• CALENDAR CHANGE: Plumsted book sale postponed

       PLUMSTED — The Friends of the Plumsted Library’s used book sale, which had been scheduled for Nov. 8 through 10 at New Egypt High School, has been postponed.     Plumsted schools were supposed to be closed on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 so teachers could attend the annual New Jersey Education Association convention, but Hurricane Sandy’s…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Notre Dame HS presents ‘As You Like’ Nov. 8-10

    Robbinsville, Cream Ridge, Millstone students performing    LAWRENCEVILLE — The Notre Dame Performing Arts Department opens its fall production tonight (Nov. 8) of “As You Like It,”which includes original music by two students inspired by Shakespeare’s original lyrics.    The show is open to the community and will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 through Nov.…

  • WEST AMWELL: Hikers get patches

    WEST AMWELL: Hikers get patches

    Girl Scouts from West Amwell Troops 80370, 80422 and 80461 earned their hiking patches by hiking 4.1 miles up scenic Baldpate Mountain in Titusville.

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Police Beat

    Police blotter items from Allentown Borough ALLENTOWN    Jalelle Mengesha, 31, of Orange, was charged with driving while suspended after a motor vehicle stop on North Main Street at 7:10 p.m. on Oct. 25, police said.    Patrolman Richard Lerche also impounded Ms. Mengesha’s vehicle for non-registration. Ms. Mengesha was processed and released with a pending court…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY; Another ‘Sandy’ update

    Petition available!    Hopewell Township Committeewoman Vanessa Sandom sent this “Sandy” update this afternoon:    ”Good news: We’re seeing crews out and about from both JCP&L and PSE&G! I hear they’re working on Route 29, Harbourton-Woodsville, and other main roads in the western part of the township.    ”Bad news: There are still pockets of the PSE&G area…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Storm odyssey: A cat, a cockatoo and ’95 Corolla

    ROBBINSVILLE: Storm odyssey: A cat, a cockatoo and ’95 Corolla

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor     ROBBINSVILLE — Every hurricane evacuee has a story, but Denise Leese is just thankful hers had a happy ending.    After a utility pole fell against her mobile home during Hurricane Sandy, draping her trailer and several others nearby with live electrical wires, she grabbed a blanket, her 16-pound…

  • PEI Kids Event to Feature Diaper Drive to Benefit Families Affected by Hurricane Sandy

    By Ester Rodriguez As a result of Hurricane Sandy, PEI Kids — a nonprofit organization serving children and families in Mercer County — has rescheduled its Seventh Annual "Tasting in Titusville" from Friday, November 2 to Thursday, November 29 and has organized a diaper drive for the children affected by Hurricane Sandy to be a…

  • HUNTERDON: ‘Sandy’: Area still feeling effects

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    A super storm, known as “Sandy,” slammed into this area during the evening of Oct. 29 and left many without power for days.    Many Jersey Central Power & Light customers still were living in the dark with no heat as this paper went to press. When the storm arrived, it…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Group helps region’s homeless students eat

    WEST WINDSOR: Group helps region’s homeless students eat

    Nicole M. Wells photo Members of the Breakfast Brigade gather donations at McCaffrey’s supermarket in West Windsor Oct. 28to help homeless children in the Cherry Tree Club Preschool .

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