Author: Central Jersey

  • PRINCETON: Police investigating reported sexual assault on Nassau near Witherspoon

    PRINCETON: Police investigating reported sexual assault on Nassau near Witherspoon

    Princeton Police detectives and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office are currently investigating a reported sexual assault that allegedly occurred on Nassau Street near Witherspoon Street last night, 7/31/15, between 10 p.m. Thursday night and 3 a.m. Firiday morning.  The female victim was reportedly followed by a male (no physical description) and sexually assaulted. There is…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: N.J. Racing Commission opens access to off-track wagering application   

    HILLSBOROUGH: N.J. Racing Commission opens access to off-track wagering application  

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor The N.J. Racing Commission has decided to make public the application for an off-track wagering facility in Hillsborough. After final public comments were received by Thursday’s deadline, there was nothing new that required investigation, so the commission decided to make the application subject to Open Public Records Act requests, said…

  • PRINCETON: Faculty Road to close for repairs Aug. 3 to Aug. 22

    PRINCETON: Faculty Road to close for repairs Aug. 3 to Aug. 22

    Beginning on Monday, Aug. 3, sections of Faculty Road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday for roadway, curb and crosswalk improvements, Princeton police said in an announcement this week. The closures will be as follows: • Aug. 3 to Aug. 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Faculty Road will…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Hearing on request to demolish Doris Duke’s home is continued to Sept. 24

    HILLSBOROUGH: Hearing on request to demolish Doris Duke’s home is continued to Sept. 24

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Philanthropist’s Doris Duke’s lifelong home in Hillsborough — even if saved — probably wouldn’t qualify for acceptance on the national register of historic places, according to testimony from a historic architectural consultant. Duke Farms is seeking permission from the Hillsborough Historic Preservation Commission to demolish the home off Route 206…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School system shuffles sport assistant coaches  

    In coaching and extracurricular moves, the Hillsborough Board of Education accepted the resignations Monday night of: – Christopher Giordano, assistant coach boys’ soccer at the high school; – Brandon Shamy, assistant boys’ basketball coach at the high school for three years, and – Mark Ziminski, two-year assistant varsity boys’ lacrosse coach at the high school.…

  • HUNTERDON: 4-H fair will judge biggest, weirdest vegetables  

    There are 39 ways to earn a ribbon in the “Biggest Specimen” contest at the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair. Home gardeners love to boast that their fruits and vegetables are the biggest, tallest and longest and the show will determine bragging rights. The fair runs Wednesday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 23, at…

  • MONROE: Missing man found dead

    MONROE — The Rutherford man who did not show up for work in Jamesburg on Monday was found dead in his vehicle in Monroe on Wednesday, according to Monroe police. The Monroe Township Police Department received a call at 12:16 p.m. on July 29 about a suspicious vehicle with an unresponsive person in it behind…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pennsylvania man charged with DUI in a golf cart

    WEST WINDSOR: Pennsylvania man charged with DUI in a golf cart

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR – A 43-year-old Levittown, Pa., man who left the Mercer Oaks Golf Course in a golf cart was charged with driving under the influence after he collided with another vehicle on Village Road West at 7:06 p.m. July 26, according to the West Windsor Township Police Department. The…