Category: news
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HILLSBOROUGH: Supreme Court deals teachers a blow on pension payments
Gene Robbins, Packet Media Group Wearing red shirt and carrying placards, about 200 Somerset County teachers rallied at the offices of two of the county’s state legislative representatives Monday afternoon on the eve of a pivotal Supreme Count decision about funding of the pension system for teachers and public employees. The teachers wanted to pressure…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Conor Hampton receives music award
Flutist Conor Hampton was presented with the Gary T. Smith Outstanding Musicianship Award at the Auten Road Intermediate School 6th grade honors and jazz band concert on May 20. Conor is a student musician in the ARIS instrumental program. He is a member of both the Raider Band and the Honors Band. He also plays…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Vice principal chosen for middle school
Math teacher Debra Porowski has been appointed by the Board of Education as vice principal of Hillsborough Middle School, effective Sept. 1. Ms. Porowski has spent her entire 22-year teaching career at Hillsborough Middle School. She began as a math teacher in township public schools upon graduation from The College of New Jersey in 1993…
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PRINCETON: Two more district schools victimized by ‘swatting’ calls
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A pair of back-to-back “swatting” calls to the Riverside Elementary School and to the Johnson Park School kept police officers busy Monday morning, according to the Princeton Police Department. Shortly after 10 a.m., Riverside Elementary School officials received a generalized threat to harm the school and its students, police said.…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Out-of-control SUV careens down shopping center sidewalk
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A North Brunswick Township man was ticketed for careless driving after he lost control of his Lexus sport utility vehicle, causing it to hop the curb and careen down the sidewalk at the Summerfield Center shopping center June 5, according to the South Brunswick Township Police Department.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Somerset YMCA reaches fundraising goal
Somerset County YMCA has reached its initial fundraising goal with pledges of more than $708,000 to its 2015 annual campaign. On Feb. 18, the YMCA kicked off the campaign with a goal of raising $700,000. The funds ensure the Y can open its doors to all in the community, regardless of ability to pay. “We…
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HILLSBOROUGH/MANVILLE: Kids: Learn how to ‘stage fight’
Tweens and teens can learn to fake fight on stage at the kickoff to the hero-themed summer reading club at libraries in Manville and Hillsborough on Thursday, June 25. Stephen Davis, an assistant professor of theater arts at Centenary College, will teach participants how to stage fight — just like heroes in the movies —…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Alexander Louie wins ‘Spirit of Hero’ scholarship
MaryPat Christie, wife of Gov. Chris Christie, poses with “hero scholarship” winner Alexander Louie of Hillsborough High School. Alexander Louie of Hillsborough High School is one of four Somerset County students, and among the 25 total recipients of a “Spirit of a Hero” scholarship. He received $5,000 scholarships at Drumthwacket, the governor’s official residence…
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PRINCETON: Developer sues town over affordable housing term
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Developer AvalonBay has sued amid a dispute with Princeton officials over how long it must make rental units available to low- and moderate-income tenants of its yet-to-be-built apartment complex on Witherspoon Street. The company contends in court papers that the town is trying to extend that period of…