• Trojans’ girls ready to hit court under new coach Griffin

    Trojans’ girls ready to hit court under new coach Griffin

    By Jimmy Allinder Bishop Ahr Bishop George Ahr High School’s girls’ basketball team will feature a new coach this season with Brittney Griffin taking over for Kevin Harper. The former Edison High School player teaches physical education and health at Piscataway Vocational and Technical High School, taught those subjects at Bishop Ahr and has been…

  • Experienced players, new coach to lead Bulldogs’ girls on court

    Experienced players, new coach to lead Bulldogs’ girls on court

    By Matthew Rocco The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls’ basketball team has a talented group of returning players, and they’re ready to hit the floor running this season. The Bulldogs went an impressive 22-7 during the 2015-16 season and advanced as far as the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II finals under head coach George…

  • Allentown wrestlers look for repeat success on the mats

    Allentown wrestlers look for repeat success on the mats

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s wrestling team hopes to recapture the excitement of last season as it prepares to hits the mats this winter. Allentown comes off a 15-8 season, during which the team won its first division championship since 2007, had two wrestlers advance to the state championships, went 12-1 in Mercer County…

  • Pajama drive to benefit hospitalized children

    Pajama drive to benefit hospitalized children

    Jersey Physical Therapy and the Hugs for Brady Foundation have teamed up for a second time for a pajama drive benefiting children battling cancer at the Bristol Myers-Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Jersey Physical Therapy will be collecting new, unwrapped pajamas for ages newborn to 22 at each of their…

  • Community throws South Brunswick officers a ‘thank you’ party

    Community throws South Brunswick officers a ‘thank you’ party

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — For the second consecutive year, township residents served as hosts to members of  the South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD) to extend their gratitude for the department’s service and commitment to the community. What has come to be known as the “Annual Appreciation Party” was held at the Princeton Walk Recreation Village on Dec.…

  • Annual cleanup honors Martin Luther King Jr., Day

    Annual cleanup honors Martin Luther King Jr., Day

    The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will hold its annual cleanup session from noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Mapleton Preserve / D&R Canal State Park headquarters, 145 Mapleton Rd., Kingston section of South Brunswick, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Volunteers will be clearing small trees, brush, vines and…

  • Hazlet Eagle Scout exemplifies leadership by building a menorah

    Hazlet Eagle Scout exemplifies leadership by building a menorah

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer HAZLET — Anyone who drives by the Cullen Center on Union Avenue might see a new menorah lit up on the front lawn. On the evening of Dec. 10, friends, family and fellow Boy Scouts joined Eagle Scout Maxwell Rothman in the lighting of a menorah that he guided in…

  • Residents help police find alleged burglar

    Residents help police find alleged burglar

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Vigilant residents helped protect a neighbor’s property and assisted police with capturing an alleged burglar. A resident of Dutchess Lane reportedly observed a man standing in the driveway of a neighbor’s home around 4:50 a.m. on Dec. 9, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. The man was reportedly attempting…

  • Edison holding Holiday House Decorating Contest

    Edison holding Holiday House Decorating Contest

    EDISON — The township is accepting applications from participants through Dec. 16 for Edison’s eighth annual Holiday House Decorating Contest. Judging, based on originality and creativity, will take place Dec. 20-22. Owners of the top three best homes will win gift cards to area restaurants. Mayor Thomas Lankey and the Township Council are making a list and will…

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