Author: Central Jersey

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Two charged with arson in destructive blaze

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Two charged with arson in destructive blaze

    Submitted photo. Fire rages at 26 Greenview Road in Kendall Park Monday night. Two men have been charged with starting the fire.

  • REGION: Helmetta Animal Shelter reacts to critics

    REGION: Helmetta Animal Shelter reacts to critics

    Inspections keep facility open By Amy Batista, Special Writer HELMETTA —After receiving several complaints, the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter (HRAS) has been issued warnings from the Middlesex County Health Department regarding violations after two inspections of the facility at the end of September found it "conditionally satisfactory." "They came here and the report was very…

  • REGION: Helmetta Animal Shelter reacts to critics

    REGION: Helmetta Animal Shelter reacts to critics

    Amy Batista photo. Cindy Marchese, of Monroe, an employee at the shelter is cleaning out the cages in the cat adoption room at the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter on Oct. 3.

  • PRINCETON: Pipeline firm willing to halt gas flow during work

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Pipeline 8PIPELINE Philip Sean CurranStaff Writer Pipeline company Williams made a safety concession to Princeton Ridge residents and the town by agreeing to take its existing natural gas pipeline out of service during the entire time it takes to construct a new 42-inch pipeline through that part of town.…

  • TRENTON: Service Tuesday for couple killed in Montgomery fire

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer Jennifer KohlheppStaff Writer MONTGOMERY — A memorial service will be held for John and Joyce Sheridan Tuesday, Oct. 7. The family will receive visitors in the Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial in Trenton from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The service will begin at 11 a.m. A private funeral…

  • REGION: Helmetta Animal Shelter reacts to critics

    REGION: Helmetta Animal Shelter reacts to critics

    Amy Batista photo. Cindy Marchese, of Monroe, an employee at the shelter is cleaning out the cages in the cat adoption room at the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter on Oct. 3.

  • MCCC Gallery Hosts Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit Oct. 7-30

    MCCC Gallery Hosts Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit Oct. 7-30

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) puts its own talented faculty in the spotlight for the “2014 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit.”  The show runs from Tuesday, Oct. 7 through Thursday, Oct. 30, with a reception to be held Wednesday, Oct. 8, 5 to 7 p.m. The Gallery…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Two charged with arson in destructive blaze

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Two charged with arson in destructive blaze

    Family and two dogs displaced, but uninjured By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Two men were charged with starting a raging fire that left a family and their two dogs homeless Monday night. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Terrence Strothers, 24, of South Bound Brook and Gennaro Toscano, 19,…

  • PRINCETON: University to not reveal all sex assaults

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University revised the way it keeps crime statistics for sexual assault to no longer include cases that students report confidentially to school counselors. The change, breaking with past practice since 2003, was reflected in the Clery Report the school released last week for 2013. The federally mandated report,…