• HILLSBOROUGH: Bring on the barbecue!

    HILLSBOROUGH: Bring on the barbecue!

    David Lang Chef Doug Keiles working on his entree that must include: rabbit, eggplant, pineapple and puff pastry dough on day three of the Chopped $50K Grilling Challenge in Tucson AZ, as seen on Food Network’s, Chopped Season 12.

  • MONROE: Reports hint at neighbor tensions

    By David Kilby, Special Writer    MONROE — While police reports provide very few details, a picture of a long-ranging dispute between two families emerges, which may have led to the alleged bombing of a township home on July 14.    Michael Cavallo, 18, and Johnathan Cavallo, 22, of 56 Bay Hill Blvd. along with Matthew Debski,…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Trotters trade sulkies for saddles

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Trotters trade sulkies for saddles

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    The premier event in harness racing, the Hambletonian, scheduled for Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, has something new for fans this year.    Not only harness racing will be on the day’s card.    Thanks to the efforts of Helene Gregory, of East Windsor, harness racing’s biggest day also…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Planners give nod to school expansions

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — School district officials told the Planning Board last week that the cost to expand Sharon Elementary School and Pond Road Middle School is roughly $20 million less than a plan for a new school that failed two years ago.    Voters rejected a $39.6 million referendum in 2010 to…

  • MONROE: Lightning strikes multiple homesd, ignites one fire

    MONROE: Lightning strikes multiple homesd, ignites one fire

    East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company photos Firefighters battle a fire caused by lightning in the Clearbrook senior community July 26. Severe thunderstorms moving through the area led to the strike, which damaged the two, single-story, attached homes in the community. Units from several departments and all three from Monroe fought the blaze which “extensively” damaged…

  • Rx Drive-Thru Medicine Drop-off To Be Held in Franklin Township Aug. 4

    Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano is pleased to announce an opportunity for county residents to dispose of unwanted or outdated prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. The special collection will be held on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Franklin Township Sewerage Authority, located at 70…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Teen in critical condition after crash

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — West Windsor resident Victor Tang, 19, remained in critical condition Thursday after his car and a tractor-trailer collided at the intersection of Route 33 and Airport Road late Monday afternoon.    East Windsor police said Mr. Tang was heading west on Airport Road in a 2008 BMW X3…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Young ‘Boro team strong in Pyramid League

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Planned family vacations got in the way of playoffs, but they couldn’t take away from a terrific season for the Hillsborough Legion team that played in the Pyramid Junior Division.    Hillsborough went 13-7 and would have been the third seed for the playoffs, but the playoffs were getting started…

  • New Jersey taxpayers are being swindled

    Doug J. Kurz Lambertville     To say that I am outraged would be an understatement. How could New Jersey local governments fail to remove hundreds of independent contractors — such as lawyers and engineers — from pension rolls, costing New Jersey taxpayers millions of dollars a year in improper payouts. These individuals are vendors, not…

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