Author: Central Jersey

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Toxic gas alarm result of faulty detector

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Toxic gas alarm result of faulty detector

     Tuesday at 8:18 p.m., the Hopewell Township Police Department, along with the Hopewell Fire Department and Emergency Medical Unit, responded to UTC Aerospace at 330 Carter Road for a fire alarm activation. Upon arrival, officers were told by employees that a toxic gas alarm had activated in the main lab area. The employees then…

  • PENNINGTON: Three named to Pennington School board of trustees

    PENNINGTON: Three named to Pennington School board of trustees

    The Pennington School has announced the election of three new members to its board of trustees — Julia M. Wulf, Matthew Pauls and Anne Michaelson. Ms. Wulf was associate professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School from 2007 to 2014. Previously, she was an associate professor of management at The Wharton School of…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Super Moon Bike Ride planned at Mercer Meadows

     After the sun sets Saturday, Aug. 29, a full moon will provide illumination as bicyclists ride along Rosedale Lake through meadows and under the tree canopy in wooded sections of Mercer Meadows in Hopewell Township. They will be participating in the second annual Super Moon Bike Ride at Mercer Meadows, sponsored by the Lawrence…

  • TITUSVILLE: Never too early to begin collecting buttons

    TITUSVILLE: Never too early to begin collecting buttons

    Clothing button enthusiasts, ranging in age from preschoolers to senior citizens, are invited to Titusville on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a New Jersey State Button Society show and competition. Four-year-old Elena Ibanez, the granddaughter of John and Lucy Boyd, of Pennington, was the youngest button collector to visit the…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Local graduates joining Teach for America

    Teach For America has announced that two Hopewell locals have been accepted into the organization’s 2015 teaching corps. Teach For America is a national nonprofit working to expand educational opportunities for students in low-income communities. Corps members commit to teach in high-need urban or rural public schools and become lifelong advocates for educational equity. The…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Timberlane school supply lists available

    Parents from local schools, including Timberlane Middle School, have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year as all of their schools supply lists are posted on TeacherLists.com. With just one or two clicks, parents can find all of their 2015 lists and get a head start on this annual back-to-school chore.…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Pennington Players to hold auditions for fall musical, ‘Violet’

     The Pennington Players will hold open auditions for a fall production of the musical, “Violet,” by Brian Crawley and Jeanine Tesori. The show will be performed at Kelsey Theatre on campus at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor from Nov. 6 to 8 and 13 to 15 with Friday and Saturday night performances…

  • WATERSHED NOTES: Aug. 6

    WATERSHED NOTES: Aug. 6

    “Come Fly With Us” will be held in celebration of the new Watershed Center for Environmental Advocacy, Science and Education and the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association’s 15th annual Butterfly Festival. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees can explore the new…

  • NATURE CENTER NOTES: Aug. 6

     The following is a list of activities being offered through the Nature Center at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Some programs are offered without registration requirements; some will require advanced registration as indicated below. A fee of $5 per car ($7 for out of state) will be charged to motor vehicles entering the park…