• MONTGOMERY: Township to enter agreement with wireless company

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Crown Castle, one of the biggest wireless infrastructure companies in the country, is likely to set up shop in Montgomery soon and has offered the township a chance to make some money off its earnings when and if it builds in the area.    Crown Castle, which caters to…

  • Goodies without wheat

    Goodies without wheat

    Marilyn Besner prepares eggplant for a recipe. Photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: Out on a limb: Keeping up with town’s trees

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The loudest sound in Greenway Meadows Park on a recent morning came from a woodpecker hammering away at a tree above where Princeton municipal arborist Greg O’Neil was standing.    ”There he is,” Mr. O’Neil said in a New England accent, looking at the spot where the bird was perched.…

  • PHS PERSPECTIVE: Competition should be to succeed, not to win

    By Shanti Hossain    Talking to a friend who is attending Princeton University, I asked her what the environment was like among the students. Between the prestige and the infamous grade deflation policy, I assumed, how could the atmosphere be anything other than cut-throat competition?    Yet her response was quite the opposite: “Students are pretty supportive…

  • freeB Bus Service Detoured For Parade

    By Joan Reck On Saturday, May 25th, the Princeton freeB bus service morning trips will be detoured for the parade on Nassau street. Instead of traveling across Nassau street from Library place to Harrison, the bus will travel on Paul Robeson/Wiggins/Hamilton. It will serve Monument Hall/Princeton Senior Resource Center on the bus’s return trip to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Legislature clears bill to name Route 206 bypass in memory of Peter Biondi

       The General Assembly approved bipartisan legislation Monday to dedicate the Route 206 bypass in Hillsborough to the late Assemblyman Peter J. Biondi.    Mr. Biondi lost his battle with cancer days after being re-elected in November 2011. He had previously served as mayor of Hillsborough and as a Somerset County Freeholder. He was instrumental in getting…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Starting in 2014, high school graduation will be held off campus

    Graduation will be shifted indoors to Sun Bank Arena in Trenton By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    After this June, future Hillsborough High School graduations will be held away from the school campus.    In a letter to parents and students, Principal Karen Bingert wrote that, starting in June 2014, graduation ceremonies will be held at Sun…

  • MONROE: Greenstein touts first responders bill

    MONROE: Greenstein touts first responders bill

    Amy Batista photo State Sen. Linda Greenstein speaks with Monroe firefighters about legislation making it easier for them to file workman’s compensation claims.

  • Goodies without wheat

    Goodies without wheat

    Gluten-free bakeshop, cafe opens in Lawrenceville By Michele Alperin, Special Writer    For Marilyn Besner, owner of the new gluten-free WildFlour Bakery and Café in Lawrenceville, both cooking and entrepreneurship began as family activities.    Serving up french fries or chocolate chip cookies was a way to gain the attention of her six brothers while they watched…

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