Posted on

HOPEWELL TWP.: An 1800s barn is being revived in Hopewell Twp. 

302e9405e6a2e101494a3989f0476376.jpg

By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL TWP. — Relied upon by neighbors as a can’t-miss landmark for giving directions to visitors is an old red barn nestled snugly along Pleasant Valley Road. Weathered beaten, a little twisted and showing its age, the structure is being restored to much the way it would have looked when it …

Continue reading “HOPEWELL TWP.: An 1800s barn is being revived in Hopewell Twp. ”

Posted on

PENNINGTON, HOPEWELL TWP.: Grants will help fund police body cameras

By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Hopewell Township and Pennington are two nine police departments in Mercer County to receive state grant money to outfit their officers with body cameras. Across the state 176 police departments, county sheriff’s offices and the Rutgers Police Department shared around $2.5 million to buy the equipment. Those agencies had …

Continue reading “PENNINGTON, HOPEWELL TWP.: Grants will help fund police body cameras”

Posted on

HILLSBOROUGH: Unneeded traffic light causes traffic backup on Route 206 at Valley Road

To the editor:  Route 206 in Hillsborough is a highway that many residents travel daily. However, in recent years residents have had to find alternate routes to avoid 206 all together. During the weekday hours of 4 to 7 p.m., highway 206 is virtually a log jam. Although there are many issues that cause …

Continue reading “HILLSBOROUGH: Unneeded traffic light causes traffic backup on Route 206 at Valley Road”

Posted on

HILLSBOROUGH: Raider hoopsters need to shake the inexperience 

By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group Without a starter back, the Hillsborough High School boys basketball team expected some growing pains. The Raiders dropped their first two games — both on the road — before making their home debut at their Hillsborough Holiday Classic scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. “I think the encouragement was the …

Continue reading “HILLSBOROUGH: Raider hoopsters need to shake the inexperience ”

Posted on

PRINCETON: Lawsuit claims pizza chain’s 25-minute-delivery rule puts public at risk

By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A Princeton University graduate student walking across Washington Road in April was hit by a car driven by a distracted Naked Pizza deliveryman, according to a civil lawsuit that claims the company’s 25-minute-delivery rule and other policies put the public at risk. Nyssa Emerson suffered spinal cord damage and …

Continue reading “PRINCETON: Lawsuit claims pizza chain’s 25-minute-delivery rule puts public at risk”

Posted on

WEST WINDSOR: Two killed, another injured in one-car crash on South Mill Road

4aeda23c960ce6eec8e8c6be079473ae.jpg

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Two people were killed and a third person was seriously injured when the car in which they were riding left the road and struck a tree on South Mill Road Sunday afternoon, according to the West Windsor Township Police Department. The driver, Timothy R. Ignas, 74, and …

Continue reading “WEST WINDSOR: Two killed, another injured in one-car crash on South Mill Road”

Posted on

LAWRENCE: Man injured in car fire on Christmas Day

ca8fcac5adbbead4f52d366525bb384f.jpg

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — A 35-year-old man was burned Christmas Day when his car caught fire on the Trenton Freeway (Route 1) South near Whitehead Road, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Richard Silverstein, 35, of Kendall Park, suffered burns to his face, arms and torso in the car fire, which …

Continue reading “LAWRENCE: Man injured in car fire on Christmas Day”