Author: Central Jersey

  • FLORHAM PARK: Former borough resident is new Jets GM

    FLORHAM PARK: Former borough resident is new Jets GM

    Former Hightstown resident Mike Maccagnan was named the new general manager of the New York Jets on Wednesday. (Photo by Ed Birch)

  • PRINCETON: Canal commission votes down housing project on battlefield site

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer    The Institute for Advanced Study’s faculty housing project has been rejected by the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission, which the Princeton Battlefield Society considers a victory for history.    After a hearing that took about four hours, the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission voted 3-2, with one abstention and one…

  • PRINCETON: Pushing back against a new cultural imperialism

    PRINCETON: Pushing back against a new cultural imperialism

    Robert P. George, a leading conservative intellectual, spoke Tuesday at St. Paul’s Church in Princeton. (Photo by Philip Sean Curran)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raider swimmers stay perfect

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Deborah Stoddard has been swimming for the Hillsborough High School girls team for four years, but there haven’t been many meets more exciting than Tuesday’s at Montgomery High.    ”This is definitely the most energy we’ve had this season,” said the Raiders senior. “I might compare it to a meet…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: ‘Helpwell’ gives volunteers opportunity to help schools

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer The Hopewell Valley Regional School District has a program in place under which residents can gain the interesting, enlightening and rewarding experience of volunteering to work in classrooms, school offices, on playgrounds and elsewhere in a school. The aptly named program is called “Helpwell.” The district has four elementary schools,…

  • LAWRENCE: 18 seconds between life and death

    LAWRENCE: 18 seconds between life and death

    Temple Micah education forum speaker describes unsettling but familiar experiences while in Israel By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer For 50 days last summer, Jeremy Maissel raced back and forth between the living quarters and the “safe room” at his home in Kibbutz Alumim. It was 282 times, to be exact, that Mr. Maissel ran for…

  • MANVILLE: Band group offers up spaghetti dinner

    Community calendar, issue of Jan. 22 Sun., Jan. 25 Spaghetti dinner: Manville High School Band hosts meal of spaghetti, meatballs, bread, salad, dessert, drinks from 1-5 p.m. at American Legion, 429 S. Main St. Tickets at door: $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and kids under 10. Takeout orders available. Mon., Jan. 26 Borough Council:…

  • TABERNACLE: Horse evaluation clinic set

       An equine emergency rescue class will be held Jan. 31 and repeated Feb. 1.    ”Equine Emergency Extraction and Transportation Training Under Incident Command Structure” will take place Saturday, Jan. 31, and Sunday, Feb. 1. This is a single, full-day of training; activities will be the same both days.    The class will start at 8…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Chamber of Commerce reaches across river

    LAMBERTVILLE: Chamber of Commerce reaches across river

    The Lambertville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are: (seated) Amy Lavery, left, and Marianne Romano, and (standing, from left) Jeffrey Meier, Sean Faherty, Glenn Davis, Executive Director David Morgan, President Wilson Weed, Derek Roseman and Ryan Spreen. Not pictured are Erin Keyes and Carol Cruickshanks.