• PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: The game of politics, as played by a pro

    PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: The game of politics, as played by a pro

        Former Governor Richard J. Codey will be making three area appearances promoting his new book, “Me, Governor? My Life in the Rough- and-Tumble World of New Jersey Politics” (Rivergate Books/Rutgers University Press).     Confirmed dates are Wednesday, June 15, 5:30 p.m., Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and Saturday, June 18, at…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: June 16, 2011

    Robbinsville     Ruchira Kannambille, 27, of East Windsor, was charged at 11:24 p.m. on June 13 with driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain lane, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving without insurance, reckless driving and careless driving, police said.    Patrolman Scott Kivet stopped Ms. Kannambille’s vehicle on Route 130 North for failing to maintain her lane of…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: The healing touch: Massage playing a supporting role in cancer treatment

    CENTRAL JERSEY: The healing touch: Massage playing a supporting role in cancer treatment

    By Susan Van Dongen Special Writer      To be coping with cancer is to be poked by needles to draw blood for tests, prodded for tumors, treated with radiation, laser ablation and other techniques, dealt heavy doses of chemotherapy and other drugs. The patient sometimes finds him- or herself dissolving into a mere case, not…

  • Residents Can Pick Up A Second Recycling Bucket for Free on June 18

    Somerst County Board of Chosen Freeholders FRANKLIN – The Somerset County Recycling Division is offering county residents an opportunity to pick up an additional recycling bucket for free on Saturday, June 18, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Franklin Township Municipal Complex, between the Senior/Community Center and the Villagers Theater. The Municipal Complex is…

  • PRINCETON: GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

    Weeks raised level of play in second year for Hun By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    As a freshman, Kate Weeks made an impact with the Hun School girls lacrosse team. And with the graduation of many of the Raiders’ top players, Weeks had to take on a much bigger role this year as a…

  • BORDENTOWN: Study: Go slow on police merger

    By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — About 30 residents from both the township and the city gathered Thursday night to hear the results of a two and a half year study on the feasibility of merging the two police departments.    The study recommends that the township and city start with an incremental regionalization and then,…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Go proactive on men’s health

    HEALTH MATTERS: Go proactive on men’s health

    By Jabbar Zafar, D.O. Princeton HealthCare System     According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), men are less likely than women to seek preventive services and schedule checkups. However, a proactive approach to your health can help you to be healthy and happy and avoid a health crisis.     Regular doctor’s visits…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Joe Malone won’t seek new term

    By Birgitta Wolfe    BORDENTOWN CITY — Longtime legislator and city resident Joseph Malone has called it quits after nearly 20 years in the state Assembly and said he will not run for another term in November.    However, “I’m not evaporating from public life and I will not go into a senior village and eat soft…

  • PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: The game of politics, as played by a pro

    PRINCETON AREA: SPOTLIGHT: The game of politics, as played by a pro

    State Senator Richard J. Codey (D-27) is making the rounds with ‘Me, Governor?,’ his account of a colorful career that brought him unexpectedly to the Governor’s Office.

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