• PENNINGTON; Historic district needs panel for enforcement

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Now that Pennington Borough has a historic district, it needs to form the Historic Preservation Commission required by the same 13-page ordinance that created the district.    By a 4-2 vote, the Borough Council adopted the ordinance May 2, following a three-hour public hearing during which more than 40 residents and…

  • EDITORIAL: Good luck to Jinny Baeckler

       Good luck and thanks to Plainsboro Public Librarian Jinny Baeckler who is retiring after 20 years on the job.    And what a job she has done.    After what was initially a bad first impression of the library she decided to take the job because “It became clear to me that this library could be a…

  • New Citizens and YWCA Students Recognized

    New Citizens and YWCA Students Recognized

    By Diane Hasili 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. Jaime Oliva was also named Outstanding Student of the Year.  Free citizenship classes are offered…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Batula is a key to Raiders success

    Hillsborough volleyball eyes states By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    From a pint-sized freshman, Frank Batula has grown quite literally into a giant of a setter for the Hillsborough High School boys volleyball team.    Before his freshman year, Batula was horsing around with volleyball at a beach court at the local pool when Jared Himelfarb…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – SBHS golf leader helps team
  • WEST AMWELL: No agreement reached on amount to cut South budget

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Municipal officials in South Hunterdon Regional High School’s three sending districts have failed to reach a consensus with regard to how much to trim from the school’s proposed budget of $10,096,116.    In the absence of an agreement, the school’s budget would be sent for review to the county superintendent of…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Dogs take center stage at community event

    HIGHTSTOWN: Dogs take center stage at community event

    A dog mascot gives a wave at the fifth annual Paws Walk in Hightstown.

  • Beth El members celebrate centennial

    Beth El members celebrate centennial

    CarmanDina Genek and her mother, Andrea Genek, color cards with “100” printed on them during Beth El Synagogue’s centennial celebration Sunday afternoon. (Staff photo by Doug Carman)

  • Fair Committee thanks all

    West Amwell Country Fair Committee     The West Amwell Township Fair Committee would like to thank all of the community organizations and individuals who made our “Celebrate West Amwell” such a success this past Saturday.    All of the animals, food, games, music, demonstrations, emergency equipment, displays and volunteers certainly gave us many reasons to be…

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