Category: archives

  • Sports takes

    Irish improve mark to 9-1 By: centraljersey.com The Dependable Electric Fighting Irish defeated West Windsor, 5-3, in a very competitive softball game. For the Fighting Irish, starting and winning pitcher Jess DeDominico helped her own cause with two singles, a double, two runs scored and two RBI. Holly Bridgman also had two singles, a double,…

  • Autism lectures at PU today

    By: centraljersey.com The Eden Autism Services Foundation will hold its 16th annual lecture series today at Princeton University’s Reynolds Auditorium. Registration for the all-day event, "Affecting the Research and Service Agenda," will begin at 8:15 a.m. The cost of the conference is $75 per person and includes handouts, morning refreshments and lunch. Supported in part…

  • Annual berry festival on tap

    By: Maria Prato – Staff Writer CRANBURY – Cranbury’s annual Strawberry Festival may happen Saturday, but prepping for the event starts days earlier. While some of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury’s women are at home baking angel food and pound cakes Friday morning, others are hauling fresh local strawberries over to the church grounds,…

  • Civilian killed in base accident

    By: centraljersey.com NEW HANOVER – A 61-year-old civilian employee of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was killed in a motor vehicle accident May 26, according to a release from the base. George Grabenstetter, a civilian employee with the 87th Force Support Squadron, was killed after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Range Road in the…

  • Man who died at MUA identified

    By: centraljersey.com EAST WINDSOR – The man who died last week in an industrial accident at the Municipal Utilities Authority complex has been identified as Gary Meineke, 56, of Jackson. Mr. Meineke was an employee of CBI Service of New Castle, Delaware. Township police previously said they responded to a 9-1-1 call at 10:31 a.m.…

  • The calendar

    Sun., June 6 By: centraljersey.com Lawrenceville Farmers Market: Lawrenceville Fuel parking lot, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Sunday through October. Vendors: Griggstown Quail Farm; Valley Shephard Creamery; Terhune Orchards; WoodsEdge Wool Farms; Catherine’s Vegan Sweet; Hlubick Farms; Davidson’s Exotic Mushrooms; Z-Food Farms; Stults Farm; Village Bakery. Music by Hot Taters. Thurs., June 10 Knitting…

  • Hengerer 10th at TOC golf tourney

    By: John Beisser – Special Writer Hillsborough High senior golfer Ryan Hengerer not only qualified for the prestigious NJSIAA/MGA Tournament of Champions at the Rumson Country Club last week, but finished in 10th place in the event on a course which he had never seen before. Hengerer, who has his sights set on a career…

  • Komen celebration moves to Rider’s Luedeke Center

    By: centraljersey.com The Central and South Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is holding its 8th annual Spirit of Jane Rodney Celebration will be held on Friday, June 18, at Rider University. The signature event will be held at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center, at 2083 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville. It will…

  • Rabies alert in effect

    By: centraljersey.com A raccoon found recently in Lawrence Township has tested positive for rabies. Because of this increased occurrence of rabies the Lawrence Health Department is issuing this rabies alert. Rabies is a fatal disease caused by a virus, which can infect all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Rabies is most frequently spread through a bite…