• PLAINSBORO POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    PLAINSBORO POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    Damon T. Grandbouche, 44, of Princeton, was charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, careless driving, speeding, not having liability insurance and failure to possess an insurance card after he was stopped for speeding and being unable to maintain his lane on Route 1 north at 9:39 p.m. Dec. 21. …

  • MONTGOMERY POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    MONTGOMERY POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 23

    Steven Colombero, 23, of Skillman, was charged with careless driving after his 2003 GMC Envoy struck a tree on Cherry Hill Road at 3:22 a.m. Dec. 19. He told police that he fell asleep as he was traveling north on Cherry Hill Road. The vehicle left the road, crossed a ditch and crossed back over…

  • Places to be

    Places to be

      Here are scholastic sports venues you will want to be at over the next few days. It is the holiday season and for high school basketball that means holiday tournaments galore. For boys action, Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver, hosts the Albert E. Martin Tournament on Dec. 27, 28 and 30. Matawan…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Youngsters sing in show with Kenny Rogers

    HILLSBOROUGH: Youngsters sing in show with Kenny Rogers

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor When young Abby Krawski asked, “Is there a Santa Claus?”, singer Kenny Rogers told her “yes”. . . on stage. Seven-year-old Abby and four friends had the lucky fortune to perform with Mr. Rogers and singer Linda Davis in a Dec. 10 show at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY SCHOOLS: School board member Butler thanked for service   

    HOPEWELL VALLEY SCHOOLS: School board member Butler thanked for service  

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer PENNINGTON — Jon Butler was recognized at the most-recent Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education meeting for his work on the board over the last three years. Superintendent Thomas Smith presented the Pennington resident with a commemorative plaque on Dec. 14 in appreciation for his “dedication and service…

  • PRINCETON: Council President Bernard P. Miller won’t seek re-election

    PRINCETON: Council President Bernard P. Miller won’t seek re-election

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The leadership of the Princeton Council will change in 2016 with Councilman Bernard P. Miller announcing Monday that he would not seek another term as council president. Mr. Miller has held that post beginning in 2013, but decided it was time to step aside for someone else. In a…

  • PLAINSBORO: Discovery of damaged car leads to multiple charges against two men

    PLAINSBORO: Discovery of damaged car leads to multiple charges against two men

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — A police officer’s discovery of a heavily damaged car at Community Gardens on Plainsboro Road, which was later found to have been involved in two accidents, led to multiple charges being filed against two men, according to the Plainsboro Police Department. Toby J. Markes, 24, of West Windsor…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Princeton, West Windsor police get state grant money for body cameras

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Princeton, West Windsor police get state grant money for body cameras

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton, West Windsor and seven other police departments in Mercer County received state grant money to outfit their officers with body cameras, at a time when law enforcement agencies around the nation face increased scrutiny over their tactics. Acting-Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced Monday that 176 police departments,…

  • WEST WINDSOR: School board approves three-year contract with service association

    WEST WINDSOR: School board approves three-year contract with service association

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District’s support staff are in line for salary increases averaging 2.59 percent over three years, under the terms of a three-year contract approved by the school board at its Dec. 15 meeting. The 281 members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Service Association will…

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