Author: Central Jersey

  • LAWRENCE: Sgt. Amodio promoted, new officer sworn

    A new police officer was sworn into service with the Lawrence Township Police Department and a veteran police officer was sworn into his new position as a lieutenant at Township Council’s Jan. 23 meeting By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A new police officer was sworn into service with the Lawrence Township Police Department and a…

  • LAWRENCE: Boys and Girls Club center given go-ahead

    The Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County’s proposal to convert a vacant building on Spruce Street into a community recreation center gained the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s approval at a By>Lea KahnStaff Writer    The Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County’s proposal to convert a vacant building on Spruce Street…

  • From the heart

    From the heart

    Celebrating life and volunteering for the Super Bowl By Anthony Stoeckert, Staff Writer    Mark and Terry Meade are like a lot of New York (Brooklyn, to be precise) couples that I grew up around. After 49 years of marriage, they seem to be able to argue about anything. For example, as Mark shows me a…

  • LAWRENCE: Man charged with shoplifting and fleeing from police

    Pippo Marino, 49, of Chesterfield Township, has been charged with four counts of shoplifting and resisting arrest after he tried to flee from police at the Quaker Bridge Mall Jan. 24. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Pippo Marino, 49, of Chesterfield Township, has been charged with four counts of shoplifting and resisting arrest after he…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider president to retire in 2015

    Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski is going to retire, effective July 31, 2015, after serving 12 years at the helm of the university.    Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski is going to retire, effective July 31, 2015, after serving 12 years at the helm of the university.    Dr. Rozanski, who has served as Rider University’s president…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City rallies for hometown Olympian Kyle Tress

    LAMBERTVILLE: City rallies for hometown Olympian Kyle Tress

    Lambertville is getting psyched for the Winter Olympics by hanging a banner across Bridge Street to wish well a favorite son, Kyle Tress, a 1999 graduate of South Hunterdon Regional High School. He is one of three who made the U.S. team in the skeleton event, which involves hurtling head-first on a metal sled down…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Sabatino repeats at Skyland meet

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Marlena Sabatino improved for the third straight year at the Skyland Conference Championships.    As a sophomore at Hillsborough High School, Sabatino soared 11-feet for second place in the girls pole vault at the Skyland meet. As a junior, she won her first Skyland crown, but jumped just 10-6.    In…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City rallies for hometown Olympian Kyle Tress
  • HILLSBOROUGH: 33 Winterguard squads to compete Saturday

    HILLSBOROUGH: 33 Winterguard squads to compete Saturday

    Members of the Hillsborough High School winter guard precision drill team will host and perform Saturday in the high school gym.