Author: Central Jersey

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Nurse-midwives offering more care for women

    By Ursula Miguel, Princeton HealthCare System For most healthy women, having a baby can be a natural, safe and empowering process.     Recognizing this, more and more women are choosing midwives to provide healthcare services during childbirth and throughout their lives.     Midwifery care encompasses a full range of primary healthcare services for women from…

  • PRINCETON: Academy names new headmaster
  • HIGHTSTOWN: Council appoints police supervisor

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council voted to designate Lt. Frank Gendron to serve as the supervisory officer in charge of the police department during its meeting last week. The decision was not unanimous. The resolution passed with a 5-1 vote with Councilman Rob Thibault voting against it during its meeting…

  • CRANBURY: $88k bond will finish dam project

    By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — The Township Committee unanimously voted to introduce bond ordinance 11-14-11 during Monday night’s meeting, which would supplement prior ordinance 5-11-12 to finish the Brainerd Lake dam project. According to a copy of the ordinance, the township would appropriate $88,000 for the purpose of obtaining an easement at…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Championship bound!

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Championship bound!

    Staff photo by Charles W. Kim. Viking Phil Campbell (24) tries to evade a Trenton defender during Friday night’s 33-0 victory at South Brunswick High School.

  • PENNINGTON: Holiday Walk coming on Dec. 5

    PENNINGTON: Holiday Walk coming on Dec. 5

    Pennington’s 31st annual Holiday Walk, sponsored by the Pennington Business & Professional Association, will be held in the center of town on Dec. 5, from 6-9 p.m. The Holiday Walk, a Pennington tradition that marks the beginning of the holiday season, brings the town together for a night of family friendly events and festivities. The…

  • CRANBURY: Historic Party

    CRANBURY: Historic Party

    Staff photo by Charles W. Kim. The Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society hosted a 350th birthday party for the state at the Cranbury Inn Saturday night.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Turnovers plague Raiders in CJ V loss

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Over and over this season, the Hillsborough High School football team had overcome almost every hurdle on their way to earning the No. 2 seed in Central Jersey Group V.    ”Our guys,” marveled Raiders head coach Kevin Carty, “were tough.”    They had overcome injuries, adversity, history and tradition on…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Officers, wife save resident