• PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Plainsboro    Rakesh Roshan, 29, of Plainsboro, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. At 4:39 a.m. on June 3, police stopped Mr. Roshan on Ravens Crest Drive and determined he was intoxicated. He was also charged with failing to stop at a red light and reckless driving. He was released on his own recognizance,…

  • Preschool Summer Camp Opens June 20

    By Har Sinai   PRESCHOOL SUMMER CAMP AT HAR SINAI TEMPLE 2011   HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP – The Early Childhood Center at Har Sinai Temple, is getting ready for another nurturing, entertaining, educational and safe summer camp season for children ages 2-1/2 to 5 years.         Located on the grounds of the Temple at 2421 Pennington…

  • PRINCETON: Schools close early due to heat wave

    By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer    Princeton residents flocked out of schools and to the pool to escape the heat as temperatures soared into the high 90s this week.    The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for Mercer County Thursday, stating, “an early season heat wave is under way.”    Thursday’s temperatures approached 98 degrees…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Chefs unit to serve Elijah’s Promise

    By Pat Tanner, Special Writer    Recessionary times notwithstanding, one annual food and wine gala that keeps getting bigger and better each year — and regularly sells out — is Chef’s Night at the Palace at Somerset Park, which raises funds for Promise Culinary School, a project of Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick. Now in its…

  • PRINCETON: Officers to carry torch for Special Olympics

       Traffic delays are expected with more than 3,000 officers from across New Jersey who will carrying the Special Olympics torch 900 miles across NewJersey today.    The flame will reach more than 300 local communities, including Princeton.    The final destination of the torch run is the Opening Ceremonies of the 2011 Summer Games at Lions Stadium…

  • ALLENTOWN: Teacher to help build school in Africa

    ALLENTOWN: Teacher to help build school in Africa

    Megan Smith, a teacher at Allentown High School, will go to Malawi, Africa, to help build a school in a nearby poor area.

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: School lunch prices to rise

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Board of Education has voted to increase student lunch prices by 5 cents at the middle school and high school and 10 cents at the elementary school beginning in September.    The new lunch prices will be $2.10 at the elementary school and $2.30 at both the…

  • POLICE BEAT: June 9, 2011

    Robbinsville    Matthew Hankins, 39, of Jackson, and James Morris, 48, of New Brunswick, were charged with theft of movable property at 10:15 a.m. May 31, police said.    Police responded to a report of theft in progress at the UPE facility at 1180 Route 130 South. Sgt. Mark Lee observed the two men placing scrap metal…

  • Buy American to stimulate economy

    David Freid, mayor, Robbinsville    This Memorial Day, I had the honor of marching in the Hamilton Memorial Day parade. One discussion I had with a group of veterans reminded me that not long ago, products we purchased were marked with an American flag and a familiar slogan: “Made in the U.S.A.” Growing up, my father…

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