• IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    IRENE:CRANBURY: Storm floods bridges, homes

    One of many uprooted trees in the township. Photo courtesy of Cranbury Fire Department.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Streets, basements bear brunt of Irene

    HILLSBOROUGH: Streets, basements bear brunt of Irene

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hurricane Irene pelted Hillsborough over the weekend with lots of water in less than a day, but spared the region with less wind than might have been expected.    Rainfall totals registered at three township sites on the CoCoRaHS network showed about 7 to 8 inches of rain fell on an…

  • Matt Wong Releases Debut Album

    Matt Wong Releases Debut Album

    Matt Wong Fourteen year old guitarist and songwriter Matt Wong of West Windsor, New Jersey will release his debut album, Fly me to the Moon on October 20, 2011. The music featured on this  CD ranges from Jazz and Rock influenced tunes to Classical pieces. What makes this album so unique is that Matt plays…

  • MANVILLE: Gov. brings food – and a generator – to town

    MANVILLE: Gov. brings food – and a generator – to town

    Gov. Chris Christie and his wife, Mary Pat, visit with volunteers at the temporary shelter at the VFW in Manville.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Township Council candidates announce

       WEST WINDSOR —Bryan Maher, Lauren Kohn and Gary Zohn are running together as candidates for Township Council in the Nov. 8 non-partisan municipal election.    Under the banner “Strong Leaders for West Windsor,” the candidates pledge to conduct a thorough analysis of township fiscal matters. Each has experience in the financial industry and will apply their…

  • MCCC Joins with County for September 11 Remembrance Event Sept. 9, 11 a.m.

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. — Mercer County Community College and the County of Mercer invite the community to observe the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001 at a remembrance ceremony on Friday, September 9. The event will start at 11 a.m. in the Memorial Garden outside the Student Center on the college’s West…

  • PRINCETON: Hardware store reaps benefits from Irene’s visit

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    While Hurricane Irene negatively impacted many area businesses, one store fared quite well. George Smith, co-owner of Smith’s Ace Hardware in the Princeton Shopping Center, reported that his sales doubled during the storm, despite the store having closed on Sunday while it was without power.    Come Monday though, the store,…

  • IRENE: Too much water, too little light

    IRENE: Too much water, too little light

    Stockton and West Amwell By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Hurricane Irene caused quite a few problems — including flooding and loss of power — for many in Stockton Borough and West Amwell Township over the weekend.    Wilson Drive and Broad Street sustained significant damage from flash flooding during last weekend’s storm, Stockton Borough Mayor Stephen…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Passenger in Lexus smashes windshield

       WEST WINDSOR — After a green Lexus SUV was stopped by police on Aug. 25 for swerving and driving 20 miles under the speed limit, and officers determined that passenger Ran Reddy Thatigutla, 44, of Parsippany, had engaged his family in a verbal argument and punched out the windshield of the vehicle.    At 9:38 p.m.…

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