Author: Central Jersey

  • HOPEWELL: Police report two incidents of alleged mid-week DWI 

    Hopewell Township Officer Nicholas Sparaco arrested Phillip J. Brock, 29, of Mountain Church Road, Hopewell, on Nov. 18 at 3 a.m. for allegedly driving while under the influence. Officer Sparaco had been dispatched to investigate a suspicious vehicle on Bayberry Road near Pennington-Rocky Hill Road. While speaking with Mr. Brock the officer said he smelled…

  • PRINCETON: Mayor Liz Lempert welcomes all challengers in next election

    PRINCETON: Mayor Liz Lempert welcomes all challengers in next election

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert on Monday did not shrink from the prospect of fellow Democrat and Councilman Patrick Simon challenging her next year in her re-election race. “I think that elections are a part of a healthy democracy, and part of being an elected official is campaigning,” she said…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Driver escapes injury when tractor-trailer hits guardrail, bursts into flames on turnpike

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The driver of a tractor-trailer truck escaped injury after it struck a guardrail near mile marker 69.4 on the New Jersey Turnpike and burst into flames early Monday morning, according to the New Jersey State Police. Blaise Marckesano, 56, of Shirley, N.Y., was traveling north on the New Jersey Turnpike…

  • PRINCETON: Annual Palmer Square tree lighting spectacular kicks off holiday season (multiple photos)

    PRINCETON: Annual Palmer Square tree lighting spectacular kicks off holiday season (multiple photos)

    With the flick of a switch and a special appearance by Santa Claus, Palmer Square opened the holiday season with its annual tree lighting event on Friday evening in Princeton. The festivities included seasonal sounds from the Princeton High School Choir, as well as tunes performed by Bob Denson’s Blues, a New Jersey-based group featuring…

  • PRINCETON: Ribbon cut on new Postal Service space on Nassau Street

    PRINCETON: Ribbon cut on new Postal Service space on Nassau Street

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The U.S. Postal Service might have left Palmer Square after parts of two centuries and relocated to a new 3,000-square-foot space on Nassau Street, but the agency took one thing with them. The words “Palmer Square,” as the new Post Office station is keeping the name of the shopping…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Recent college graduate dies in Route 287 accident

    A 23-year-old Hillsborough man was one of three people killed in an auto accident late Saturday night in the northbound lanes of Interstate 287 in Bernards Township. At least 11 others were injured. State Police detectives said they have determined that Troy Chase, 43, of Pittston, Maine, stopped on the northbound right shoulder in the…

  • Terhune Orchards to build new winery production barn

    Terhune Orchards to build new winery production barn

    LAWRENCE — Demolition began Nov. 30 at Terhune Orchards to make room for a new 3,500-square-foot building that will house a larger production facility for Terhune Orchards Winery. Ground should be broken for the project soon. “Once the crops are harvested, work on the farm shifts. Some work will be preparation for next year’s crops…

  • PENNINGTON: Borough gets ready for 32nd Holiday Walk 

    PENNINGTON: Borough gets ready for 32nd Holiday Walk 

    Pennington’s 32nd Holiday Walk, sponsored by the Pennington Business and Professional Association, will once again take place in the center of town, on Friday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. The Holiday Walk is a Pennington tradition that signals the start of the holiday season and brings together the community for a night of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Solar panels are approved for quarry  

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Three years after a first try, Gibraltar Rock had almost clear sailing Nov. 19 for approval of an 11-acre solar array to generate electricity for its quarrying operation on Route 601 on the Sourland Mountain ridge. The Planning Board unanimously endorsed the proposal, which impressed board member Michael Merdinger as…