• SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Mayor’s wife named LMx trustee of year

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Mayor’s wife named LMx trustee of year

    Ellen Gambatese accepts her award as library trustee of the year for Middlesex County during an award dinner in New Brunswick Dec. 13.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Education foundation thanks town for generosity

    By Martin AbschutzVice President/Secretary, The Education Foundation of South Brunswick Township, Inc. To the editor:     Thank you for supporting The Education Foundation of South Brunswick Township, Inc.’s (“the Foundation”) gala event, “A Taste for Education.”    It took place on Oct. 25 at the Doubletree Hotel on Route 1, whose staff was exceptional.    Your generosity,…

  • Koontz shows leadership in final council meeting

    Teri McIntire, Princeton As the mother of an 8 year old, I seek out “teachable moments” every chance I get. One of those opportunities presented itself as we sat watching the Princeton Borough Council meeting this week on the local TV channel.    We made a point to watch, in hopes that the Borough Council would…

  • Township eyes hike in dog license fees

    By: centraljersey.com The first dog license fee increase in 20 years has been proposed to help offset what township officials say will be a 110 percent increase in the cost of animal control services in the next three years. An ordinance introduced Dec. 14 would increase the current $7 dog license fee set in 1991…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    West Amwell and Lambertville    West Amwell Township police reported:    — On Dec. 7 at 5:38 p.m., police investigated a three-vehicle crash on Linvale-Harbourton Road (Route 579) at the intersection of Route 31. Nicholas Megjugorac, 36, of Lopatcong, was stopped in heavy traffic. Elena Barroso, 61, of Basking Ridge, was stopped in traffic behind him when…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Municipal building deal approved

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A $1,460,000 contract for the conversion of the Masonic Temple, at 88 E. Broad St., Hopewell Borough, into a new borough facility was awarded to a Marlton firm by Hopewell Borough Council on Dec. 16, Clerk Michele Hovan said.    Work on the project is expected to begin next month, she…

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

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

    Crossing is at 1 p.m. Saturday    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…

  • PRINCETON: Board names new principal at Princeton Charter

    By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer    Lawrence D. Patton was named the next head of the Princeton Charter School by the school’s board of trustees, the board announced in a statement Wednesday. He will assume the role at the start of January.    ”I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be the next head of Princeton…

  • MCC is cooking

    By: centraljersey.com Space is limited; early registration is recommended. Featured chefs include Frank Campione, Bill Conrad, Elizabeth Dinice, Lawrence Frazer, Wendy Jaeger, Benson Yu, MCCC’s own Douglas Fee, coordinator of hospitality programs, and a new addition, Chef Rita Bohlumbohm. Chef Jaeger will whip up flavorful meals on a budget with "Soups and Stews of France,"…

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