• SOUTH BRUNSWICK – False complaint leads to arrest

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    A woman who, police say, falsely accused a South Brunswick police officer of hitting her has been arrested herself.    After being stopped on Route 1 Oct. 19 for having an expired registration and allegedly talking on a cell phone while driving, a North Brunswick woman accused a South Brunswick officer…

  • Lea Kahn

    By: centraljersey.com Although township school district officials are not ready to complete the proposed 2011-12 operating budget, township property owners may face a 4-cent hike in the school tax rate under the budget being prepared. The 2010-11 school district property tax rate is $2.30 per $100 of assessed value. The tax rate to support the…

  • WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.: New boat ramp to get tested at Christmas crossing

    WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.: New boat ramp to get tested at Christmas crossing

       WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — On Friday, representatives of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Washington Crossing Historic Park, and Upper Makefield Township dedicated a new limited-access boat ramp that will be put to the test during the Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River.    The $200,000 boat ramp was constructed…

  • Keep Christ in heart and heart in Christmas

    Izzak Novak, Hillsborough    It’s that time of year again: the time when a simple drive entails viewing tens of opulent, albeit beautiful (or tacky), nativity displays.    But while I’m not a huge fan of them, I can handle nativity scenes and houses you could see while orbiting Earth. Increasingly, however, this time of year also…

  • PRINCETON: Teacher a star at jazz festival

    PRINCETON: Teacher a star at jazz festival

    By Allison Musante, Staff WRiter    Andrea Brachfeld said she received the star treatment upon arriving in Havana, Cuba, last week, for her second appearance at the Havana International Jazz Festival Tour.    Ms. Brachfeld, an accomplished jazz flutist, composer and Princeton resident, attended the 26th annual festival, held from Dec. 12 to Dec. 21. She met…

  • Concern about honey bees

    Pier V. Guidi of Hillsborough The following is an open letter to Sen. Robert Menendez, Sen. Frank Lautenberg and New Jersey District 7 Rep. Leonard Lance concerning approval of pesticides that are literally killing our honey bees.     There is a great sense of urgency regarding EPA practices related to the approval of pesticides that…

  • PRINCETON AREA: SOCIAL WHIRL: Eden dreams of Old Russia

    PRINCETON AREA: SOCIAL WHIRL: Eden dreams of Old Russia

    ‘Dreams of Petrovskaya’ co-chairs Mark Berkowsky of Cranbury, left, and Peter Franco of Mercerville, right, with Eden Dreams actor Madeline Patrick of Hamilton. The 23rd Annual white-tie Eden Dreams gala for autism will take place Saturday, Jan. 15, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton.

  • Council approves emergency transfer preserving payroll for Christmas

    By: centraljersey.com ‘We have a duty to run this borough as a business. I think there’s a lot more we can do to accomplish that.’ Councilwoman Isabel McGinty Evan Grossman Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN – Call it a Christmas miracle. On Wednesday afternoon, the Borough Council unanimously approved a budget transfer in an emergency meeting, enabling…

  • Mary Ellen Zangara

    By: centraljersey.com It may have been a cold breezy day on Dec. 4 but that did not stop Santa and a large group of bikers from doing a special charity ride. The 22nd annual Ride with Santa took place and ended up in Manville. Stan Wisniewski of Bridgewater has been doing this event for many…

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