Author: Central Jersey

  • LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: March 26

        Mesunga McCree, 42, and Tyrone Bridges, 50, both of Newark, were charged with shoplifting, possession of an anti-shoplifting device and burglar tools for taking clothing worth $3,195 from Lord & Taylor at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 12:55 p.m. March 17. They were observed entering the denim department and stuffing clothing into two empty…

  • PRINCETON: Pipeline company warns residents that the project will be noisy

    PRINCETON: Pipeline company warns residents that the project will be noisy

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer “It’s not going to be quiet for the six-week duration that we’re in here,” Chris Brown, Williams Transcontinental Pipeline Company director of engineering, said to Princeton residents during the pipeline project meeting held in the municipal building Tuesday night. Williams Transcontinental Pipeline Company (Williams), which is headquartered in Oklahoma, is…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: State is working on circle project

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer If you want to make people from Hopewell Valley roll their eyes and groan, just say the words “driving through the Pennington Circle at rush hour.” The circle, where motor vehicle crashes occur frequently, is ranked 98th on the statewide list of top “High Crash Frequency and Severity” intersections, according…

  • Lester is committed to gathering power

    Billie Moore, Hopewell Township Harvey Lester, self-nominated mayor of Hopewell Township, must be having fantasy conversations with Democrats in the township when he says he has been “trying to inject new blood and new ideas into local Democratic orthodoxy.” It’s hard to do that without talking or meeting since last fall with Vanessa Sandom or…

  • MANVILLE: Social calendar to be unveiled to seniors

    Manville Senior Corner By Geraldine Klimowich  The dates and venues for the picnic, Christmas party and Oktoberfest will be announced at the April 9 meeting of the Manville Senior Citizens at noon at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The club meets normally on the second Thursday of each month. Residents of Manville age 50…

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  • IN THE SOURLANDS

    Special character of the Sourlands By Caroline Katmann Every Sourland Mountain resident and visitor has experienced its special character. It would be interesting to gather views on exactly which attributes make up the character of the Sourland Mountain region. For sure, the many “legendary tales” about the mountain’s past contribute to its character. According to…

  • LAWRENCE: Whole lot o’ shavin’ goin’ on

    LAWRENCE: Whole lot o’ shavin’ goin’ on

    Phil McAuliffe Event organizer Dr. Mike McCue, foreground, shaves the head of Zidean Rahman, 8, of Lawrenceville. (Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe)

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Not much violence or vandalism in local schools

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer Each year, state law requires all New Jersey school districts to publish a report on violence and vandalism in their school or schools, present that report to the board of education and make that report available to the public. In discussing this year’s violence and vandalism report in the Hopewell…