Author: Central Jersey

  • PRINCETON: No clues yet on ‘swatting’ calls, but community, schools, police remain on alert

    PRINCETON: No clues yet on ‘swatting’ calls, but community, schools, police remain on alert

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Police Chief Nicholas K. Sutter said Wednesday that Princeton has been targeted by a series of hoax phone threats that he described as “terrorism.” At a community meeting, the chief briefed parents at the John Witherspoon Middle School about the “swatting” phenomenon going on state and nationwide, to the…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: PAL SOCCER ROUND-UP

    HIGHTSTOWN: PAL SOCCER ROUND-UP

    By Rich Fisher After five years as a highly competitive travel team, the East Windsor PAL United U12 girls’ soccer team closed out its final season with a convincing 4-1 win over the Peninsula Extreme Eagles. Scoring for the United were Haley Blank, who found the back of the net twice, while Ava Thomson and…

  • Shining a light on the Magna Carta – and the freedoms that originated from it 800 years later

    Shining a light on the Magna Carta – and the freedoms that originated from it 800 years later

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Michael Bates was curious about his family’s background — and his grandfather’s paternal ancestry in particular, because there wasn’t much information passed on about it. Mr. Bates, who is a patent attorney, knew a little bit and wanted to fill in the gaps. Little did he know that his research…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police identify two juvenile suspects in rock-throwing incidents

    Hillsborough Township police have identified two 17-year-old boys from the township that are suspected of throwing rocks through windows of homes and at cars on Saturday night into Sunday, June 13 and 14, in the township. Police received a call came at 12:23 a.m. from a resident of Allshouse Street, reporting a rock through a…

  • PRINCETON: Council to introduce, and is expected to pass, paid sick time ordinance

    PRINCETON: Council to introduce, and is expected to pass, paid sick time ordinance

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council will “soon” introduce and adopt an ordinance to require private-sector employers to provide employees who work in Princeton with paid sick time, advocates for the measure said this week. The proposal has gained momentum quickly, with Princeton expected to become the 10th municipality in New Jersey…

  • PRINCETON: Library hires firm to conduct nationwide search for new director

    PRINCETON: Library hires firm to conduct nationwide search for new director

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The board of the Princeton Public Library on Tuesday hired a Los Angeles and Denver-based search firm to find a replacement for retiring executive director Leslie Burger. Library Strategies International received a contract for $23,000, one week after Ms. Burger announced that she would step down in January after…

  • PRINCETON: Public meeting scheduled on hospital transportation

    PRINCETON -The public is invited to a meeting Thursday about hospital transportation, at the Henry Pannell Center. The meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. In particular, municipal officials are looking to hear from people who either use or know people who use the 655 bus to University Hospital that NJ Transit is…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Frosh group eyeing improvement

    By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group In the winter, Erik Mathisen got his first look at some of the players that will be the future of the Hillsborough High School baseball team. He has seen plenty of growth, and is expecting more as his team begins play in the inaugural freshman division of the Pyramid…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider makes plans to expand gymnasium 

    LAWRENCE: Rider makes plans to expand gymnasium 

    Rider University has announced that the next phase of a multi-phased project to enhance and expand historic Alumni Gymnasium will break ground this summer. An 8,400-square-foot basketball practice facility will be constructed behind Alumni Gymnasium, the oldest building on Rider’s Lawrenceville campus. Construction is expected to be completed in spring 2016. The first phase of…