• POLICE BLOTTER: Week of May 3

    East Windsor    Police said Willie F. Jones, 29, of Etra Road was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams 10:01 p.m. April 18. The officer was patrolling in the area of the Town House Motel when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed through the parking lot. Once stopped, the…

  • TRENTON: Bail set for murder suspect

    TRENTON: Bail set for murder suspect

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    TRENTON — A man facing a murder charge attended his bail hearing before a Mercer County judge Monday.    ”Judge Robert Billmeier maintained his bail at $500,000,” said Casey DeBlasio, public information officer for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, on April 30.    She said Mr. Lemus-Estrada, a native of Guatemala, had…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board lauds 2013 Teachers of the Year

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board lauds 2013 Teachers of the Year

    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education honored six “outstanding district teachers” on Monday. They are winners of the Governor’s Recognition Program for 2013. Shown (from left) are: (front row) Phyllis Bernard, Kathleen Belton and Melissa Gurick; (back row) Superintendent Tom Smith, Debbie Booz, Adrienne Lyman and David Bello.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Troop 489 welcomes three more Eagle Scouts
  • WEST AMWELL: Township tab would lower taxes

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    WEST AMWELL — A proposed $3,428,885 West Amwell Township budget for 2013 that, if adopted, will lower the municipal tax rate 1 cent per $100 of assessed property value was introduced by the Township Committee on April 24.    ”If adopted on May 22, the tax rate will drop to 25…

  • PENNINGTON: Fire company conducts ‘vital’ drill

    PENNINGTON: Fire company conducts ‘vital’ drill

    Pennington Fire Company Assistant Chief Nick Gaudioso operates a 100-foot ladder tower during the company’s drill.

  • PRINCETON: Expenses for litigation expected to increase

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Two Princeton councilwomen this week expressed concern about how much the town is spending on legal bills, a situation that led one of them to suggest officials explore switching to hiring an in-house lawyer to control costs.    Councilwoman Jo S. Butler, a member of a council legal committee that…

  • BOOK NOTES: Book takes readers on race around the world

    By Joan Ruddiman, Special Writer    Remember the technology boom of the late ‘80s with innovations in communication and transportation that seemed to shrink the world? A long and contentious war was behind us and the nation was unaware of the wars to come. Women were asserting their intellectual. And media hype daily stoked public emotions…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: East Windsor Regional schools ranked

    By Matt Nelson, Special Writer    The New Jersey Department of Education released the new School Performance Report, replacing the former New Jersey School Report Card system to judge student performance.    The School Performance Report, or SPR, was released April 10.    These reports features statistics including enrollment figures, student populations and student results on state assessments.…

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