Author: Central Jersey

  • HAMILTON: A rising star team

    HAMILTON: A rising star team

    Lauryn Wilfing (kneeling), of Hamilton, poses with the rest of The Schafer Gymnastics Rising Star Special Olympics Team. 

  • Community Survey on Somerset County Website

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders Somerset County Freeholder Director Mark Caliguire invites county residents, commuters, students, businesses and community organizations to provide comments and suggestions as the county prepares to redesign its website (www.co.somerset.nj.us). “Our website has a wealth of information about county services and programs,” Freeholder Director Caliguire said.  “We’re planning to not…

  • COLUMBUS CORNER: March 5

        The Mansfield Township School District has begun its annual kindergarten round-up process for the 2015-16 school year.     Children must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 1 in order to enroll in kindergarten for the upcoming school year.     Call Beth Pigott at 609-298-2037 ext. 2010 for a registration packet. …

  • Give Iran diplomacy a chance to work

    Ed Aguilar, Philadelphia     The following is an open letter to New Jersey and Pennsylvania senators on Iran negotiations: It seems that some 47 U.S. senators don’t quite get the Constitution’s separation of powers on foreign policy. What’s more, they seem to fear a peaceful deal to prevent nuclear proliferation in Iran, more than they…

  • PLAINSBORO: Behind the small-screen scenes

    PLAINSBORO: Behind the small-screen scenes

    TV production program marks 20th year at Community Middle School By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — TV production at Community Middle School is more than just lights, camera, action.  The program, taught by Patrick Lepore, teaches students how to work with a team, the power of the medium and the message as well as…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raiders come together for title

    HILLSBOROUGH: Raiders come together for title

    Elane Coleman A Cinderella story! Hillsborough’s boys’ basketball team proved you never know what can happen. One of the lowest seeds going in, the Raiders won four straight road games to capture a sectional championship Monday night. At lower left is Joe Suseck, with Mike Reilly above him. On Mike’s left elbow is John Clifford.…

  • Folks: ‘Please stop this anti-capitalistic ranting’

    Cragg B. Utman, Hopewell Township I read with amused befuddlement the letter last week about the proposed pipeline through Hopewell Township. The hyperbolic language used to describe the effect on seemingly every aspect of life and geology along the route made me think it was time to clean out the Cold-War-era bomb shelter and stock…

  • NJ Residents Prepare for First-Ever Statewide Celebration of Maker Culture

    By Doug Baldwin The maker movement in the United States isn’t just a hobby; it’s having a significant impact on school curriculum development and growing local economies. To celebrate making, innovation, manufacturing and maker culture, residents throughout New Jersey will come together on Saturday, March 21, 2015 in over 145 community locations across all 21…

  • LAWRENCE: Web search leads to charge of prostitution

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Deonia Brown, 33, of Neptune, has been charged with engaging in prostitution after a police officer, who was pro-actively checking a website that offers personal services, recognized her photograph on the website from prior investigations, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department.     The police officer, who was conducting “pro-active…