Category: archives

  • Summer jobs lay life’s groundwork for teens

    Employment teaches valuable lessons By: Denise Xu    During the summer, many Cranbury teenagers are laying the groundwork for the rest of their lives.    Some are doing internships in what they expect will be their chosen professions, while others are earning some extra cash and learning about the responsibilities that come with joining the work force.…

  • South gains district finals

    By: Rich Fisher    As the sun set on the town of Union last night, the South Brunswick Post 401 baseball was playing for yet another trip to the New Jersey American Legion State Baseball Tournament.    Post 401 set up a winner-take-all final between itself and Emerson by posting a 7-3 victory over Roselle in Wednesday’s…

  • Ruth Holsten Tash

       Ruth Holsten Tash, 101, of Miami, Fla., died Friday, July 21, at Sinai Plaza Nursing Home.    Born in Bronx, N.Y., she was formerly a resident of Dayton, Hightstown, Milltown and North Brunswick before moving to Florida.    She was a member of the South Miami Methodist Church.    Wife of the late Louis Tash; she is survived…

  • Beyond the Book Jacket

    Nancy Crampton’s photographs, on view at the Rosenbach Museum & Library, offer glimpses into the private lives and public personas of poets, novelists and playwrights. By: Jillian Kalonick    During a month-long internship at the publishing company Farrar, Straus & Giroux six years ago, I spent a week in front of a row of cabinets in…

  • HomeFront gearing up for back-to-school drive

    Organization collecting new clothes, supplies for homeless children. By: Lea Kahn    The first day of school means new shoes, new pants, a new shirt, a new dress and a new backpack full of notebooks, pencils, erasers and crayons — unless you are one of the hundreds of homeless children in Mercer County.    But Connie Mercer,…

  • Middle school fails test category

    Eighth-grade special education students have failed to meet the No Child Left Behind requirements for the fourth year in a row. By: Donna Lukiw    Hillsborough school officials are waiting to find out what, if any, penalties will be imposed on the district because eighth-grade special education students have failed to meet the No Child Left…

  • Casino Tony Goes

    Family pride shines through at the Morrisville, Pa., location of this legendary New Jersey frankfurter institution, which serves the Garden State’s official dog. By: Amy Brummer Casino Tony Goes 53 E. Trenton Ave. Morrisville, Pa. (215) 428-3480 www.casinotonygoes.com Food: Good + Service: Warm and attentive Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Contemporary Italian American Atmosphere: Neighborhood hangout Vegetarian…

  • Board names LIS upper school principal

    Jonathan Dauber to oversee grades 5 and 6. By: Lea Kahn    The township Board of Education has appointed Lawrence High School Assistant Principal Jonathan Dauber to become the principal of the upper school at the Lawrence Intermediate School.    The school board voted 7-1 to appoint Mr. Dauber to his new post at the grades 4-6…

  • Manville youngsters learn at hoop camp

    Mustang Madness becoming a summer favorite By: John E. Powers        Now in its third year, the Manville Mustang Madness Basketball Camp has become a community staple, something borough youths look forward to each summer.    Manville High School girls’ basketball coach Kyle Rehrig, who started the came three years ago, had 80 young players at…