• PENNINGTON: Breland’s quilt is semifinalist in show

    PENNINGTON: Breland’s quilt is semifinalist in show

    This quilt, “Basement Window,” is a semifinalist in the American Quilter’s Society’s upcoming show in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS senior wins state honor

    By Maria Riegel, Special Writer South Brunswick High School senior and Student Council president Ian Moritz was recently named Student Leader of the year by the New Jersey Association of Student Councils. Ian received the honor on Jan. 11 during the NJASC Winter Conference held at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. “I was…

  • 16TH DISTRICT: Donna Simon sworn into state Assembly

       Assemblywoman Donna Simon was sworn in recently as the newest member of the state General Assembly.    Ms. Simon will represent the 16th Legislative District, which covers municipalities in Hunterdon (including Stockton Borough), Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset counties.    She fills the seat of Assemblyman Pete Biondi, who passed away in November. Mr. Biondi, a former Hillsborough…

  • BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Tough getting go, but haircut at Mike’s worth it

    By Bradley Koltz    Sometimes going into downtown Princeton feels more like running a gauntlet of slow cars, no parking and jaywalkers. And don’t even get me started about the people darting across the road on their bikes.    It’s easy to forget what a really nice experience it is once you get out of your car…

  • CRANBURY: Local screenwriter pens first novel
  • Proud of partnership

    Karen Rubin Hopewell Township     I would like to commend all parties involved for coming together and doing the right thing on the recent field changes. It is rare to see the sort of far-reaching collaboration and bipartisanship that took place among the Hopewell Township Committee, the school district, the neighbors and the community.    The…

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    Monroe High School’s Sal Profaci has control of Kennedy Memorial’s Collin Farley during their 120-pound semifinal match at the Greater Middlesex Conference Wrestling Championships held Jan. 28 at Piscataway High School. Profaci went on to win this match and place second in his weight class, losing to South Plainfield’s Troy Heilmann in the finals. JEFF…

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    The Monroe Township Baseball Association’s spring 2012 recreation baseball registration is now open. Register online at www.monroebaseball.com. All registrations must be submitted online. Register before Feb. 15 to avoid the late registration fee. The Middlesex County Department of Parks & Recreation is seeking teams for its annual Board of Chosen Freeholders Basketball Tournament, which starts…

  • Rams are moving forward behind their underclassmen

    Girls basketball team looking to finish season strong BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent I n Mike Feaster’s mind, the South River High School girls basketball season begins now. “After we started at 2-12,” said the first-year coach, “the team set a goal for the remainder of the year of winning at least eight games. That means…

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