• WEST WINDSOR: Harrison Street, Route 1 road work underway

       Construction on a new right turn lane from Harrison Street onto Route 1 began on Monday.    The work will widen and improve the Harrison Street intersection with Route 1 in West Windsor, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).    ”This is a cost-effective solution that will reduce congestion on the local roadway system…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: It will be a night for the community

    By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer    Tuesday’s Community Night Out will bring a change of pace to the Community Park Pool, where Princeton residents will be able to swim for free, explore local emergency services vehicles and collect information and giveaways.    The event will occur from 5 to 8 p.m. and is sponsored by the Princeton…

  • FILM: Be very afraid – a bite is all it takes

    FILM: Be very afraid – a bite is all it takes

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    This nerdy guy takes his predawn jog down a lonely country road.    The moon is up. The night air is cool.    Out of the roadside forest he hears a low guttural growl seconds before “a big dog” leaps out and bites him and disappears.    Our hero keeps running, all under…

  • WEST AMWELL: Former Stockton mayor is school board member

    WEST AMWELL: Former Stockton mayor is school board member

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    WEST AMWELL — Gregg Rackin, mayor of Stockton Borough from 2002 to 2006, is now a member of the South Hunterdon Regional Board of Education.    Mr. Rackin, of Glenwood Lane, was appointed to the board July 21. He replaces Donald Vandegrift, who resigned from the board recently.    Mr. Vandegrift, of…

  • PRINCETON: Peace Coalition plans Hiroshima event

        The Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) will host a 66th anniversary commemoration of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings on Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Princeton.     The event will begin with a bring-your-own picnic at 6 p.m. (no alcoholic beverages permitted), followed by the program at 7 p.m. Both are planned at the…

  • ROCKY HILL: 3oth anniversary of historic district

    ROCKY HILL: 3oth anniversary of historic district

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — As Rocky Hill gears up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its historic district this year, it’s clear that preservation is about more than quaint architecture.    ”With the economic shifts and the realization that we need to build more compactly and build walkable communities and be more…

  • PRINCETON: PJ’s is getting a partner

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    PJ’s Pancake House in Princeton has partnered with a South Brunswick restaurateur to grow and develop its lunch and dinner business.    ”We are partners with the current owners to build on the legacy of it,” said John Procaccini, one of the new partners.    Mr. Procaccini also is an owner of…

  • MONTGOMERY: Sop Local campaign is gaining momentum

       MONTGOMERY — The community’s Shop Local campaign is gaining momentum.    The Township Committee is contributing $1,400, which will come from the budget of its Environmental Commission, for the cost of purchasing promotional materials.    Under the agreement, both the Montgomery Business Association (MBA) and the Environmental Commission will work together to promote the Shop Local campaign,…

  • GUEST COLUMN: Let’s conserve water and use it wisely!

    By Nora Sirbaugh    The heat wave combined with low rainfall is a deadly combination for any living creature, plant or human. We need rain. On July 19, I was doing happy dances in the rain — we had three-tenths of an inch in 20 minutes. Not much, but having seen no rain since July 8,…

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