Category: archives

  • Library happenings

    By: centraljersey.com Follow this column concerning special events being planned at Hillsborough Public Library, located in the municipal complex, South Branch Road and Beekman Lane, 369-2200. Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Registration is required for all…

  • TOPIC: How do you feel about your children’s schools?

         As teachers and administrators throughout New Jersey get ready for the start of classes next month, what are your thoughts about the education your children will be getting this year?

  • Deli owner given life for murder

    By: Davy James – The Packet Group A Kendall Park resident was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Aug. 20 after being found guilty of conspiring to kill his business partner. Raymond Troxell, 49, of Christopher Avenue, was sentenced at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick after being found…

  • Health matters

    Da Vinci prostatectomy: a minimally invasive option By: John A. Watson, M.D. – Princeton HealthCare System In prostate cancer surgery, millimeters matter. Located just beneath the bladder, the prostate is attached to numerous nerve fibers and blood vessels that play an important role in urinary continence and sexual function. To spare these nerves and vessels…

  • Making his run at Eagle Scout

    Cranbury teen builds running track at Cranbury School By: Natalia Knochowski – Staff Writer CRANBURY – Last year, Mark Brennan started his Eagle Scout project by raising over $5,000 in a 5K run through Shadow Oaks. This year, 17-year-old Mark completed the last piece of his project and used the money raised to construct a…

  • Landlord ordinance still being reviewed

    By: Linda Seida – Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE – Residents who want to see stronger controls over apartment rentals and harsher penalties for violators will have to wait a while longer as officials debate a range of stiffer fines. The City Council last week began a discussion of the governing ordinance to "make it a little…

  • Tribute to Dr. Seuss in "Seussical" at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Sept. 24-Oct. 3

    Tribute to Dr. Seuss in "Seussical" at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Sept. 24-Oct. 3

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. — A fantastical, magical, musical show/ That brings us the Seuss characters we all do know!  Celebrate the genius of Dr. Seuss with The Pennington Players’ “Seussical the Musical,” coming to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times for this family show are Fridays, Sept. 24 and…

  • Stuart’s coach keeps bar high

    Lambi is new for Tartans By: Justin Feil – Assistant Sports Editor The Stuart Country Day School field hockey team has a new coach with a familiar background. The Tartans will be led by their second straight high-end Pennsylvania product as Julie Lambi takes over for Katie Grant, who left to be an assistant coach…

  • Beacon briefs

    Bulls Island adventures By: centraljersey.com Stephanie Fox, park naturalist for Bulls Island Recreation Area (2185 Daniel Bray Highway, Stockton), will lead children in adventures through books, crafts and activities. Each Friday at 1 p.m. until Aug. 27, different themes will be explored by the group. The program will last approximately one hour and be held…