• HOPEWELL VALLEY: Turf field will be named for local contractor

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    On Monday, the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education adopted a resolution “acknowledging funding contributions for the Athletic Turf Field at Central High School.”    Among items covered by the resolution is the naming of the new turf field.    It will be called Ackerson Field, in recognition of all the work…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    A property manager of a business on State Road reported a glass window was shattered sometime between July 14 and July 16.    Jaya Ramachandran, 52, of Cerritos, Calif., was in an accident after striking a parked car and then a tree in the lot of 728 Bunn Drive on July 16 at 9:12…

  • STOCKTON: Delaware River area is guide topic

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    STOCKTON — Those of us who are fortunate enough to live near the Delaware River know how special it and the area around it are.    Soon, visitors to the area, as well as local residents interested in getting to know the area better, will have access to a written guide…

  • A Little bit country

    A Little bit country

    A caller, usually working with a group of live musicians, guides new and experienced dancers alike through a variety of dances. 

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township eyeing changes in sign ordinance

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — West Windsor’s revamped sign ordinance is beginning to take shape and the Township Council is doing its best to make sure it prevents sign pollution and visual clutter.    The council met with Sam Surtees, the land use manager, on July 9 to discuss changes to the proposed…

  • MONROE: Family’s home attacked with ‘explosive devices’
  • CRANBURY: Farmer’s market opens

    CRANBURY: Farmer’s market opens

    By Kaitlyn Kanzler, Special Writer    CRANBURY – The Township kicked off its first farmers’ market last Friday, featuring local farmers and businesses.    The farmer’s market, which is held in the grass common area on Park Place West off of Main Street, is open from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m., and will run until Sept. 21.…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: A love affair with mint

    By Pat Tanner, Special Writer    I hadn’t met Callie and Joe Valent before, but within minutes I knew that we had something significant in common: a high regard for members of the Lamiaceae, or mint, family of plants.    The Valents, who run the native plants nursery at the newly re-imagined, newly reopened Duke Farms in…

  • MONTGOMERY: Township rejects county police consolidation

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The township has joined a growing list of municipalities that have nixed the option to be part of the Somerset County police consolidation plan.    Mayor Ed Trzaska announced at the July 18 Township Council meeting he would not support Montgomery’s participation in the consolidation and the town would…

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