• Is Your Canine a Good Citizen or a Holy Terror?

    Is Your Canine a Good Citizen or a Holy Terror?

    People for Animals Take part in our Canine Good Citizen Testing Event to find out if your doggy has good manners or if he needs an etiquette lesson or two. In line with our mission to promote responsible dog ownership, People For Animals will be hosting American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluation tests…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Taking dead aim

    Wounder Warrior competitor uses archery as therapy By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Serving more than 25 years in the Army, Staff Sgt. Peter Torruella had enough training to fire a rifle and pistol. And he said those skills help him in his new pastime.    The Mount Holly man, who’s a four-year member…

  • WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: School board adds 2.49% to taxpayers

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO — “Take it up with Governor Christie” was the sentiment at the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, after approving the final budget, which despite the board’s best efforts, raises the burden to taxpayers by 2.49 percent.    The board unanimously approved the $158.6 million budget, which…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Board adopts $31.5M budget

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Board of Education is asking residents to approve a $31.5 million general fund school tax levy for 2011-12 that is $617,680 higher than the current year and within the state’s new 2 percent cap law.    The school board voted 9-0 last week in favor of the 2011-12…

  • Pennington Day is coming

    Pennington Day is coming

    Kristin Tunkel and Francie McManimon

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Locals are featured in Discovery Girls

    By Linda Seida, The Packet Group    When a magazine for young girls was looking for New Jersey residents to profile and asked applicants to tell a little bit about themselves, a Pennington girl replied in a way that couldn’t fail to grab the editors’ attention.    Ava Clarke, 13, crafted her responses in the form of…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Township    Police are asking if anyone has information about an accident on March 5 at the intersection of Witherspoon Street and Valley Road. At 7:51 a.m., police responded to an accident at the intersection with injuries. Julia T. Desanctis, 45, of Skillman, was driving south on Mt. Lucas Road and proceeded straight through the…

  • American Legion Announces Contest Winners

    American Legion Announces Contest Winners

    By Gary Cooper American Legion Post 401 has announced the winners of the Post sponsored coloring, safety essay and line drawing contests for 2011. Coloring Contest winner was Sarah Richardson of Kingston, a fifth grade student in Mrs. Weed’s class at the Cambridge School. Winner of the Safety Essay Contest was Rithvik Kondai of South Brunswick…

  • Tuesday’s school board Candidates Night will be televised

    By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters will hold school board Candidates Night on Tuesday (March 29). The 90-minute program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the TV studio at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington-Titusville Road. It will also be televised live on Comcast channel 19, and Verizon channel 32. Beginning March…

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