Author: Central Jersey

  • The Boys of Summers past: Flemington Neshanock take on the Bog Iron Boys Saturday in Princeton

    The Boys of Summers past: Flemington Neshanock take on the Bog Iron Boys Saturday in Princeton

    By Mike Morsch, Packet Media Group Nicknames have always been a part of baseball. Joe Dimaggio was called “The Yankee Clipper,” Ted Williams was known as “The Splendid Splinter” and Willie Mays was “The Say Hey Kid.” Those Hall of Fame players earned those nicknames through a variety of ways, normally by their performances, but…

  • PRINCETON: Shane is Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year

    PRINCETON: Shane is Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor David Schlesinger likes to build his lacrosse teams from the goal out, and in Mira Shane he had the perfect starting point to his debut season at Princeton High School. “She’s the ultimate stopper,” said the Little Tigers head coach. “She backstops our entire defense. She had a remarkable…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats chose John Beggiato as party chairman

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor John Beggiato, a candidate for local office in 2014, was elected chair of the Hillsborough Democratic Organization at its reorganization June 10. He defeated attorney David Singer by a vote of 26-14, said Mr. Beggiato. There are a total of 56 committee members. Mr. Beggiato succeeds James Bergstrom, who becomes…

  • MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP: School board, education association agree on three-year contract

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY – Montgomery Township school district teachers, custodians and support staff will receive salary increases averaging 2.56 percent, under a three-year contract negotiated between the Montgomery Township Education Association and the Montgomery Township Board of Education. The school board approved the three-year contract — which calls for salary increases of…

  • Princeton HealthCare System to explore merger possibilities

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The leadership of Princeton HealthCare System, the nonprofit that owns University Medical Center, will explore the possibility of merging with a larger health system, including ones outside the state. HealthCare System President and CEO Barry Rabner said Thursday that hospital officials would seek advisers to help guide them on…

  • PRINCETON: Police seek shoplifters in two separate incidents at hardware store

    PRINCETON: Police seek shoplifters in two separate incidents at hardware store

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Princeton Police Department is searching for three shoplifters who stole a coffeemaker and a thermos in two separate incidents June 19 at Smith’s Ace Hardware at the Princeton Shopping Center on North Harrison Street. Store surveillance cameras captured the image of a man and a woman who shoplifted a…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Residents unhappy with proposed improvements to North Post Road

    WEST WINDSOR — Proposed improvements to North Post Road, including the installation of bicycle lanes, drew a thumbs-down response from many township residents at a special meeting to discuss the project Wednesday night. The meeting was called in response to Township Council’s awarding of a contract to an engineering firm to study improvements to North…

  • MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP: Approved bond ordinance includes money for road improvements, new equipment

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY – Township Committee approved a $4.69 million bond ordinance last week that would allocate money for the 2015 road program, as well as the replacement of assorted Department of Public Works trucks and equipment. The bond ordinance, which was approved at Township Committee’s June 18 meeting, includes money to…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School donates ponytails to Locks of Love

    June 15, more than 50 parents, faculty members and students participated in Hopewell Elementary School’s annual Locks of Love event. The event collected 163 individual ponytails to benefit Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss. All Hopewell Elementary students, grades pre-kindergarten to fifth,…