Author: Central Jersey

  • Survey: South Brunswick needs train station

    Support also shown for new park-and-ride locations, shuttle service and wider roads. By: Brian Shappell    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Residents say they want a train station in the township to make access to train service easier, according to a survey by the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association.    However, township officials said support for a train station…

  • Officials and friends laud a former Valley resident

    By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously Oct. 4 to adopt a memorial resolution honoring the late Michael Arcieri, a former township committeeman and mayor who died Sept. 21 in Las Vegas, Nev.    The resolution conveyed sympathy to Mr. Arcieri’s family and stated that Mr. Arcieri "gave generously of his time" to "ensure…

  • Lady Raiders trying to get healthy for SCT

    HHS girls drop second Delaware Division game By: Rudy Brandl    Ever since starting the season with five straight wins, the Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team has fallen on hard times.    Forget about the fact that the Lady Raiders lost three of their next four games. That could only be expected with all the injuries the…

  • Upcoming events

    For the week of October 11. By: Thursday, Oct. 11 The Allentown Garden Club meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Allentown Methodist Church on Church Street, Allentown. Members will create wreaths out of amaranth that can be hung inside or outside for the birds in winter. Pre-registration is not necessary. The public…

  • Faith is rewarded

    Confidence pays off for South Brunswick tennis team with CJ IV tourney victory over Old Bridge By: Rich Fisher    The South Brunswick High tennis team lost to Old Bridge earlier in the regular season and finished behind the Knights in last weekend’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, but that all became a moot point on Tuesday.…

  • The big top sets up shop at Crossroads

    There will be two shows Sunday: 2 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. By: Stacey Gorski    While most husbands and wives say goodbye to one another in the morning and then spend the day apart at separate occupations, John and Tina Winn spend every working day together performing their daredevil circus act.    This season, Mr. and Ms.…

  • Hillsborough man honored by United Way

       Richard Yessian of Hillsborough has no aspirations of impressing others or being recognized for his good deeds. What he does care about is helping families in need find a better life. It was for his invaluable work with Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity (RVHFH) as their Building Committee co-chair that he was honored with United…

  • Residents refile lawsuit against borough

    By:Alec Moore    The borough is facing a re-filing of a lawsuit from a group of property owners who claim that the borough failed to adequately notify them of the impending floodwaters of Hurricane Floyd in 1999.    The lawsuit was filed at the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville on Oct. 2 by Warren Township -based attorney…

  • It’s a new world for epileptics, with many treatments available

    HEALTH MATTERS By: Melissa Carran, M.D.    Epilepsy is a chronic, neurological condition marked by disturbed electrical rhythms of the central nervous system.    When the brain is functioning normally, tiny electrical charges pass between nerve cells to all parts of the body. A person with epilepsy may have this normal pattern interrupted by intermittent and intense…