• ROBBINSVILLE: Resident indicted on alleged sex assault of 12-year-old

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    TRENTON — Robbinsville resident Darren Maglione has been indicted on aggravated sexual assault charges in a 2009 case involving a 12-year-old girl.    A Mercer County grand jury returned the indictment Friday against Mr. Maglione, 40, of Windswept Drive, charging him with two counts of first-degree sexual assault, three-counts of second-degree…

  • PRINCETON: Missing woman, 84, located by GPS

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Victoria Hurley-SchubertStaff Writer    An 84-year-old Princeton Borough woman who wandered from her home on Friday night was located an reunited with her family within two hours, thanks to a GPS tracking program called Project Lifesaver run by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office.    Borough police received a call about 10:45 p.m.…

  • PRINCETON: A marvel of engineering
  • PLAINSBORO: Speed limit reduction likely for Edgemere Ave.

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — After pressing the state Department of Transportation for years, locals who have campaigned to make Edgemere Avenue slower and safer might get their wish this summer.    On Wednesday night, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance to officially change the speed limit on Edgemere from 35 mph to 25…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – SB Waves fly high again

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – SB Waves fly high again

       The South Brunswick Soccer Club U13 Wave girls travel team won its flight for the second straight year, outscoring opponents 30-14.    Jules Franco scored more than 20 goals while additional strong forward play came from Ariana Burchfield, De’Asia George, Samantha Lewis and Samantha Resnick.    Strong midfield play proved vital from Natalie Jacobs, Mikala Valosin, Sophia…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Local writer’s story has area connection

    LAMBERTVILLE: Local writer’s story has area connection

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A West Amwell author whose debut novel is set in Lambertville and the surrounding area will hold a reading tonight at the Lambertville Free Public Library.    Daphne Woods will begin reading from “Meggie Brooks” at 7 p.m.    ”Meggie Brooks” is the story of a young girl growing up…

  • MILLSTONE: Three teachers honored by board

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    MILLSTONE — Three local public school teachers — Rachel Moriarty, Christine Smith and Lisa Murin — were recognized by the Board of Education at its most recent meeting for being named Monmouth County teachers of the year.    The educators, representing each of the district’s three school buildings, were selected because…

  • PRINCETON: PDS teams compete in Destination ImagiNation

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Sometimes, winning isn’t everything.    Two teams of Princeton Day School sixth graders learned this when they traveled to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in late May to compete in the 2011 Destination ImagiNation Global Competition.    And though they did not walk away with top-rankings among the 1,000 DI teams…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Volleyball team raised the bar

    Raiders reached state final By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    The Hillsborough High School volleyball team established a new standard of excellence this year, one that will be tough to top in future years, though that is the annual goal.    The top-seeded Raiders fell to second-seeded St. Joseph’s of Metuchen in three of the closest…

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