• HILLSBOROUGH: HHS girls soccer has youthful look

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Lee Ann Best knows it could be a long season for the Hillsborough High School girls soccer team.    One of the jobs of the HHS head coach is to keep her young Raiders positive and looking forward this year as they make up for a lack of experience and…

  • Somerset County’s Next Saturday Drop-Off Is Sept. 10

    Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders BRIDGEWATER – The Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane, will be holding its next scheduled Saturday of the Month Drop-off event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 10.   As part of the program, residents can drop off tires, scrap metal, antifreeze and usual…

  • THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY – PRINCETON: Borough officers recount 9/11 experiences

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer   For two Princeton Borough police officers who volunteered after the attacks on the World Trade Center 10 years ago the anniversary of that day is about remembering those who died and educating future generations so the events and sacrifices will never be forgotten.    Capt. Nicholas Sutter and Sgt. Michael…

  • ROAD CLOSURES: Thursday, 1:30 p.m.

       Here is a list of area road closures as of Thursday at 1:30 p.m. In all areas, police are asking residents not to drive around barricades because they are in place for a reason.    PRINCETON TOWNSHIP    Mercer Street (Princeton Pike) between Quaker Road and the Lawrence border.    River Road between Herrontown Road and the Montgomery…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: ‘Turf’s Up!’ fundraiser under way

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: ‘Turf’s Up!’ fundraiser under way

    Karen If the Recreation Foundation of Hopewell Valley is successful in raising the $1 million it needs for this turf field, it would look something like this.

  • WWFM to Go Live With HD Radio in New York and Philadelphia Markets

    By Saveria Symons West Windsor, N.J. — You haven’t heard how great classical music can sound on the radio until you’ve heard HD radio, according to WWFM General Manager Peter Fretwell. That fact has spurred WWFM, based at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey, to extend its reach. Starting in mid September, New Yorkers who…

  • A poem for 9/11

    Chris Christiansen    You cannot see him    But sometimes he is near    And each time he visits    There is reason to fear.    He is cruel    And he is sly.    His methods are stealthy    Anything to have you cry.    He is calculating and cunning    He is callous and he is cold    Never one to show mercy    He…

  • School funding session

    Thomas J. Molnar mayor, West Amwell     Senator Mike Doherty will be holding a town hall forum on his proposed Fair School Funding Plan on Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the West Amwell Township Hall, located at 150 Rocktown-Lambetvile Road, Lambertville.    The proposal would provide equal state funding per pupil for schools statewide. All…

  • JAMESBURG: Jamesburg schools focus on new incentives and safety measures

    David Kilby, Managing Editor    JAMESBURG — For local students this year, a few new things will create a more secure, effective learning environment and some of the good features of their schools will remain the same.    One of the things the district is working on is using NJASK test results to improve individual student learning…

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