• Montgom,ery High cheerleaders heading to first nationals

    By: centraljersey.com The Montgomery High School Varsity cheerleaders received a bid to compete at the Universal Cheerleaders Association National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Fla. – the first ever for the school’s cheer program. The squad will vie against other medium varsity teams from across the United States at Walt Disney World on Saturday.…

  • Stephanie Vaccaro

    By: centraljersey.com The 2010 Census figures for New Jersey have been released and Montgomery Township and West Windsor both experienced more than 20 percent growth in the 10-year period, while the population in Princeton Borough saw more than a 13 percent decline. Montgomery Township experienced the most growth from 2000 to 2010 with an increase…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – SBHS senior heading to down under classic

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – SBHS senior heading to down under classic

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer     South Brunswick High School senior Tyrin Fairman Jr. is going to bring his football skills down under this summer.     Tyrin, 17, said he was “excited and kind of surprised” to receive the invitation to the Down Under Bowl in Australia, but still looked it up since he had…

  • Nine recipients share $5K in Pennington Day grants

    John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Pennington Day Grant Committee has awarded just under $5,000 in grants to nine recipients.    Pennington Day is held annually on a Saturday in May.    This year’s incarnation of the event was a big success, said Andy Beloff, vice president of the Pennington Day Board of Trustees.    ”We had a terrific…

  • GOP seeking potential candidates

    By: centraljersey.com Hightstown Republicans are inviting any registered Republican or unaffiliated voter who may be considering the possibility of serving as a Hightstown borough councilperson to contact either Scott Caster, president, at 609 448-8900 or John Archer, vice president, at 609 847-1637 for information. The next meeting of the Hightstown Republicans will be Monday, Feb.…

  • LAWRENCE: Cell phone people inhabit artist’s world

    By David Kilby    A cell phone can be used for much more than making calls.    It can be used as a GPS, a web browser, a calculator and a camera — and a canvas for artistic drawings.    The Blue Rooster Bakery and Cafe on Main Street in Cranbury is displaying the artwork of Rich Tarpinian,…

  • Thurs., Feb. 10

    By: centraljersey.com Poetry Circle: Kenneth Koch (1925-2002) was a member of the New York School of Poets and a revered professor of English at Columbia University. Pick up a packet of selected poems from the Lawrence Reference Desk. 7 p.m. Free. Lawrence library. Seating is limited. To reserve space, please call Ann Kerr at 609-989-6922…

  • Mary Brienza

    By: centraljersey.com The Township will wait and see how much changing the turf on athletic fields in Rowland Park will cost before deciding which fields will be done. Council approved matching more than $400,000 in county grant money to put artificial turf on two baseball fields last year, however, engineers have raised the initial estimated…

  • BORDENTOWN: Scottie girls win CJ I bowling

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Winning the South Jersey Group I girls bowling championship is nothing new for Alaura Jones, but it was extra special this season.    ”This was one more sentimental because it’s my senior year and a lot of people didn’t think we’d have a chance,” said the Bordentown Regional High School…

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