• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town to hike water rates

    Increase expected for next quarterly billing cycle By Davy James, Staff Writer    Water and sewer rates in the township soon will be on the rise, and most residents will see an approximate 9 percent increase in their quarterly utility bill.    At its meeting Tuesday night, the Township Council reluctantly decided to move forward with an…

  • Is Princeton’s legacy just greed?

    Leighton Newlin of Princeton    An important but nearly invisible part of Princeton’s legacy has to do with African-Americans. It is about work ethic, perseverance, endurance, intestinal fortitude, integrity, and entrepreneurial and business acumen. It is about struggle, by people of color, to survive and grow. It is about the American dream. In fact, I believe…

  • IRS Reminds New Jersey March Storm Victims Facing May 11 Deadline to File Their Tax Returns

    By Gregg Semanick-New Jersey’s IRS Spokesman MOUNTAINSIDE — Victims of the March storms and flooding in New Jersey may have qualified for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service.  The President declared Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union counties federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance.  As…

  • JAMESBURG: Buckelew work to begin

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — Work on Lakeview Buckelew Mansion could begin in July.    The borough accepted four bids for the renovation project April 29 and expects to award a contract for the work on Wednesday The bids range from $452,000 to $666,000, said Denise Jawidzik, borough business administrator.    The bids are for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raiders earn share of SCT tennis title

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    There are some nice boys on the Hillsborough High School tennis team, but that doesn’t mean that they wanted to share the Somerset County Tournament title.    The Raiders sent four flights to the finals to position themselves as the favorite going into the championship day Sunday. Pawel Mankowski and…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: A taste of Bollywood at annual YMCA gala

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick Family YMCA will bring a taste of Bollywood to the township at its 10th-annual gala celebration to raise money for the Strong Kids Annual Fund.    The money raised helps to provide YMCA scholarships to families in need of financial aid to take advantage of the YMCA’s numerous…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Council OKs Route 130 sewer plan

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council has approved an ordinance to spend $2.5 million to build sewer lines along Route 130 as part of an effort to jump-start long-stalled development projects planned for empty parcels along both sides of the highway.    Funding for the sewer construction project will come mainly from…

  • PARENTING PEARLS: Remembering the freedom of the ’70s

    By Mae Sakharov    The time: memories, the decade: the 1970s, which ominously began with the trials of Charles Manson and his cohorts as my beloved 1960s faded, but have not been forgotten by historians and hippie makeovers. For those who lived through the 1960s, the 70s were a time of reckoning, a time of growing,…

  • Fundraiser set for Christine’s Hope for Kids

    Saturday (May 8) at Rita’s Water Ice By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A fundraiser for the Christine’s Hope For Kids Foundation is set for noon-10 p.m. Saturday (May 8) at Rita’s Water Ice in the Pennington Shopping Center.    The foundation was established by Hopewell Township residents John and Jean Gianacacci, whose 22-year-old daughter Christine died…

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