Author: Central Jersey

  • HAMILTON: Family needs help with transplant expenses

       HAMILTON — A Date Night Masquerade Ball will be held for the Children’s Organ Transplant Association in honor of Alexander Cuevas, a child who needs a small bowel transplant.    The event is planned for Saturday, Jan. 17, from 6-11 p.m. at The Chauncey Hotel and Conference Center in Princeton.    Alexander, 5, of Hamilton, is listed…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Holocaust survivor speaks to school classes

    Irving Roth, a Holocaust survivor and originator of the Adopt-a-Survivor program, spoke to two social studies classes at Hillsborough High School on Dec. 22. Students Daniel Strauss and Sarah and Kimberly Neydon, along with teacher Joan Sheridan, organized the visit. The program aims to transfer the life experiences of a Holocaust survivor to an “adopter”…

  • PRINCETON: DIY upgrade at library

    PRINCETON: DIY upgrade at library

    New self-service kiosks installed By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer     The Princeton Public Library was an early adopter of self-checkout technology based on radio frequency identification tags when it first opened in 2004.     Since that time thousands of customers used the system to check out their own materials but that technology, primitive by today’s…

  • PLAINSBORO: North boys make mark at Cetrulo

    PLAINSBORO: North boys make mark at Cetrulo

    Pictured are members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys fencing team, which saw all three of its squads reach the final pool and finished second overall at the Cetrulo tournament.

  • PLAINSBORO: North boys make mark at Cetrulo

    PLAINSBORO: North boys make mark at Cetrulo

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    With his entire epee squad back from the end of last season, West Windsor-Plainsboro High North’s Amit Sarma came into the year with high expectations.    The sophomore and his squad helped make program history for the Knights at the Cetrulo tournament Saturday. The epee placed second — the first…

  • COLUMBUS CORNER: Jan. 8, 2015

       The Mansfield Township Committee meetings are held the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the municipal building at 7:30 p.m.    The Mansfield Township Economic Development Committee meets the third Wednesday of the month in the municipal building at 7:30 p.m.    The Mansfield Township Planning Board meets the first Monday of the month in…

  • SPORTS: Young Bordentown wrestling team progresses

    By John Lashley, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN — Throughout the years, Burlington County has been well known for producing top-level individual wrestlers and wrestling teams, and this year is no different.    There are those programs and student-athletes who are working hard to achieve high accolades not only locally, but against the best competition across the talent-rich…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Indian Marketplace plans to open in spring

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR — Mayor Janice Mironov announced that Patel Brothers grocery store will be opening in the former Genuardi’s in East Windsor Village located on Princeton Hightstown Road, according to a township press release. “We are excited to welcome an experienced successfully established grocery chain to this available space as…

  • CRANBURY: Taylor named new mayor

    CRANBURY: Taylor named new mayor

    Committee re-organizes for new year By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — Following on the heels of previous Mayor Susan Goetz won’t be easy, but newly selected Mayor Jay Taylor wants you to know that he’s going to try. “I guess the number one thing is just not to screw up too badly,” Mayor…