• ELECTION: Fire elections set for Saturday

       Voters will go to the polls Saturday to decide whether to approve spending plans for fire districts in Monroe Township and Jamesburg and to choose candidates for the local board of fire commissioners in each of those districts.    Polls are open from 2 to 9 p.m. Monroe      Monroe has three separate fire districts, each…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN

    By: centraljersey.com If New Jersey, the most crowded state in the country, doesn’t pay attention to open space and clean air and water, "we can forget about creating anymore jobs." So said former Gov. Tom Kean last October when asked to provide advice to Gov. Chris Christie on the environment of this state we’re in.…

  • PRINCETON: Stronger Colaizzo is faster

    Trio of swim teams in finals By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Derek Colaizzo was already a good swimmer for the Princeton High boys swim team, but he wanted to be better.    Unlike many of the top swimmers in Mercer County, Colaizzo does not swim for a club team, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t working…

  • David Kilby

    By: centraljersey.com MONROE – Defense attorney Steven Altman is in the process of filing a motion regarding the amount of bail and a hindering apprehension charge for his client, Tianle Li, who has been charged with poisoning her husband, Xiaoye Wang, who died Jan. 26 of thallium poisoning. At a Feb. 9 court hearing, Ms.…

  • Monday, Feb, 21

    By: centraljersey.com A bygone age … Distinguished filmmaker and cinematographer Gerardo Puglia will bring his acclaimed short film, "Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato," to the Arts Council of Princeton at 7:30 p.m. "Zefirino" was inspired by Princeton University student Anthony Roth Costanzo’s extraordinary 2004 senior thesis, a full-scale opera entitled "The Double Life of…

  • MONTGOMERY: Harlingen Reformed Church is restoring historic barn

    MONTGOMERY: Harlingen Reformed Church is restoring historic barn

    Save April 2 for the church’s Country Western Concert Barn Restoration Fund Raiser!     The Harlingen Reformed Church, located at the corner of Route 206 and Dutchtown Road in Montgomery, has been part of the Montgomery and Hillsborough communities for almost 300 years.     Around 1850, the church built the existing parsonage house and adjacent…

  • Diocese of Metuchen to Sponsor Diocesan Youth Day

    Diocese of Metuchen to Sponsor Diocesan Youth Day

    By Joanne Ward PISCATAWAY – Hundreds of teens from Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties will gather on Saturday, April 2 for the Diocese of Metuchen’s annual Diocesan Youth Day sponsored by the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Geared for high school students, the event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6…

  • TOWNS: Cranbury and Monroe look to share services, involve students

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    As municipalities and boards of education struggle with their budgets, Cranbury and Monroe are exploring ways to bring their municipal governments and schools closer together through shared services and more student involvement in local government.    Committeeman Dan Mulligan, the new Township Committee liaison to the Board of Education, has been…

  • Pie recipes sought for annual Pi Day

    By: centraljersey.com The organizers of Pi Day are looking for the best pies in Princeton in celebration of Albert Einstein’s birthday. Princeton-area residents are encouraged to enter their favorite pie recipes, which will have a chance to be baked by one of Princeton’s top chefs for judging. All submissions must be by amateur home bakers.…

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