• PRINCETON: After survey, police to reach out to Hispanic community

    Princeton police said this week that the department is increasing its outreach to the local Hispanic community after getting “zero” feedback from that part of the population on a town- By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton police said this week that the department is increasing its outreach to the local Hispanic community after getting…

  • MONTGOMERY: Weekend crash injures two

    A two-car crash at the intersection of routes 206 and 201 on the Belle Mead Bridge last Saturday night left a teenage girl and a responding volunteer firefighter in the hospital, police said. By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY – A two-car crash at the intersection of routes 206 and 601 on the Belle Mead…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local daughter, mom win blueberry bake-off

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local daughter, mom win blueberry bake-off

    Photo by Kelly Velocci From left, blueberry bake-off winner Allison O’Brien and Carol O’Brien, her mom, placed second in Terhune Orchard’s tenth annual competition.

  • MONTGOMERY: Walk to benefit eating disorders

    When longtime resident Lisa Roe thought about what she wanted for her 50th birthday this year, she knew she wanted to mark the milestone by giving back not only to her community, but society too. By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — When longtime resident Lisa Roe thought about what she wanted for her 50th…

  • New Programs Available for Fall Semester at Mercer County Community College

    By Jim Gardner Registration is now open for fall classes at Mercer County Community College, including new programs designed to give students a competitive advantage in the business world. Most classes begin Aug. 26, with later-starting classes offered Oct. 1 and Oct. 22. Classes are available on-site at the West Windsor and Trenton campuses, or…

  • AvalonBay should have composting

    Vojislava Pophristic, Princeton To the editor: AvalonBay should have a composting program in its proposed development — a win-win situation for everyone.    With composting, AvalonBay would pay $65/ton to haul organic food waste to a processing site — not $125/ton for the same waste to fill already overflowing landfills (where the waste creates methane gas,…

  • Planning Board needs some guts

    Cara Carpenito, Princeton To the editor: The Planning Board’s first hearing on AvalonBay’s new application began in pathos when chairperson Wanda Gunning thanked municipal staff for meeting an impossible schedule for reviewing the application. She noted that some of them (paid with our taxes) had “stayed up all night.”    They deserved thanks. But not for…

  • PRINCETON: Numerous bike thefts reported

    Several bicycles worth a total of more than $1,000 were reported stolen from various homes and public places in Princeton over a three-day period last week, according to police records. By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Several bicycles worth a total of more than $1,000 were reported stolen from various homes and public places in Princeton…

  • Local NJ businesswoman becomes president of national recycling association

    Local NJ businesswoman becomes president of national recycling association

    By Elena Bagarozza WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Valerie Montecalvo, President and Owner of Bayshore Recycling in Woodbridge Township, NJ, will serve as the 2013 – 2015 national Construction & Demolition Recycling Association’s (CDRA) first-ever woman president. Formerly the Construction & Material Recycling Association (CMRA), Montecalvo was appointed by the general membership board as president for a…

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