• PLUMSTED: Residents ask for more police protection for schools

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    PLUMSTED — Residents upset about the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre told the Township Committee and school board they’d like to see a greater police presence in their public schools, but were told it’s not financially feasible.    About 80 residents attended a Jan. 16 joint meeting of the Board of Education…

  • Tuesday topic is how to start garden indoors

       The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host “Jump Start Your Garden Indoors” on Jan. 29, from 7-8 p.m. at Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 930 Spruce St., Lawrence, adjacent to the Trenton Farmers Market.    Starting seeds this winter will produce annual flower and vegetable plants ready for transplant in the spring. Master Gardener Bruce Young will…

  • Unity Bank Donates $5,200 to Red Cross Superstorm Sandy Relief

    Unity Bank Donates $5,200 to Red Cross Superstorm Sandy Relief

    Unity Bank Chief Financial Officer Alan J. Bedner, Jr. (left) presents the donation to Corinna Krauskopf, Major Gifts Officer of American Red Cross of New Jersey.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Building a tower-climbing, Frisbee-tossing robot

    ROBBINSVILLE: Building a tower-climbing, Frisbee-tossing robot

    As the 2013 FIRST Robotics competition season moves into high gear, RHS Robotics Build Team members Julia Borowski (left) and Jenna Mollica work on a prototype electronics board that will control all of the motors and moving parts on the school’s robot.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Student entrepreneurs head to national tournament

    ROBBINSVILLE: Student entrepreneurs head to national tournament

    Six Robbinsville High School students, leaders of the virtual snack company, Build Your Own Craving, placed first in the preliminary round of the Virtual Enterprises International National Business Plan Competition and now advance to the national championships. From left are Nicole DeMentri, Ryan Febles, Victoria Sankey, David Pastuna, Lauren Fischer and Brandon Snyder.

  • “Business-to-Business is Back” at Venture Association New Jersey Meeting

    By Robert P. Baker The regular monthly meeting of the Venture Association New Jersey (www.vanj.com) was held on Tuesday, January 15, at the Hanover Marriott, Whippany, NJ. The featured speaker was Larry Bettino, General Partner, Starvest Partners (www.starvestpartners.com). His topic was, “Investing in Business-to-Business (B-to-B) Startup Companies is Back In Style.”             Bettino began his presentation with…

  • LAWRENCE: News briefs

    T’u Bishvat seder    Adath Israel Congregation will host a seder service Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the synagogue’s social hall at 1958 Lawrenceville Road for the congregation and the community. The service will integrate T’u Bishvat and shabbat prayer, song and joy and a community dinner. Reservations are required by Jan. 21. Dinner is…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Beat the cold — think gardens this weekend

    ‘The State We’re In’ column By Michelle Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation    January is named for Janus, the ancient Roman god of beginnings and transitions.    Just as the two-faced Janus looks ahead as well as behind, so can gardeners, farmers and food lovers — to the beginning of a new growing season. It’s not that far…

  • LAWRENCE: Brame named to fill council seat

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Stephen C. Brame, who is a long-time member of the township Zoning Board of Adjustment, has been chosen to fill the unexpired term of former Township Councilman Greg Puliti, who resigned in December.    Mr. Brame, who was sworn into office Tuesday night by state Sen. Shirley K. Turner, was the…

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