• Deli owner given life for murder

    By: Davy James – Staff Writer A Kendall Park resident was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Aug. 20 after being found guilty of conspiring to kill his business partner. Raymond Troxell, 49, of Christopher Avenue, was sentenced at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick after being found guilty…

  • Sardi second in stroke play at CVCC

    By: centraljersey.com Sue Sardi finished second in the senior division of the Garden State Women’s Golf Association Senior/Super Senior Stroke Play Championship at Cherry Valley Country Club. Sardi carded a 78, one stroke better than Donna Young of Springdale. Fran Gacos of Copper Hill was fourth with an 81. Spring Lake’s Mary Eichhorn won with…

  • Bat sightings take wing in Princeton

    Creatures of the night By: Victoria Hurley-Schubert – Staff Writer A bat has been captured in Princeton Township on Jefferson Road and has tested positive for Rabies. Bat sightings are also on the rise, with Animal Control receiving 24 calls in the past two weeks. "This is the first (rabid) one we’ve found in Princeton,"…

  • Job search tips for older workers

    Coming to the library By: John Saccenti – Staff Writer For some job seekers, too much experience can be a detriment. That is the dilemma facing many people who are 50 and older and for various reasons find themselves suddenly in the job market. "There are definitely people out there who are hurting and need…

  • National honor for Hightstown nurse

    By: centraljersey.com Michelle L. Foley of Hightstown, program director of the nursing program run jointly by Middlesex County College and Raritan Bay Medical Center, will receive an Outstanding Leadership Award from the National League for Nursing (NLN). It will be presented prior to the opening of the NLN Education Summit on Sept. 29 in Las…

  • City police to get layoff warning

    By: Linda Seida – Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE – The city will send a layoff notice to the local police officers union even as talks over union givebacks continue. The notice does not mean a reduction of the police force is imminent or even definite. What it does mean is that the city has started the…

  • Princeton

    Township Committee OKs bridge and road projects By: Victoria Hurley-Schubert – Staff Writer Several roadway improvement projects were approved at the Township Committee’s Monday meeting. A bridge on Quaker Road in the Princeton Battlefield Stony Brook Village Historic District will be replaced to address safety concerns. The bridge, which crosses the Stony Brook and was…

  • Book notes

    A woman to whom we are all endebted By: centraljersey.com Joan Ruddiman Special Writer Rebecca Skloot’s first book took the publishing world by storm. Within days of its release, rave reviews propelled "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (Crown Publishers, 2010) into the top echelons of Best Book lists. The book is fascinating, but so,…

  • Police blotter

    By: centraljersey.com A Vermont Street resident told police someone broke into her unlocked car while it was parked at her residence between 9:30 p.m. Aug. 16 and 6 a.m. Aug. 17. The thief stole a wallet containing $200 and personal papers, as well as a Dewalt power driver valued at $60, a Sony digital camera…

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