• PLUMSTED: Class of 2012 has ‘high level of enthusiasm’

    PLUMSTED: Class of 2012 has ‘high level of enthusiasm’

    By Jennifer Bradley, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — The rainy skies matched the teary eyes of the 124 walking graduates and their friends and families at the New Egypt High School graduation June 12.    The hugs, laughter and words of wisdom of the day, however, counteracted all of the goodbye tears.    ”One thing that stands out…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Lambertville City police reported:    — On June 11, Officer Michael Gramlich stopped Alfredo C. Vasquez, 24, of Somerville, on Route 179 for driving with a suspended registration. Mr. Vasquez was subsequently charged with DWI, having a suspended vehicle registration and reckless driving. He was released pending a court appearance.    — On June 11, Officer Anthony…

  • Rx Drop-off Program A Success In Somerset County

    Rx Drop-off Program A Success In Somerset County

    Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, Somerset County Solid Waste Management Division and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration recently partnered to hold a new initiative – the Rx Mission Drive-In/Drop-Off, which was well-received by county residents. “I want to thank the many residents who took part in the program and…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School district administrators change jobs

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Toll Gate Grammar School, in Pennington, has a new principal, and the Hopewell Valley Regional School District has a new coordinator of elementary curriculum and instruction.    Both appointments have been approved by the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education, said Alicia Waltman, district spokeswoman.    Dan Umstead is the new coordinator…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Commencement: Class of 2012 says farewell

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Commencement: Class of 2012 says farewell

       On Monday evening, on the varsity hockey field, 298 members of HoVal’s Class of 2012 received diplomas, heard farewell comments made by classmates and school and community leaders and left to begin the next chapters in their lives.

  • American Repertory Ballet Screening and Discussion of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance at Princeton’s Garden Theater

    American Repertory Ballet Screening and Discussion of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance at Princeton’s Garden Theater

    ARB Guest Choreographer Trinette Singleton in makeup and costume for Astarte filming (chor. Robert Joffrey, 1967).

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township looks to less restrictive Route 130 zoning

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council has agreed to ask the Planning Board to re-examine the municipality’s Master Plan with an eye toward zoning changes that would allow a greater variety of businesses along Route 130.    Justin Auciello, a licensed professional planner with the Cofone Consulting Group, of Red Bank, gave…

  • STOCKTON: Iris Huffman Naylor left an enduring footprint

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    STOCKTON — The memory of Iris Huffman Naylor — a lifelong Stockton resident and community leader who died May 14 at the age of 85 — was honored by Stockton Borough Council on June 11.    At its meeting that night, the council passed a formal resolution conveying, on behalf of…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: CHS car buffs hold auto show

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: CHS car buffs hold auto show

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    It was strictly heaven for lovers of vintage cars. There were scores of restored and modified vehicles dating back to the early 1920s.    Many of the cars had been made to look brand new again. There were Corvettes convertibles from the mid-1950s, several 1955 Chevies, a Maserati, a Triumph Spitfire,…

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