• COLUMBUS: Veneziale’s slam lifts Greyhounds into softball semis

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    With the bases loaded and down two runs in the seventh inning of the Burlington County Scholastic League Tournament quarterfinals, Andi Veneziale was just hoping to put the ball in play.    The Northern Burlington High junior’s grand slam delivered a 9-7 win over Rancocas Valley last Wednesday and a…

  • No fair without a chair

    Janice Schroeder, Peggy Connolly, Nancy Tawfik-Lake, Hugh Connolly, Roxanne Klett and Katja Lewis     Hopewell Harvest Fair is in crisis.    After 25 years of fun and fundraising, the Hopewell Harvest Fair may not happen this year!    At a time when we should be celebrating the 25th annual fair, we have an event in distress!    We…

  • STOCKTON: Budget kept intact

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The Stockton Borough School’s budget has been reinstated intact by the Borough Council, despite a call from voters to cut the spending plan.    The council agreed unanimously May 9 to keep the $649,709 tax levy as it was presented to voters.    Voters last month failed to approve the…

  • PRINCETON: BYOBag campaign to launch

    PRINCETON: BYOBag campaign to launch

       Change a habit and change the world is the motto of Sustainable Princeton’s BYOBag campaign, which will launch on June 9 at 6 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library.    The event is the kickoff of a year-long campaign to encourage residents to bring their own cloth or recycled bags when purchasing food, clothes, greeting cards…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Roadwork bond ordinance OK’d

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Nearly three million dollars worth of work on Hopewell Township roads, buildings and grounds will be funded by a bond ordinance adopted by a unanimous vote of the full Township Committee on May 9.    The ordinance, which also covers a new vehicle and other equipment for the Police Department, appropriates…

  • PLAINSBORO: Rescue squad getting a makeover

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — When George Oliphant, host of the makeover show “George to the Rescue,” asked his viewers if they knew someone in need of a serious renovation, Plainsboro resident Michelle Soller said ‘yes’ and contacted the show.    But the renovation was not for herself or her neighbor, it’s for the…

  • New Citizens and YWCA Students Recognized

    New Citizens and YWCA Students Recognized

    New citizens (left to right), Maneesha Sharma of Kendall Park, Sofia Mikhailova and Jaime Oliva of Princeton, were congratulated at the YWCA Princeton’s English as a Second Language Program’s Annual Awards and Student Recognition Ceremony held May 12th.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Islamic Society holds school building fundraiser

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Islamic Society holds school building fundraiser

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Around 300 people attended a fundraiser to help pay for a separate school building for the Noor-ul-Iman School at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction May 14.    The event raised about $250,000-$300,000 for the school, according to Society spokesman Arif Patel.    Councilman Joe Camorata…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Synthetic pot dangers hit home

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Synthetic pot dangers hit home

    DEA photos The packaging for the synthetic substance K-2 and Spice which have been called “legal marijuana.”

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