• Thanks for help with Rocky Hill celebration

    Susan Bristol, RH Preservation Celebration Committee To the editor: Rocky Hill recently celebrated its Historic District 30th anniversary during Somerset County’s Weekend Journey through the Past. It was a beautiful weekend with a variety of opportunities to celebrate our past and encourage historic preservation for the future.    The highlight was our community picnic at Borough…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Unofficially, it’s Maher, Borek and Samonte

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The unofficial votes are in from Tuesday’s election, but they might change Wednesday because the absentee votes have not been counted.    As of Tuesday night, the three people who will have a seat for four years on the Township Council are Bryan Maher, incumbent George Borek and…

  • LAWRENCE: Election results

    The results of the Lawrence Council seats:    * Powers . . . 3,185    * Lewis . . . 2,977    * Maffei . . . 2,863    Engel . . . 2,112    Coolbaugh . . . 1,991    Collins . . . 2,023    * Elected    ** Unofficial results

  • Miriam Martinez Answers the Call to Office – POLLS Are OPEN for YOU to Place Her There

    Miriam Martinez Answers the Call to Office – POLLS Are OPEN for YOU to Place Her There

    By Sunny Walker Trenton NJ, Nov. 8, 2011 – Miriam Martinez of Trenton is ready to face the polls and has accomplished an upstanding run for Sheriff of Mercer County.  She has chosen to run on the independent ticket after leaving her democratic roots.  As the first woman to vie for this male dominated office…

  • PLAINSBORO: Cantu wins re-election easily

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Incumbent Mayor Peter Cantu won by 1,112 votes on Tuesday and will serve the Township Committee for three more years.    Republican Krishna Jagannathan had 690 votes and Mayor Cantu had 1,802 votes.    ”I am very pleased. This is my 13th elective term for the Township Committee,” Mayor Cantu…

  • PLAINSBORO: Election results

    The results in the contest for Plaisboro Township Committee:    Cantu . . . 1,802    Jagannathan . . . 690    * Unofficial results

  • MONTGOMERY: Rich Smith wins committtee seat

    By Heather Niccoli, Staff Writer The results are in: another Republican takes a seat on the Township Committee.    Rich Smith won by 124 votes more than Democrat Mark Petraske for the committee seat on Tuesday and will be on the committee for three years.    Mark Petraske had 1,833 votes and Mr. Smith had 1,957 votes.…

  • PRINCETON: Moore has more votes, but Jachera does not concede

    PRINCETON: Moore has more votes, but Jachera does not concede

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Borough Council remains firmly in Democratic control with Yina Moore winning the mayoral race and incumbent Barbara Trelstad and newcomer Heather Howard winning by wide margins. The election also had almost half of Princeton Borough voters at the polls.    With Republican Jill Jachera behind by a narrow margin, she did…

  • SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE: ‘V’ is for victories for the unemployed

    By Tom Brophy    In my opinion, victories are the single most important ingredient to the jobless in getting back on track. Oh sure, THE JOB, is the goal and the ultimate victory but without little itsy-bitsy wins or victories we simply can’t survive.    They are similar to water to us humans in that without them…

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