• PRINCETON: Scott Sillars running for seat on new council

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Scott Sillars, a member of the Transition Task Force, is running for a seat on the council of the new consolidated Princeton.    ”I am running for Princeton Council because I am very concerned about this moment in our town’s history,” the Task Force co-chair wrote in a statement. “It is…

  • MONROE: Applegarth School renovations are on schedule

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    MONROE — As the Monroe School District prepares to re-open Applegarth School in September, the administration is keeping the public informed on the updates in the school’s renovation process.    The main part of the project, asbestos removal, was finished over the winter. Work on other renovations is now under way.    The…

  • PENNINGTON: Turf’s Up! event set on March 17 at PQM

    PENNINGTON: Turf’s Up! event set on March 17 at PQM

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    The broad-based community effort to build a turf athletic field at Hopewell Valley Central High School will get a major boost on March 17, when the Pennington Quality Market and other area businesses will donate 5 percent of all receipts that day toward the field.    Other businesses that will donate…

  • See the musical!

    Jim Burd Titusville     I just returned home after attending this evening’s opening presentation of “Crazy For You” at Hopewell Valley Central High School.    I wish to commend each and ever person involved in this year’s musical. It was exceptional!    As I sit here jotting down this note I keep reflecting on the extraordinary mixture…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    A resident of the 900 block of Princeton-Kingston Road reported burglary and theft between 10 p.m. on March 4 to 7 a.m. on March 5. Electronics and cash totaling approximately $5,500 were reported stolen.    The fire department and police responded to a heavy smoke condition at Bon Appetit at 301 North Harrison Street…

  • PUBLIC MEETINGS: March 9, 2012

       Monroe Cultural Arts Commission, 7 p.m., conference room, Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza.    Monroe Historic Preservation Commission, 7 p.m., Senior Center meeting room, Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza.    Cranbury Township Committee agenda meeting, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 23A N. Main St. Tues., March 13    Monroe Human Relations Commission, 4 p.m., municipal complex, Perrineville Road. Wed.,…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Food for thought: Read this while you’re eating

    By Carl Rachel    The Hunterdon County Division of Health is encouraging county residents to take note that March is National Nutrition Month. This education campaign by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spotlights the importance of what we eat, how much of it we eat, and how it all affects us.    Want to feel good?…

  • Widow thanks Monroe police

    Judy Palma, of Monroe To the editor: How do you tell a wife and her children that the husband and father that they cherished was killed instantly in a car crash?    That wretched task fell to the Monroe Township Police Department on a recent Friday night. I can never begin to express the depth of…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Meetings    Editor’s note: Those responsible for sending us lists of 2012 meeting dates for local governing bodies, boards, commissions, etc., are urged to e-mail those lists to us as soon as possible after reorganization meetings to: [email protected]. Several lists have not been received. Questions? Call 609-874-2177 except on Thursdays.    HOPEWELL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: March…

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