Category: archives

  • Police charge two men in armed home invasion

    Township woman bound; daughter’s ex-boyfriend held By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Two suspects were in custody Thursday after a harrowing home invasion on Plymouth Drive this week. And one of them is the former boyfriend of the victim’s adult daughter, police said.    Vincent Salvo, 31, and Shawn Brennan, 22, both of Toms…

  • Raiders facing tall order on gridiron

    Unbeaten Franklin comes to town by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Things won’t get any easier for the Hillsborough High football team.    Thursday night, the Raiders (0-2) host a Franklin team that has opened the 2007 season with a major bang. The Warriors (2-0) drubbed Bridgewater-Raritan in a 50-3 rout before winning a huge double-overtime game…

  • Council introduces ordinance to remove borough hall from mill plan

    Will Planning Board agree? By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN – For the second time in a month, Mayor Bob Patten broke a Borough Council tie this week marking more compromise aimed at redeveloping the former rug mill property on Bank Street.    On a 4-3 vote — with council members Patrick Thompson, Ryan Rosenberg and…

  • Celtic Spirit

    Loreena McKennitt shares Irish culture on a new DVD and in an upcoming performance at Patriots Theatre. By Susan Van Dongen    Loreena McKennitt is coming to the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial Oct. 18, her first appearance in Trenton, and, she believes, Central New Jersey. The Canadian vocalist and multi-instrumentalist has a passion for…

  • A new place for seniors

    A new place for seniors

    The Cranbury Senior Center opened its doors Saturday Photos by Devon DeMarco

  • MISCELLANY

    Aging in Place, Helping Seniors Downsize, Sept. 20, 1-2 p.m., Twin Rivers Library, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor; free, reg. req.; (609) 987-8100. Allentown Village and Farm Tour, tour of 11 historic homes and one farm, Sept. 29, noon-4 p.m., $15 day of tour, $12 adv.; (609) 291-2784. Alliance Française of Princeton, Wholefoods Market, Route…

  • Yulon M. Banks

    Sales consultant     PENNINGTON — Yulon M. Banks died Sept. 14.    He was a sales consultant at Lawrence Toyota in Lawrence.    Mr. Banks was a member of Varick AME Zion Church of Hackensack and the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.    He is survived by his wife, Laura E. Costen Banks; daughter Nicole D. Banks; sons Nicholas…

  • STAGE

    1812 Productions, The Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St., Phila., The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life In The Universe, Sept. 21-Oct. 21

  • Lady Raiders remain hot with victory

    Rokoszak, Cusick score at Watchung by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Ever since an opening day loss to Bridgewater-Raritan, the HHS girls’ soccer team has been on a roll.    Thursday’s 2-0 victory over Watchung Hills extended Hillsborough’s unbeaten streak to four straight games. The Lady Raiders improved to 3-1-1, having also blanked Phillipsburg and Immaculata and…