• MONROE: Students bring history to life

    MONROE: Students bring history to life

    Amy Batista photo Oak Tree Elementary School fifth-grade students portray a famous people from either the past or present during a Living History Museum on April 20.

  • Community comes out for ‘Beauty and the Beast’

    Community comes out for ‘Beauty and the Beast’

    Deirdre Ryan Grace Heresmann, a sophomore, plays Chip while senior Shauna Berkeyheiser plays Mrs. Potts. (Photo by Deirdre Ryan, www.deirdreryan.com)

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer Princeton Borough    Dennis Spivey, 46, of Princeton, was charged with robbery and simple assault on John Street on April 21 at 4:31 a.m. when he allegedly punched a victim in the face twice and stole her cell phone. Mr. Spivey was released after posting $20,250 bail.    Omar Haddara, 22, of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Red-hot bats bring wins for softball

    Acone gets big hit By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    In a slugfest, Denise Acone came up with one of the biggest hits of her career.    The Hillsborough High School senior’s two-run home run in the top of the seventh with Alexis Pezza on base put the Raiders softball team in front for good in…

  • EDITORIAL: Council is at it again

       Borough Council this week came up with yet another way to rankle Princeton University and derail its plans to move the Dinky. This one, too, is doomed to fail.    Indeed, it makes one wonder about the logic and intelligence, or lack thereof, of the council’s members.    This time the council is sending a letter to…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Poster event begins on Friday

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The Lamberville Shad Festival’s 2012 Poster Exhibit and Art Scholarship Fund benefit auction has drawn outstanding entries that are sure to help make this year’s incarnation of the event a successful one, organizers say.    ”This is really my favorite part of the Shad Festival,” said Ellen Pineno, Shad…

  • MANSFIELD: Second-grader hits ‘All-Star’ homerun for John Hydock teacher

    MANSFIELD: Second-grader hits ‘All-Star’ homerun for John Hydock teacher

    Second-grade teacher Kristina Papero is all smiles with her student, Joshua Moore, 7, at John Hydock Elementary School in Mansfield Township on Monday. (Courtesy photo)

  • Arbor Day celebration Friday

    Arbor Day celebration Friday

       At 4 p.m. Friday, Hopewell Township will hold its second annual Arbor Day celebration.    A very large tree will be planted adjacent to the skate park at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, and children of all ages are invited to help maneuver the tree into its new home.    The Hopewell Township Environmental Commission, the Hopewell…

  • AS I SEE IT: Let there be light on dark streets

    By Neelanjana Gautam Ghosh    It so happens that every Wednesday evening our gastric systems send us reminders. If this leaves you wondering about our organic functions, let me state right in the beginning that we are not battling any biological disorders, rather a very common syndrome; epicurean cravings.    Figuratively speaking, it is during these times…

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