• LAWRENCE: Taking the ‘plunge’ to aid Special Olympics

    LAWRENCE: Taking the ‘plunge’ to aid Special Olympics

    The members of the Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Team prepare to plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 23 in Long Branch. From left are Jasmine Mustra, Shannon Cronce, Rita Thompson, Olivia Waaben, Kinsey Ratzman and Dara Clarke. 

  • PRINCETON: Milling machine fire shuts Ewing Street

    PRINCETON: Milling machine fire shuts Ewing Street

    Firefighters fought a fire on a milling machine on Ewing Street in Princeton Wednesday morning. Staff photo by Lea Kahn

  • MANVILLE: Recreation girls’ hoop team posts winning record

       Manville recreation girls’ basketball team ended its season 6-3, its first year with a winning record. Last year they fell put up a 4-6 record.    At home on March 2 versus South Bound Brook, pressure from both sides caused multiple turnovers and missed shots. South Bound Brook took over the lead and never looked back,…

  • EWING: Historic church might get Preservation Planning funds

       TRENTON — The Christie Administration recently announced that a preservation planning project at First Presbyterian Church in Ewing Township has been recommended for a 2012 Historic Preservation Grant by the New Jersey Historic Trust. The recommended project would receive a total of $37,125 in matching grant funding.    The New Jersey Historic Trust Board of Trustees…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Learn how to expedite doing business in township

       Business people can learn their way in and around township regulations when Hillsborough hosts a “business summit” Wednesday, March 27, at the Peter J. Biondi Municipal Building from 9 a.m. to noon.    ”The purpose of the business summit is to educate those who deal with the regulatory departments how the process should be followed to…

  • LAWRENCE: Expo examines sustainable living

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    How easy — or difficult — is it to make the house more energy efficient?    Everyone needs to eat, but where can one find locally produced cheese, jams and jellies or meat? What about recipes using locally grown food?    Which new cars are the most fuel-efficient? How practical are electric…

  • Mary Tanner was community benefactor

    Victor Murray, Lawrenceville In these hectic and challenging times, it is important to pause, reflect and realize how fortunate we are for knowing people like Mary Tanner.    Mary captured the hearts of those she met with an honest and endearing kindness. When I would hear her speak in public forums, she pursued the issues with…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board to consider final tweaks to budget

    More math teachers may be back for discussion By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    School board members are likely to consider tonight (Thursday) a last-minute tweaking of next year’s proposed school budget to add one or two math teachers at the high school.    The Board of Education meets tonight — a departure from its normal Monday…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Parents upset at slow response to bus incident

    Driver following bus made threatening gestures, parents say By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    School leaders stand on shaky ground with some parents of Amsterdam School children following an incident Friday of a man reportedly making threatening gestures with a knife while following a school bus on its morning commute to the school.    Parents are asking…

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