Author: Central Jersey

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: AROUND THE SCHOOLS

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: AROUND THE SCHOOLS

    Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future By Maribeth Edmunds, Monmouth Junction Principal Honoring the Past When visitors first come upon Monmouth Junction Elementary School, their immediate impression is that the school is small, old and a thing of the past. And from Ridge Road, this seems to be true. The outward appearance of our school…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Jellig gives report

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Jellig gives report

    Ed Birch photo. Schools Superintendent Jerry Jellig, left, gives his report to Board of Education President Stephen Parker during the Sept. 15 meeting at Crossroads North Middle School.

  • MONTGOMERY: MHS drum line opens season of Rachel Ray Show

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — For several years the New Jersey Devils invited the Montgomery High School band to play for them. Back during the 2012 playoffs, the Devils asked the high school’s drum line to attend their home games as the "head cheerleaders" and to parade around the arena with fans before…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: School hosts trendy ‘icebreaker’

    HIGHTSTOWN: School hosts trendy ‘icebreaker’

    Submitted photo. Grace Norton Rogers Elementary School teachers get ice water dumped on them as part of taking the ALS Ice bucket Challenge.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local Rutgers student’s death investigated

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local Rutgers student’s death investigated

    Facebook photo. South Brunswick is mourning the death of Rutgers student Caitlyn Kovacs, 19, a 2013 South Brunswick High School graduate.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Woman’s Club to hold annual basket auction

    Community calendar, issue of Sept. 25 Fri., Sept. 26 — Doors open at 6 p.m. for the Woman’s Club of Hillsborough’s annual basket auction at the township municipal building on South Branch Road. Entrance tickets are $10 and include door and grand prize tickets. Value packs at $20 include two sheets of tickets and a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Budget truly adheres to 2% tax levy cap

    Letter to the editor To the editor: I am writing this letter to commend Mayor Tomson and Committeewoman Gloria McCauley for their prudent management of the town’s finances. The 2014 municipal budget for the fourth year in a row came in under the 2 percent levy cap mandated by state law. Even though there are…

  • Auctioning Princeton history

    Auctioning Princeton history

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer When owner Salvatore Pitts closed The Silver Shop in July, it meant the end of the line for a 77-year-old landmark in Palmer Square. But what to do with the thousands of silver pieces, porcelain and other items that were part of the inventory? That’s where Material Culture came…

  • Forum Theatre – Junie B. Jones, the Musical

    By Margaret Davis Junie B Jones is coming to the FORUM THEATRE!! Sneak a peek into the "Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal"of the outspoken and lovable                                                   Junie B. Jones!!!   LIVE ON STAGE!!! Saturday,…