Author: Central Jersey

  • MANVILLE: Parish to close Christ the King School in the fall (updated)

    MANVILLE: Parish to close Christ the King School in the fall (updated)

    Low enrollment, finances are cited as reasons Parents were notified Monday evening that Christ the King School will not reopen for the 2015-16 school year. Low enrollment and finances were cited as reasons. Rev. Stanislaw Slaby, pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish, said the decision was made after consultation with the parish finance and pastoral…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: October tour art will be focus at Jan. 17 auction

    While more than 750 residents and visitors viewed homes on the Lambertville Historical Society’s annual Autumn House Tour, 24 artists from New Jersey and Pennsylvania painted the town en plein air during the October event. More than 30 works of art produced that day will be featured during Lambertville En Plein Air, a silent auction…

  • Local residents become certified Master Gardeners

    Local residents become certified Master Gardeners

    Shown are Valley area residents who recently became certified as Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County. From left, they are: (standing) Krista Kerr and Torin Dilley (Hopewell); Barbara J. Bromley (Mercer horticulturist), and Katherine Dresdner (Hopewell); (seated) Teresa Sanchez-Lazer, Karen Bennett and Kate Dresdner (Hopewell). Not present at graduation ceremonies was Adrian Hyde (Hopewell).

  • SENIOR MENUS

    Jan. 15-22 All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance. Note this change: The value of each meal is $5.25. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu…

  • Broadway comes to Central High
  • LAWRENCE: Freshman wins school’s Poetry Out Loud contest

    LAWRENCE: Freshman wins school’s Poetry Out Loud contest

    From left are LHS Principal Jon Dauber, Jean-Adelle Tagoe, Adam LeCompte, Rebecca Ja´cob and Emglish teacher Kathryn Henderson.

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Arts Council’s oxen gala Jan. 24

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Arts Council’s oxen gala Jan. 24

    These oxen, which have been grazing at The Pennington School, will be on their way, shortly, to the Jan. 24 Year of the Ox Gala auction at Grounds for Sculpture.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Two fire commissioners won’t run again

    Deadline for candidates’ petitions is Wednesday, Jan. 21 Two men sitting on the township Board of Fire Commissioners say they won’t run for re-election, leaving the field open for new faces to be selected by voters in the annual election on Saturday, Feb. 21. Greg Kane and Nick Patullo said they won’t run again for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Rossi caps grid career with title

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    When Chris Rossi returned to his Hillsborough home for winter break, it was as an All-America, ECAC all-star and All-Northeast-10 Conference lineman.    Most importantly, he returned with a championship, something that he had always played for with the Hillsborough High School football team. Five years after his graduation, he…