Author: Central Jersey

  • MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE: What do children need to succeed in life?

    For more than a decade and a half, the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance has worked with the community to ensure youth in Hopewell Valley grow up to be caring, confident and responsible.    For more than a decade and a half, the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance has worked with the community to ensure youth in Hopewell…

  • AREA: Erica Condon named Jointure’s director

    AREA: Erica Condon named Jointure’s director

       Erica Condon has been hired as executive director of The Jointure educational, non-profit organization group serving residents in several communities in Somerset County.    The Jointure involves more than 500 children in before and after-school programs in three school districts, a pre-school/kindergarten program, a summer enrichment program, an adult education program and classes for ESL, GED…

  • SOUTH COUNTY: Council, school board seats filled by write-ins

       Write-in votes elected to people to vacancies for municipal office or school board.    Donald Vandegrift of Wilson Drive was certified to take a three-year term on the Stockton Borough Council.    On the Lambertville school board, Marcia O’Connell, of North Main Street, won a three-year term. She is completing her first three-year term. Because of the…

  • NEW HOPE, LAMBERTVILLE: New Hope reports five copper thefts

    Police blotters   New Hope police reported several reports of copper downspouts being taken off homes on New and West Mechanic streets from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1.    On Oct. 28, a New Street resident reported to police at 6:36 a.m. that, at some time during the overnight hours, someone had removed a copper downspout, valued…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Nov. 22, 2013

    Turkey stuffing old and new By Pat Tanner, Special Writer    Is it just my family, or do most people consider stuffing the most beloved part of the Thanksgiving meal? Assuming we Tanners are not an anomaly (at least in this one regard), I asked chefs from two of the most popular, successful new eateries to…

  • PRINCETON: Girls Tennis Player of the Year

    Rosca cheered on through perfect season By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    There has never been a season like the one that Christina Rosca enjoyed with the Princeton High School girls tennis team.    The Little Tigers sophomore had debuted the year before in promising fashion by reaching the Mercer County Tournament final at first singles…

  • PAGING PDS: Are Advanced Placement courses worth it or not?

    Like most high school seniors, I spent a portion of my summer visiting colleges and narrowing down the list of schools to which I would like to apply. By Iqra Asghar    Like most high school seniors, I spent a portion of my summer visiting colleges and narrowing down the list of schools to which I…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Food waste recycling takes a budgetary step

    By John TGredrea, Special Writer    The City Council took another step Monday night toward implementing a food waste recycling program that city officials say can make the city more environmentally friendly while saving money.    Passed unanimously by the Council was a resolution authorizing insertion of $10,000, received as a grant through Sustainable Jersey, into the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Five Raiders sign to compete in college

    HILLSBOROUGH: Five Raiders sign to compete in college

    Parents Wendy and Ed Hornich flank Hillsborough High School baseball coach Norm Hewitt as they stand behind Matt Hornich as he signed his letter of intent to attend the University of Delaware.