Author: Central Jersey

  • HILLSBOROUGH: YMCAs to hold spring open houses on March 21

    Somerset County YMCA invites members of the community to shake off the winter blues and visit their branches for spring open houses on Saturday, March 21, at Hillsborough, Somerville and Somerset Hills YMCAs. Free and open to the community, the events will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will offer a variety of…

  • Biscotti, from sweet to savory

    Biscotti, from sweet to savory

    New book shares all kinds recipes for the crunchy treat By Faith Bahadurian    In ancient times, twice-baked biscotti, much like hardtack and made for dunking, sustained Roman troops as they built an empire.    But today’s biscotti, less hard but still crunchy, are often amped up with luxury ingredients. They can be packed with nuts, chocolate,…

  • Why I think the email ‘scandal’ matters

    The Hillary Clinton email saga continues. On one level, this is an overblown scandal — an excuse for the press to continue with its decades-long fascination with all things Clinton and all things awry in the Clintons’ world. That is the argument that Paul Waldman makes here, which is cited by another journalist in this…

  • MONTGOMERY: MHS dance team hits nationals

    MONTGOMERY: MHS dance team hits nationals

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    The road to nationals started early for the Montgomery High School dance team.    The Cougars started by qualifying at a camp in the summer and followed that with more than four months of training to prepare for the 2015 National Dance Championships, which were held in Orlando from Jan. 31…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Young scientists show off research

    HILLSBOROUGH: Young scientists show off research

    Dimitri Duma, a 9th-grader at Hillsborough High School, was rewarded for his research in “Seeing and Detecting Radioactivity.”

  • Atlanta title pawn now provides title loans for self-employed Title Pawn Atlanta fills the void when others say no.

    Atlanta title pawn now provides title loans for self-employed Title Pawn Atlanta fills the void when others say no.

    By 1888 PressRelease (1888 PressRelease) Atlanta title pawn company has launched a new financial instrument which provides loans for the self employed borrowers who have limited income documentation. Title Pawn Atlanta is now allowing many alternative income sources to assist with unique income circumstances. Atlanta, GA – Atlanta title pawn customers need to be aware…

  • Princeton Film Festival

    Princeton Film Festival

    By Emma Michalak Join us on March 28th and 29th for the first annual Princeton Film Festival! PFF is Princeton’s only entirely student-run film festival, and this year, we will be screening the 25 winning films at the Lewis Center for the Arts! There will be Q&A sessions with the student filmmakers, and a guest…

  • COLUMBUS: Stagehounds to host Coffeehouse

       COLUMBUS — The Stagehounds, a volunteer group of parents, alumni and friends of Northern Burlington County Regional High School’s theater program, will host its sixth annual Coffeehouse on March 21.    The intent of the Coffeehouse is to showcase the talents of Northern Burlington High School theater students and to raise funds to help the high…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Schools asking for 3.8% more in tax dollars

    Proposed budget would reduce maintenance staff, adds teachers By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor  Running the schools would cost Hillsborough taxpayers about 3 percent more, under a $120.8 million budget proposed by the school board Monday night. The 2015-16 spending plan holds the line in most areas, but calls for the reduction in staff of two…