Author: Central Jersey

  • WEST WINDSOR: Reward for memorial vandalism info reaches $1,800

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — As the police probe into the vandalism of the township’s 9/11 Memorial continues some residents have upped the ante for information that leads to an arrest. The residents, who have not been identified, have added to the West Windsor Professional Firefighters Association’s $500 reward for a lead…

  • MONROE: Vet-I-Care gambles for healing and hope

    MONROE: Vet-I-Care gambles for healing and hope

    Fundraiser provides grants for pet healthcare By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer MONROE — Letting the chips fall where they may, around 300 people came out Saturday night to roll the dice at the Vet-I-Care Foundation’s second annual Luck of the Paw Casino Night at Forsgate Country Club.     The pulse of the room audibly…

  • Theatre Students Present ‘Normal Heart’ at MCCC’s Studio Theatre Dec. 5-7

    Theatre Students Present ‘Normal Heart’ at MCCC’s Studio Theatre Dec. 5-7

    By Wendy Humphrey It’s the early 1980s and an unidentified disease is killing off an oddly specific group of people: gay men, mainly in New York City.  Students in the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Theatre Program present the Larry Kramer drama “The Normal Heart” at MCCC’s Studio Theatre Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m.,…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Robotics team victorious

    ROBBINSVILLE: Robotics team victorious

    By Colin Riley and Mitaali Taskar     Nemesis 2590 was visibly brimming with energy and excitement as team members entered North Brunswick Township High School on Nov. 8 for Brunswick Eruption. Nemesis joined 41 teams from Virginia to Canada to compete in the lucky number 13th year of Brunswick Eruption.     Nemesis 2590 is Robbinsville…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: HHS girls third in CJ IV XC

    Raiders’ Mauer runs to sectional title By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Paige Novak is looking forward to the Group IV girls state cross country championship.    It is a chance for the junior and her Hillsborough High School teammates to take to their favorite course — Holmdel Park — and go after the last two…

  • Grants Help Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County Serve Homebound Mercer Residents

    Grants Help Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County Serve Homebound Mercer Residents

    By Jane Latini Hamilton, NJ, November 12, 2014: Thanks to the dedication of more than 300 volunteers, as well as individual, government, corporate and foundation donors, more than 400 homebound elderly and disabled residents of Mercer County are receiving free caregiving services from Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County (ICGMC). Four of the nonprofit’s most…

  • PRINCETON: Brase ready to shoulder load for Tigers

    PU men’s basketball hosts Rider tonight in season opener By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Mitch Henderson nodded approvingly as Princeton University forward Hans Brase ended a practice session by catching the ball close to the basket and finishing the layup after a nifty move.    ”That’s good,” said Henderson, the fourth-year head coach of the…

  • PRINCETON: Little Tigers reach finals

    Luther returns in back for PHS boys soccer By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Peter Luther hade to sit and watch as his Princeton High School boys soccer teammates won two dramatic games to capture the Mercer County Tournament championship.    But since returning from an injury that kept him out of the MCT semifinals and finals,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Robinson thanks community By Arthur Robinson, Kendall Park To the voters of South Brunswick, I want to express my sincere appreciation for your support during the board of education election for a third term.     To that end, I strongly believe in the trust placed by the electorate in the hands of a board member…