Category: archives

  • Dabbling in the stock market

    First-time team lands a second-place finish By Madeleine Johnson     St. Augustine’s inaugural elementary-division Stock Market Club had a very good year.     The club, which is in its first year, placed second among the 172 teams in the game’s elementary- school category of the Northern region. While the students were excited about their final…

  • Police to step up seat belt enforcement

    By Davy James, Staff Writer     Police want to send a clear message to motorists — it’s time to buckle up or you will pay up.     From Monday to June 1, law enforcement officers throughout the state and nation will be participating in the Click It or Ticket campaign, a zero-tolerance push to raise…

  • Tour de Borough

    Borough plans fall triathlon; proceeds to benefit skate park By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – This small borough is planning to hold one very big event.    The Borough Council on Monday gave its blessing to a plan for a mini-triathlon this fall.    ”It’s going to bring people to town who wouldn’t normally come here,”…

  • Home for farmers market found

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — West Railroad Avenue would not be closed off if a borough farmers market opens for business in July.    A special committee formed by the Borough Council met with Police Chief Martin Horvath and Elliott Stroul, the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition president, on Wednesday and decided to limit the market…

  • Editorial: New Jersey joins list of political losers

       Imagine what an exciting time this would be in New Jersey if the Democrats hadn’t decided to shoot themselves in the foot.    No, we’re not talking about the interminable battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that is tearing the party asunder. We’re talking about the self-destructive decision party leaders made last year to shift…

  • Iris Festival enjoys 12th year

    Mary Barnes, president, Downtown Bordentown Association The 12th annual Franklin Carr Memorial Iris Festival went smoothly despite the rainy forecast on Saturday, May 10.    On behalf of the Downtown Bordentown Association, I’d like to thank Patti DeSantis and the Garden Club for planting and sprucing the town up for the weekend.    Many thanks to Suzanne…

  • EDITORIAL: Join veterans in honoring fallen heroes

       American soldiers continue to die in Iraq.    More than a dozen have died this month, bringing the total dead in the war to nearly 4,100.    In Afghanistan, more than 500 Americans have died.    And the number of Iraqi and Afghan deaths are in the tens of thousands.    And yet, these wars have receded from view…

  • Special rides for special kids

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Humans and horses have long had a working relationship. Local therapeutic nonprofit Riding High Farm plans to highlight just what a difference that bond can make.    The 21st annual Friends and Family Festival, to be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 8, will once again give…

  • Ahead of the game on CPR

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Congress has declared the first week of June National CPR/AED Awareness Week, but the South Brunswick School District was ahead of the curve in recognizing the importance of having defibrillators on site and training staff members in CPR.    ”We were one of the first districts around to have an AED…