Author: Central Jersey

  • HILLSBOROUGH: 24-year-old volunteer fireman dies in motorcycle accident 

    A motorcyclist found dead Saturday after his Yamaha went off Millstone River Road is being identified as Kyle Scheuerman, 24, a volunteer with the Millstone Valley Fire Department and a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. The accident was discovered at about 11:29 a.m. north of the Blackwell Mills Causeway. Hillsborough police have yet to confirm…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: 500-page off-track wagering document now public 

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor About 500 pages of detail about the proposed operation of an off-track wagering site proposed for Hillsborough is available for view on a computer. The state’s sixth off-track wagering facility is proposed for a former restaurant on Route 206 at Park Avenue, just south of Brown Avenue. The N.J. Racing…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: U13 Gold’s run ends at regionals

    By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group The Hillsborough 13U Gold team saw its summer run come to an end, but not before it made history by advancing farther than ever as a group. Representing the Northern New Jersey in the Babe Ruth Mid-Atlantic Regional in Atlantic Shore, Hillsborough finished second in Pool A before bowing…

  • CRANBURY: Night out builds community

    CRANBURY: Night out builds community

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor National Night Out is supposed to be about crime and drug prevention, but for many it is more about connecting with neighbors and friends and having a good time. But that was fine with the Cranbury Township Police Department Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 68, which sponsored the annual…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Jack malfunctions, trapping man under minivan

    A 36-year-old township resident was trapped beneath a Plymouth Voyager after a jack malfunctioned yesterday afternoon. East Windsor Police were able to extricate Adrian Guaman, who was unresponsive and having labored breathing, at 1:12 p.m. The incident occurred in the Windsor Castle Apartments Building H parking lot. Mr. Guaman was transported to Capital Health Regional…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: More than 2,700 sign online petition asking to save Doris Duke’s home

    HILLSBOROUGH: More than 2,700 sign online petition asking to save Doris Duke’s home

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor More than 2,700 people have signed at online petition asking that the main residence at Duke Farms be saved from destruction. The petition at change.org was begun to be circulated before the July 30 meeting of the Hillsborough Township Historic Preservation Commission, which must approve the request for a demolition…

  • PRINCETON: SAVE animal shelter readies for relocation to Montgomery Township in September

    PRINCETON: SAVE animal shelter readies for relocation to Montgomery Township in September

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Local animal shelter SAVE will move to the Skillman section of Montgomery by early September after spending the past 74 years on Herrontown Road, as the much anticipated but delayed relocation finally happens. SAVE raised $3.5 million to buy and improve land on Route 601 that includes a newly…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Local woman allegedly kills family dog

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer A borough woman was arrested last week for allegedly killing her family’s nine-year-old dog with a shovel and claw hammer after allegedly failing to poison the dog, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Michelle Wankoff, 19, was charged with two accounts of animal cruelty, tampering with evidence, and two…

  • WASHINGTON CROSSING: Pidcock family will hold reunion picnic Aug. 15

    WASHINGTON CROSSING: Pidcock family will hold reunion picnic Aug. 15

    The Pidcock Family Association will hold its 2015 reunion on Saturday, Aug. 15, in Washington Crossing Historic Park, Bucks County. “The reunion will begin at noon, with lunch at 1 o’clock,” said John L. Moore, association president. The reunion will be held in the General Sullivan Pavilion along Pidcock Creek, which is named for the…