establish volunteer EMT unit

    WEST WINDSOR: Council proposes ordinance to establish volunteer EMT unit

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Aiming to supplement its paid emergency medical technicians with volunteers, Township Council has introduced an ordinance that establishes a volunteer emergency medical services unit within the township’s Department of Public Safety. Under the terms of the ordinance, which was introduced Monday night, the proposed Volunteer Emergency Medical…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Bat found inside house tests positive for rabies

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A rabid bat that was found inside a house on Beck Court in the Kendall Park section of the township last week has tested positive for rabies, making it the second rabid bat found in South Brunswick this month. The bat was found inside the house Aug.…

  • PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Aug. 25

    PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Aug. 25

    Sarah Scott, 27, of Trenton was arrested on outstanding warrants from the Trenton Municipal Court and the Robbinsville Township Municipal Court following a motor vehicle stop on State Road at 9:15 p.m. Aug. 19.   Douglas Mathis, 51, of Trenton, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $800 from the Lawrence Township Municipal Court…

  • PRINCETON: ‘No violation’ found in alleged flap between municipal administrator, rec director

    PRINCETON: ‘No violation’ found in alleged flap between municipal administrator, rec director

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer An internal investigation into an alleged confrontation between Princeton municipal administrator Marc D. Dashield and recreation director Ben Stentz has ended with the town saying there was “no violation” of the municipal personnel manual. “There’s no violation,” Councilwoman Jo S. Butler said Tuesday without elaborating on what an outside…

  • Urge Sen. Cory Booker to vote yes on Iran nuckear agreement

    Liz and David Cohen, Princeton Urge Sen. Booker to  support Iran nuclear deal  To the editor:  We are at a crucial crossroads with the Iran nuclear agreement; we hope that Sen. Cory Booker will part ways from Sen. Menendez and vote to support it. Sen. Booker has been thinking a lot and…

  • MERCER COUNTY: Summer concert series concludes with performances by legendary local guitarists (with multiple photos)

    MERCER COUNTY: Summer concert series concludes with performances by legendary local guitarists (with multiple photos)

    Mercer County’s Summer Concert Series concluded Saturday night as three legendary local guitarists took the stage at the Mercer County Park Festival Grounds. Billed as Local Legends Night, Ernie White and his band, Paul Plumeri, and Joe Zook & Blues Deluxe headlined the final show of the summer at the park. Previous county-sponsored shows featured…

  • LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Man arrested, charged with robbery, car-jacking and kidnapping

    LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP: Man arrested, charged with robbery, car-jacking and kidnapping

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer One of the two men who broke into an Avalon Bay apartment Aug. 12 and who forced the occupant to withdraw money from the bank has been arrested and charged with robbery, car-jacking, kidnapping and other offenses, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Righteous Laster, 19, of Trenton, was…

  • PRINCETON: Town adds November brush collection date

    PRINCETON: Town adds November brush collection date

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton will provide a community-wide brush collection during the week of Nov.16, an added service that the town announced Monday. The change is part of more brush collections the town will do for residents now and into the future. For 2016, the town again will collect brush and Christmas…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Mayor and committee should have acted to make OTW application public

    Sonya Martin, Hillsborough The citizens of Hillsborough deserve to be well represented and I believe that the mayor and Township Committee failed to take enough action on behalf of our residents. On June 9, as reported in the Hillsborough Beacon on June 11, the mayor and our Township Committee were notified by the NJ Racing…