Author: Central Jersey

  • MCCC Jazz Band, Chorus to Present Free Concerts Dec. 9 & 10

    MCCC Jazz Band, Chorus to Present Free Concerts Dec. 9 & 10

    By Jim Gardner WEST WINDSOR – From jazz standards to the works of classical masters, music lovers will have both traditional and contemporary options with two free concerts by Mercer County Community College (MCCC) students. The MCCC Chorus will present its winter concert on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m., with the MCCC Jazz Band…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: High anxiety with robots

    HILLSBOROUGH: High anxiety with robots

    High school student Peter Doroshenko was one of the sponsoring RoboRaiders who manned stations to explain elements of designing and building robots. (Staff photo by Gene Robbins)

  • MANVILLE: Senior citizens hear dietician

    Senior Corner column The Manville Senior Citizens meet at noon on the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. Residents of Manville age 50 and older are eligible for membership. Also, persons who do not remain residents of Manville are still eligible for membership. Membership is closed until the Jan. 8…

  • ALLENTOWN: On to the finals

    ALLENTOWN: On to the finals

    Football team to face Delsea on Dec. 6 By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group     David Krieg’s mohawk paced back and forth on the Allentown High School sidelines as his football team wound away the final minutes of its 25-18 win over Central Regional.     “I knew we’d pull it out,” said Krieg, the Redbirds’…

  • MANVILLE: Grumbling over Rustic Mall plan

    MANVILLE: Grumbling over Rustic Mall plan

    The Rustic Mall would be converted into a residential and commercial site with buildings that would look like the rendering above, as shown at Monday’s Borough Council meeting.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: High anxiety with robots

    HILLSBOROUGH: High anxiety with robots

    Arya Rao makes an adjustment to the middle school team’s robot. (Photo courtesy by Dhvani Shah)

  • LAWRENCE: Senior Center provides 400 Thanksgiving meals to needy
  • HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes honor their scholar-athletes

    HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes honor their scholar-athletes

    The Hillsborough Dukes recently recognized students who maintained high grade-point averages while participating in Pop Warner football and cheer programs at the program’s annual bonfire on Sept. 27. In all, 20 Hillsborough Dukes athletes made the Pop Warner Little Scholar National Academic All American teams, including five athletes who were also 2014 Eastern Region Scholar…

  • HAMILTON: TCA PTA hosting drug prevention program

        The Trenton Catholic Academy PTA will host the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s “15 Minute Child Break” program at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4.     The “15 Minute Child Break” is a one-hour multi-media, according to Angelo Valente, executive director of the partnership. He explained that information on the importance of the parent…