Author: Central Jersey

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: January 2

    by Nancy Mrzljak The Chesterfield Township Committee reorganizational meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 2 at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building.    For more information call 609-298-2311 or visit the Township website www.chesterfieldtwp.com    The Union Fire Company #1 pancake breakfast will be held 7 – 11 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Crosswicks Firehouse.…

  • MANVILLE: Church given ‘best’ honor

    MANVILLE: Church given ‘best’ honor

    Parish secretary Ann Straszewski and Pastor Stanislaw Slaby pose in front of Sacred Heart Church on South Main Street. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • CAPITOL NEWS & COMMENT: January 3

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Cleaner vehicles    Legislation Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera sponsored to promote the purchase of natural gas-powered vehicles that are cleaner and more efficient has been released by an Assembly panel.    The bill (A3629) provides corporation business tax credits and gross income…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Montgomery    A home on Bridgeport Road was burglarized sometime before 2:32 p.m. on Dec. 19. Entry to the residence was gained by breaking the glass of a door in the rear of the house. Police said the suspect(s) ransacked several rooms and stole firearms, computer equipment, jewelry and a checkbook.    A home on Willow Run…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Jr. Raiders win title in snow

    HILLSBOROUGH: Jr. Raiders win title in snow

    Hillsborough running back Tyler Boatwright (22) plunges into the end zone in the second overtime of the Dec. 14 game against Orange to give the Hillsborough Junior Raiders varsi´ty the N.J. Unlimited Weight Youth Football Association American Division state champion´ship. 

  • LAWRENCE: Thieves hit 11 cars overnight

    Nearly a dozen cars parked on Devon Avenue, Irwin Place, Fieldboro Drive and Gedney Road were entered overnight between 8 p.m. Dec. 29 and 6:17 a.m. Dec. 30. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Nearly a dozen cars parked on Devon Avenue, Irwin Place, Fieldboro Drive and Gedney Road were entered overnight between 8 p.m. Dec.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Jr. Raiders win title in snow

    HILLSBOROUGH: Jr. Raiders win title in snow

    Varsity team captures championship in double overtime    In snowy and windy conditions, the Hillsborough Junior Raiders Varsity football team won the New Jersey Unlimited Weight Youth Football Association American Division state championship on Saturday, Dec. 14, by beating the Orange Tornados, 8-0, in double overtime at Winton White Stadium in Englewood.    ”Any time you…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Company gives holiday turkeys to firefighters

    HILLSBOROUGH: Company gives holiday turkeys to firefighters

    Quarry company thanks Flagtown volunteers As a gesture of thanks, Gibraltar Rock of Belle Mead donated holiday turkeys to 22 Flagtown volunteer fire fighters for the fifth consecutive year. The Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 is the primary response unit for Gibraltar Rock, a unit of the Silvi Group, which operates a quarry on…

  • FLORENCE: Local police brighten a needy family’s holiday

    FLORENCE: Local police brighten a needy family’s holiday

    Members of the Florence Township Police Department pose with Doris Dobbins after delivering a Christmas tree Dec. 19. Courtesy photo