• ALLENTOWN: AHS baseball, softball, tennis and girls lacrosse post wins

       The Allentown High School baseball team came away with two very different results after playing two very different games in the opening week of the season.    Allentown was defeated by Hightstown, 2-0, in the season opener on Thursday.    Alec Schwarz pitched very well for Allentown, limiting Hightstown to just two runs and six hits in…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Listen up! Listen local! Princeton Symphony announces 31st season

    PRINCETON AREA: Listen up! Listen local! Princeton Symphony announces 31st season

    News from one of Central Jersey’s key cultural resources By Michael Redmond Lifestyle Editor     The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced its 31st season, running October 2010 to May 2011, and the first to be programmed front- to-back by the orchestra’s new music director, Rossen Milanov.     Immediately apparent is a strong emphasis upon the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: State library cuts to be felt locally

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Cuts in state funding to local libraries could have a devastating impact on the services available to residents, according to local library officials.    Gov. Chris Christie is proposing a $10.4 million cut in state library funding as part of his $28.9 billion 2011 state budget.    ”This is a massive cut,”…

  • MANVILLE: MHS baseball keeps on working

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    If Dan Sferrazza had any doubts about the character of his Manville High baseball team, they were eliminated at practice on Wednesday.    ”We had a real tough loss to North Warren on Tuesday,” the third-year Manville coach said. “For practice, I gave them the option of taking a day…

  • JAMESBURG: Borough school taxes to increase

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — The Board of Education approved an $11.978 million budget last week, cutting programs, eliminating 12 staff positions and reducing staff hours, leaving the proposed spending plan about a half million dollars smaller than the 2009-2010 budget.    The budget, if approved by voters April 20, would increase the tax…

  • PRINCETON AREA: In the Kitchen: Princeton’s Taste of the Nation — bigger, even better bigger and bette r

    PRINCETON AREA: In the Kitchen: Princeton’s Taste of the Nation — bigger, even better bigger and bette r

    Featured recipe: ASPARAGUS AND WHITE BEAN SOUP By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer     It seems to me that this year’s Princeton Taste of the Nation, in its 19th year, has taken on a life of its own. The event is part of a nationwide series of gourmet tasting events put on by Share Our Strength,…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Budget carries 14-cent tax rate hike

    Council says it plans to cut more By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN —The Borough Council this week introduced a $6.3 million budget for 2010 that carries a 14-cent tax rate increase, which would mean an average tax bill hike of $291.¶ However, council members said at their meeting Monday that they don’t expect to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Van Doren helps set tone for lacrosse’s nice start

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    It’s a Hillsborough High School boys lacrosse tradition that allows the outgoing seniors to elect one captain for the next year.    The Class of 2009 appointed Garret Van Doren, and the goalkeeper has not disappointed in the early going of his junior season. He made 10 saves in Hillsborough’s…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School board hopefuls discuss budget plans

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Candidates for the Board of Education said the school budget is the most important issue facing South Brunswick in the future.    Six candidates are vying for three, three-year seats on the board on April 20: incumbents Harry Delgado, of Dayton; Deborah Taylor, of Kendall Park; and Anna Tupe, of Monmouth…

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