• HILLSBOROUGH: Cory Booker expected at luncheon

       Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be the special guest at a lunch reception with Democratic state 16th District legislative candidates on Sunday, May 5, at the Hillsborough Elks Club, 1500 Brooks Blvd., on the Manville border.    Mr. Booker is widely expected to run for U.S. Senate in 2104, when the term of Frank Lautenberg expires.…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Jonathan Johnson Jr., 22, of Trenton, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after he was stopped for a motor vehicle violation on Brunswick Pike near Whitehead Road at 4:59 p.m. April 16. He was released on a summons.    An assortment of jewelry, valued at more than $8,000, was reported stolen…

  • MCCC newspaper honored

    MCCC newspaper honored

        Mercer County Community College student journalists recently won 18 awards for their work with The College VOICE newspaper.     In this year’s annual New Jersey Collegiate Press Association (NJCPA) competition, students won 13 awards in the two-year college category, including the highest honor: first place for General Excellence. Students also earned five awards in…

  • LAWRENCE: Cardboard canoe race builds teamwork

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Staring at the piles of cardboard, Zuzhi Xu said it was hard to believe that she and her teammates were going to build a boat and sail it in the pool at Mauer Gym at Rider University.    ”We don’t do this in China. It is hard to imagine you are…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: April 25

    Plumsted    Township police with assistance from the New Hanover Police Department executed a search warrant April 16 on the New Egypt Family Restaurant and a residence on the property. The search revealed a quantity of a controlled dangerous substance and paraphernalia inside the residence, resulting in the arrest of Kenan Yilmaz. He is being held…

  • HUNTERDON: Two locals among 49 charged in drug sting
  • MONTGOMERY: Motorcyclist dies from crash injuries

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — A Belle Mead man died in the hospital Wednesday afternoon as a result of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident on April 21, police said.    Tracy S. Penn, 52, was airlifted to the hospital after crashing his motorcycle three days ago on Route 206 just north of…

  • Celebrate Mom This Mother’s Day at the Hamilton Park Hotel

    By irene maslowski Mother’s Day is a time to let mom know how much you love and appreciate her, so what better way to make her day special than to treat her to a delicious brunch at the Hamilton Park Hotel?                                 A sumptuous array of goodies that will be sure to please any palette will…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Whole school blows bubbles for autism awareness

    HILLSBOROUGH: Whole school blows bubbles for autism awareness

    In front is Isabel Diaz. At left is Matthew Smith and Adam Villano is left of center. (Photo by Kia Bergman)

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