• Apply for Pennington Day Grant today

    Andy Beloff, Chris Fossel, Pennington Day board of trustees     Due to the generosity of our sponsors (over $14,000 received in support) at Pennington Day this year, we would like to once again extend an invitation to deserving groups and organizations throughout Hopewell Valley and Mercer County to apply for a Pennington Day grant. Just…

  • Midship-‘woman’ takes Naval academy in stride

    By: Eileen Oldfield – Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH – Margaret Gilroy’s typical day now begins at 5:30 a.m., with running, strength training exercises, interval training and other exercises. By breakfast, she’ll have already been through formation drills, and quizzed on policies and customs. By lunch, she’s been through fire fighting drills, drills on making her bed,…

  • Desperately Seeking Something

    Two writers nearing middle age find themselves in ‘Eat Pray Love’ and ‘Cairo Time’ By Elise Nakhnikian    THIS has been a good summer for something we haven’t seen much in the movies: the female midlife crisis. (Could this be the next wave of Baby Boomer self-analysis?) Think Nicole Holofcener’s guiltily bourgeois shop owner in Please…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Sobriety checkpoint slated for Friday

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A sobriety checkpoint at Route 31 and Diverty Road is set for tomorrow (Aug. 20) night and early the following morning.    The checkpoint will be conducted by Hopewell Township police from 8 a.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.    ”The police department has experienced a disproportionately high number of crashes along…

  • PRINCETON: ‘Just a thunderstorm" but it left a mess

    PRINCETON: ‘Just a thunderstorm" but it left a mess

    Anne and Errol Lord return to their home in the Butler Tract with their three-year-old son to survey damage. Staff photo by Victoria Hurley-Schubert

  • PRINCETON: ‘Just a thunderstorm" but it left a mess

    PRINCETON: ‘Just a thunderstorm" but it left a mess

    One tree is uprooted and another has fallen on top of the Lord’s home in the Butler Tract. Staff photo by Victoria Hurley-Schubert

  • PRINCETON: ‘Just a thunderstorm" but it left a mess

    PRINCETON: ‘Just a thunderstorm" but it left a mess

    Fallen tree limbs along Washington Road in Princeton on Tuesday morning. Staff photo by Edith Klein

  • Girl Scout finds Costa Rica ‘amazing’

    By: centraljersey.com HILLSBOROUGH – Hillsborough Girl Scout Sian Maxwell, 15, recently challenged herself physically, mentally and emotionally by participating in a Girl Scout "Outward Bound" surfing trip to Costa Rica which she described as "amazing." Throughout her 10-day program, Sian camped and surfed on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica while immersing herself in a…

  • Library happenings

    By: centraljersey.com August display: We are fortunate to have The Slavic Cultural Society displaying prints of Polish artists. A must see. Displays needed: Do you have a hobby or collection that you would like to exhibit in the display case at the entrance to the library? If so, please call us at 908-722-9722. Hungry Readers…

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