Author: Central Jersey

  • MANVILLE: Author coming to book club meeting at library

    Library Happenings column, week of Aug. 29       Book discussion: New Jerseyan Lois Winston, an award-winning author under her own name and as Emma Carlyle, will discuss her newest Anastasia Pollack crafting mystery, “Revenge of the Crafty Corpse,” with the Hungry Readers Book Club on Monday, Sept. 9, at the library. She is also an…

  • HAMILTON: Highest award

    HAMILTON: Highest award

    From left are Lea, Jennie and Infusion Clinical Coordinator Amy German. The Silver Award is the high´ est award a Cadet Girl Scout can achieve. Together they knitted 30 scarves and pur´ chased dozens of bandanas and hats for the patients. Courtesy photo

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Plant sale help debate club

    Mums and more are on sale through Sept. 20    The Hillsborough High School Debate Club is selling fall plants through Sept. 20. Mums, ornamental kale and more plants from local sources will be available for pick-up on Sept. 27 and 28.    For information and to receive an order form via email, contact [email protected] . The…

  • PRINCETON: Board backs use of headgear at school sports

    Aiming to prevent sports-related concussions and head injuries, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education will require all 6th-graders who play soccer, field hockey or girls lacrosse to wear pr By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Aiming to prevent sports-related concussions and head injuries, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education will require all 6th-graders who…

  • HAMILTON: New grading scale adopted
  • REGIONAL: What parents can expect in the 2013-14 school year

       When school starts up in September, parents can expect some changes, according to the New Jersey Association of School Administrators. Here are the items to watch for the 2013-14 school year.    New curriculum and testing —Schools are gearing up for heavily revised math and language arts curriculum standards, part of the launch of the…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    Ljubomir Stojanov, 71, of Princeton, was arrested Aug.24 on a warrant. A female shoplifter allegedly stole two scarves worth $62 from a store on Nassau Street at 6:31 p.m. on Aug.23. The suspect was described as an Asian woman in her mid 40s who was last seen walking north on Nassau Street. A Trek…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Chef brings heat to college kitchen

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Chef brings heat to college kitchen

    Chef Matthew McElmoyl starts third year as culinary instructor    Chef Matthew McElmoyl has a considerable résumé as a chef/restaurateur and popular adjunct instructor at Mercer County Community College’s Trenton campus.    The owner and executive chef of Oliver A Bistro in Bordentown began a culinary connection with the college when Trenton Campus Provost Monica Weaver…

  • CRANBURY: Area schools get ready

    CRANBURY: Area schools get ready

    Summer is quickly winding down and with summer’s end comes back to school. By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer Summer is quickly winding down and with summer’s end comes back to school.    At Cranbury School, new parent orientation for grades 1-3 will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 2-3 p.m. For grades 4-8, orientation…