Author: Central Jersey

  • Osborne spotlights history of the ‘other’ side of park

    ‘No Spot in This Far Land is More Immortalized: A History of Pennsylvania’s Washington Crossing Historic Park’ By John Tredrea, Special Writer On Christmas night in 1776, General George Washington of the Continental Army and 2,400 soldiers under his command pushed off from the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River to cross that icy waterway.…

  • PENNINGTON: Central High senior now a published composer

    PENNINGTON: Central High senior now a published composer

    Hopewell Valley Central High School Director of Choral Ac´tivities Matthew Erpelding with senior Maura Tuffy, holding her soon-to-be published choral composition, “Ubi Caritas.”

  • WASHINGTON CROSSING: Author spotlights history of the ‘other’ side of park

    WASHINGTON CROSSING: Author spotlights history of the ‘other’ side of park

    At the Dec. 7 dress rehearsal for the Dec. 25 Delaware crossing, Gen. George Washington and troops march toward the Pennsylvania side of the river and the Durham boats that await them.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: (updated) Outpouring grows for victim family in Md. plane crash

    HILLSBOROUGH: (updated) Outpouring grows for victim family in Md. plane crash

    National Transportation Safety Board officials at the Gaithersburg, Md., neighborhood where a small jet plane crashed Monday. (Photo from the NTSB)

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Students join Hour of Code movement

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Students join Hour of Code movement

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Students in Bordentown Township Regional Middle School last week joined the movement to try the Hour of Code with others across the nation.     They learned to demystify code and how anyone can learn the basics.     “This is really a wonderful day, and it’s another…

  • Santa Claus lives and lives forever

    EDITORIAL Dear Editor — I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it’s so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon  115 West Ninety Fifth Street  Virginia, your little friends are…

  • TITUSVILLE: Former school official dies

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer Ray Schulley, a member of the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education in the 1980s and a longtime resident of the Titusville section of Hopewell Township, died at age 89 at Capital Health Medical Center, Hopewell Township, on Dec. 10. "Ray didn’t stop caring about the school district after he…

  • HOMEFRONT DONATION

    HOMEFRONT DONATION

    V.J. Scozzari & Sons, Inc. Employees pictured left to right: Don Ehret, Wes Swope, Vince Scozzari, Georgette Roth, Debbie Fentress, Rich Alito, Anthony Princiotta (back row), Marie Bowers & Brie Alfano (seated)

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Police Blotter

    Hopewell Township police Lt. Christopher Kascik reported: — On Dec. 9 at 11:46 p.m., Officer James Rosso was on patrol on Pennington Road near I-95. He stopped the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet for a motor vehicle violation. While speaking with the driver, who was identified as Menekor Kennedy, 26, of Charles Way, Hamilton, a…