Author: Central Jersey

  • BORDENTOWN: Students will trick-or-treat so kids can eat

        Local high school theater students have volunteered to trick or treat for canned food on Halloween “because hunger is a very scary thing.”    Bordentown Regional High School’s Thespian Troupe 6803 will participate in the International Thespian Society’s “Trick-or-Treat So Kids Can Eat” program. The program is a national community service program for International…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Peddie kicks off its sesquicentennial

        Peddie School will install its 16th headmaster on Saturday, Sept. 21 during a campus celebration that also marks the school’s 150th anniversary.    Peter A. Quinn was unanimously appointed headmaster by the Peddie Board of Trustees beginning in the 2013-14 school year. His appointment was a homecoming to Peddie, where he served as a…

  • PHOTOS: Hamilton holds Sept. 11 memorial ceremony

    PHOTOS: Hamilton holds Sept. 11 memorial ceremony

    Police Chief James W. Collins, Mayor Kelly A. Yaede and Fire District No. 9 Chief Mark Antozzeski hold a moment of silence after placing a memorial wreath during the ceremony.

  • MANVILLE: Blessing of the animals

    MANVILLE: Blessing of the animals

    Father Ken Ellis blesses Ruby the parrot with owner Sharon Kechula on Saturday at Holy Ghost Carpatho Russian Orthodox Church. Photo by Mary Ellen Day

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings maul East Brunswick Bears 42-7

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings maul East Brunswick Bears 42-7

    Ed Birch photo. Sophomore QB Drew Fehte scores final touchdown Sunday afternoon.

  • COUNTY: Rutgers’ program comes to MCCC

    WEST WINDSOR — The Conference Center at Mercer on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College will be the new location for Rutgers’ executive master in public administration program offered by the Rutgers-Camden Department of Public Policy and Administration in partnership with the Rutgers Center for Executive Leadership in Government.    Applications are now…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Mark the date

       The 24th annual Cranberry Festival will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, and Sunday, Oct. 6, on Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown City.    The event will feature a juried craft show, 140 crafter displays, original art, gourmet foods, Jersey Fresh wines, and Saturday-only Quentin Hausser Memorial Car Show.    Free parking for the Cranberry…

  • REGIONAL: CASA seeks volunteer advocates

       Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is actively seeking volunteers in Mercer County.    CASA is a noprofit organization committed to speaking up in court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. These children live in foster homes, group homes or residential facilities.    CASA trains community…

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Skin health not just summertime topic

        As I was reading the article, “As Summer Wanes, Push for Skin Check is Heating Up,” in The Wall Street Journal, it struck me that many let their skin health and protection fall to the wayside during the winter months.    Even though the sun is not as strong during the fall and winter…