• Don’t leave your dog locked in a hot car

    Bronwyn Duffy, Princeton To the editor:    Earlier this summer, during our first heat wave, I took my son and his friend downtown to visit the fountain in Princeton and then to get some ice cream.I thought it would be a nice treat for the dog if I were to bring him as well — let…

  • Keep local taxes within our means

    Mary Bell Lambertville     Anne Panfil hit the nail on the head when she wrote a few weeks back about the derailed U.S. economy. She noted that the anemic housing market is a major factor in the high unemployment rate we are suffering as a nation.    Billionaire investor Warren Buffett concluded the same thing this…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Black Vikings head to Maryland

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Black Vikings head to Maryland

    The South Brunswick Vikings 10u Black traveled out to Aberdeen, Maryland to participate in the 2011 Cal Ripken High Heat Tournament. The boys traveled to Cal Sr Field where the Ripken World Series is played each year. The Academy is complete with numerous batting cages, two field turf training areas, and many other amenities that…

  • HOPEWELL: MOMS Club helps library with renovation project

    HOPEWELL: MOMS Club helps library with renovation project

    The Children’s Room of Hopewell Public Library recently was the focus of a major renovation. The MOMS Club of Hopewell Valley raised $200 to be used toward the purchase of a baby-changing station, and members volunteered time and talents to assist with the remodeling. Club members shown above are (from left): Annette Murphy, Aileen Matticoli,…

  • STOCKTON: Roebling descendant has soft spot for Mercers
  • STOCKTON: Roebling descendant has soft spot for Mercers

    STOCKTON: Roebling descendant has soft spot for Mercers

    bY Birgitta Wolfe, The Packet Group    STOCKTON — The organizer of Saturday’s annual Roebling Museum Car Show has a double interest in the 200-plus car extravaganza.    First, the car part: Karl Darby is the owner of a 1914 Type 35 Mercer Runabout and a 1921 Mercer Touring Car.    Second, the Roebling part: The Stockton resident…

  • Old Bridge LL 16U team looking to win District 10

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Old Bridge Little League 16U District team is off to a good start in its quest tomove on to the Region 3 tournament, which opens July 19 in Howell. Coach Mike Martins’ squad opened the District 10 competition with a solid showing in a victory over Sayrewoods South and then met…

  • Sky Blue rallies to earn 2-2 tie with MagicJack

    Team is home Sunday hosting Soccer Celebration Sky Blue FC overcame a two-goal halftime deficit on Saturday night at Yurcak Field, to tie MagicJack, 2-2, in Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) action . By gaining the point, Sky Blue FC (3-4- 4, 13 points) stretched its franchise-record home unbeaten streak to six straight matches (3-0-3). Sky…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

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