Author: Central Jersey

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dual snowstorms both frightful and delightful

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dual snowstorms both frightful and delightful

    Azra Baig photo. Students enjoy a day of sledding at Woodlot Park in Monmouth Junction on Tuesday.

  • Settling a Complex Estate Gets Easier

    Settling a Complex Estate Gets Easier

    By Chris Reynolds Settling a Complex Estate Gets Easier That old mahogany cabinet you’ve always loved…the painting that hung over Mom’s bookcase…the lake house you never seem to get to any more…the vintage car Dad drove on weekends…When parents die, they often leave valuable and significant possessions which can’t easily be divided among heirs. Settling…

  • PRINCETON: Epperly named Ivy’s top offensive player

    Junior is third quarterback in program history to win Cup By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Quinn Epperly never imagined that Monday afternoon he would be hoisting the Asa. S. Bushnell Cup for the 2013 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year in New York City.    The junior is the third quarterback in Princeton University…

  • Arts Council gets dramatic

    James Christy brings his new play to Princeton By Anthony Stoeckert, Packet Media Group    The Arts Council of Princeton is known for its art exhibits, concerts, classes, and events like the annual Sauce for the Goose holiday craft show.    But the Arts Council’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts is also a home for theater,…

  • Despite report, consider civilian to oversee police

    Roger Martindell, Princeton To the editor: Last week, Princeton’s mayor and council received a report regarding the historically troubled Police Department and were awarded kudos by its consultant for being on the “right path,” according to recent press reports.    Missing from the publicly released portions of the consultant’s report was analysis of the recent history…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer Princeton    A black iPhone valued at $600 was reported pick-pocketed from a person at a business on Bunn Drive around 8 p.m. on Dec. 6.    An iPad and a digital camera that were left unattended in an unsecured room at a business on Nassau Street were reported stolen between 11…

  • CRANBURY: Death shocks business community

    CRANBURY: Death shocks business community

    As shoppers strolled through stores along Main Street Sunday, there was a palpable sense of unease and loss as the business community began to mourn one of their own. By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor CRANBURY — As shoppers strolled through stores along Main Street Sunday, there was a palpable sense of unease and loss…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local man’s beard wins third place

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local man’s beard wins third place

    For bearded Kendall Park resident Christopher Porrovecchio, “it has been a 27-month journey” full of recognition for his unique hobby. By Ed Birch, Special Writer For bearded Kendall Park resident Christopher Porrovecchio, “it has been a 27-month journey” full of recognition for his unique hobby.    ”I was inspired by the cable television show ‘Whisker Wars’…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Reward offered in ‘home invasion’

    Intruder assaulted man, 80, and woman, 57, with a hammer    Somerset County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect in a home invasion on Dec. 7 in Hillsborough Township.    Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said that at about 10:30 a.m. a black…