Category: archives

  • WW-P High School North’s senior class is a peerless group

    The new high school now has its first graduating class. By: Gwen Runkle    The first day of school at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North on Thursday marked more than just the beginning of another school year — this is the first year the school has a senior class.    And surrounded by hallways decked out with…

  • Lawrence Ellenport, 86

       Lawrence Ellenport, 86, died Saturday at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in Newark, he had been a resident of Irvington, Union and Scotch Plains prior to moving to Monroe eight years ago.    A veteran of World War II where he had served in the Army as a sergeant, Mr. Ellenport was a…

  • Local dancers tap way to New York festival

    Seven students from the Kathleen Academy of Dance in Hillsborough had their 15 minutes of fame on the stage of 42nd Street’s Duke Theater. By: Regina Tan    Cheered on by Savion Glover’s mother, Yvette, seven tap students from the Kathleen Academy of Dance in Hillsborough had their 15 minutes of fame on the stage of…

  • Song of the Waves

    Grounds for Sculpture in Mercerville will host the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Sept. 8. By: Susan Van Dongen    As a child watching the waves break against the rocky shores of northern Taiwan, dancer and choreographer Nai-Ni Chen never imagined she would turn her impressions into a work of art.    "I was just like any other…

  • Board keeps looking at issue of police in schools

    Valley school officials still are proceeding with plans to bring police officers to the district’s high school and middle school, but also have undertaken a series of initiatives designed to further probe the idea By: John Tredrea    Valley school officials still are proceeding with plans to bring police officers to the district’s high school and…

  • Magical Season

    Brace yourself for another British invasion as Harry Potter takes over the megaplexes this fall. By: Kam Williams    Although the end-of-summer vacation might mean it’s back-to-school time, it’s important to remember that all work and no play makes Harry a dull boy. I hope all you "Muggles" allow your offspring to sample some of this…

  • Field hockey opens first season at MHS

    Cougars to play sub-varisty schedule By: Justin Feil    Gina DiVenuto was looking for a way to get back into field hockey.    Montgomery High was looking to get into field hockey.    It’s a perfect combination as DiVenuto becomes the first head coach of the inaugural Montgomery field hockey team that will play this year at a…

  • Health screenings

    Offered by Hopewell Township Health Department    Hopewell Valley residents can take advantage of the free health screenings offered by the Hopewell Township Health Department in September.    Blood pressure screenings will take place:    First Tuesday, 10 a.m.-noon, Pennington Senior Center;    Third Monday, 11 a.m.-noon, Hopewell Borough Municipal Building;    Third Wednesday, 9-10:30 a.m., Hopewell Township Health Department;…

  • Township officials may author prison petition

    By: John Tredrea    Hopewell Township Deputy Mayor Jon Edwards said Wednesday he expects the Township Committee to vote tonight (Sept. 6) on a proposed petition that seeks to have maximum-security prisoners removed from the Mercer County Correction Center off Route 29, Titusville.    "It’s still being drafted," Mr. Edwards said of the text of the petition,…