• PRINCETON: Task force to study hospital site

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A task force will recommend zoning changes that affect how a future builder could develop the former University Medical Center of Princeton on Witherspoon Street.    The task force was proposed by Mayor Liz Lempert after the Regional Planning Board last month rejected developer AvalonBay’s proposed 280-unit apartment building for…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Del Vecchio remembers the good things about 2012

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Reflecting on the city’s accomplishments in 2012, Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio said the switch to collecting trash and recycling on the same day marked a major step forward.    ”I am grateful to Lester Myers and his team at the Department of Public Works for taking this idea…

  • ALLENTOWN: "Sno-Ball" tourney seeks softball players

    Annual fundraiser benefits Upper Freehold Regional schools    ALLENTOWN — The 6th annual Sno-Ball Softball Fundraising Tournament returns Feb. 9 and sign-ups are now under way for players, teams, sponsors and volunteers who want to be part of this perennial winter competition.    The all-day event in which pre-registered teams play softball games in the snow at…

  • South PTSO hosts Open Mic Night

       The South Hunterdon Regional (SHR) High School PTSO is hosting its second annual Open Mic Night on Jan. 18 from 7-9:30 p.m. at the campus on Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road, West Amwell.    For one night only, the SHR High School Commons will be converted into the Eagle’s Nest Coffee House hosting local performers and entertainers. Students…

  • Hunters welcome to help raise funds for volunteers

       WEST AMWELL — The third annual fundraiser — this one to benefit the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad — will be held Jan. 19 the Hunt Family Preserve.    Hunts will be scheduled from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Three pheasants will be released per hunter for a one-hour hunt.    Participants must have a valid hunting license…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE starts challenging year

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE starts challenging year

    Ed Birch photos Clockwise from top, Business Administrator Anthony Tonzini swears in board members Peter St. Vincent, Barry Nathanson and Dr. Stephen Parker at Monday night’s meeting. Teacher’s union President Chris Hines addresses the board as more than 200 teachers in attendance look on.

  • EAST WINDSOR: Mayor begins 18th year in office

    EAST WINDSOR: Mayor begins 18th year in office

    Mayor Janice Mironov began her 18th consecutive term as the mayor of East Windsor Township on Tuesday. During the swearing-in ceremony, she was joined by Councilman Perry Shapiro (center) and County Executive Brian Hughes. (Courtesy photo)

  • PRINCETON: PHS band to play in D.C. on inauguration day

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    When she takes the stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., this month, Princeton High School sophomore Katherine Gerberich will try her best not to look into the crowd.    She and the rest of the school’s highly regarded studio band — made up of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Sharon School, RHS robotics fight hunger

    ROBBINSVILLE: Sharon School, RHS robotics fight hunger

    Sharon Martin’s first-grade class collected the most groceries in a recent Sharon School food drive to restock the Robbinsville Food Pantry, an effort organized by the high school’s robotics team. For their generosity, the first-graders were treated to a pizza party from the robotics team. Shown with the first-graders clockwise from bottom are robotics team…

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