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  • Playwright Aldona Middlesworth at Lawrenceville Elementary School

    Playwright Aldona Middlesworth at Lawrenceville Elementary School

    By Judith A. McLaughlin LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40 CRAVEN LANE LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ  08648 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               For Further Information Contact: April 24, 2009                                                                                                  Judith A. McLaughlin                                                                                                                                          (609) 671-5570 N E W S    R E L E A S E Playwright Aldona Middlesworth at Lawrenceville Elementary School        Lawrenceville Elementary School third graders…

  • ADT President Gursahaney named Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus

    ADT President Gursahaney named Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus

    Curtis Chan University Park, Pa. — Naren Gursahaney, president of ADT Worldwide in Princeton, N.J., has been named an Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by the Penn State College of Engineering. ADT is the world’s largest electronic security company with more than $9 billion in revenues and 65,000 employees serving customers in 50 countries. Gursahaney will received…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Benefit ‘Monologues’ set for Tuesday at local playhouse

    HILLSBOROUGH: Benefit ‘Monologues’ set for Tuesday at local playhouse

    A performance of "The Vagina Monologues," directed by Jessica Zorn, has been added in Hillsborough after Tuesday’s sold-out show.

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Aughenbaugh leaves preservation panel

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Former Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh has stepped down from the borough commission she helped create.    Ms. Aughenbaugh said she recently decided to resign from the borough’s Historic Preservation Commission because of scheduling conflicts with new commitments. She said the chief reason was her recent appointment as chairwoman of Planned…

  • EAST WINDSOR: GOP again targets one-party rule

    Incumbents once more cite their experience By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The two Republicans running unopposed in the June 2 Township Council primary say they want to cut spending and break the one-party rule that has existed in the township for years.    Meanwhile, the three Democratic incumbents — also running unopposed in…

  • ADT President Gursahaney named Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus

    ADT President Gursahaney named Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus

    Nat Clymer Naren Gursahaney, president of ADT Worldwide based in Princeton, N.J., will receive Penn State’s Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award on Monday, April 27.

  • Saturday Recycling Drop-off on May 2

    Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next drop-off for the First Saturday of the Month program will be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane in Bridgewater.  As part of the program, the Recycling Center will accept clean, dry textiles, including clothing, drapes,…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Borough files request for $250,000 from state

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — The borough is seeking $250,000 in extraordinary aid from the state to help mitigate its planned property tax increase.     As it stands, the borough’s budget calls for an approximately $320,000 increase in the tax levy, which results in a tax rate of 75.6 cents per $100…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Township OKs pact for athletic fields

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The Township Council moved forward this week on plans to create new athletic fields near Etra Lake Park, approving a contract for their construction.    The council awarded a $922,582 contract to Precise Construction, of Freehold, at its regular meeting Tuesday for the creation of two new softball…