• CENTRAL JERSEY: All EWRSD schools fail NCLB; administrator unconcerned

    Assistant superintendent says federal program is what misses mark By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    Unlike last year, when all East Windsor Regional schools except the Ethel McKnight Elementary School passed federal No Child Left Behind Act standards, this year every school in the district failed, according to a recently released state report.    But that news…

  • MONROE: Hoffman rebounds for ninth

    Falcons frosh bowls 205 at GMC championships By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer    The future is bright for Monroe Township High bowler Lauren Hoffman.    After struggling in her opening game, Hoffman rebounded to bowl a 205 and 170 on her way to a ninth-place finish Wednesday in the Greater Middlesex Conference girls bowling championships at Carolier…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Local Dems to reorganize

    HIGHTSTOWN — The local Democratic Club will hold its reorganization meeting Monday night. The meeting will begin at 8 p.m. at the First Aid building on Bank Street. Dues are payable at the meeting. All borough Democrats are invited.

  • Text Me

    Text Me

    Some teens can manage their use of texting at a reasonable level, while others may be risking harmful emotional or physical consequences.

  • WEST WINDSOR: Bachner Fund again will benefit

    North-South rivals skate together for cause By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    For the second time in barely one week, ice hockey rivals West Windsor-Plainsboro North and WW-P South meet.    The Knights won the Jan. 13 contest, 5-3, but the real winner was the David J. Bachner Fund. A large crowd bought baked goods, T-shirts…

  • MONROE: Man dies from car crash injuries

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — A two-car collision at the intersection of Hoffman Station and Gravel Hill Spotswood roads Saturday claimed the life of a 69-year-old Jersey City man.    Wei Ying, 62, of Jersey City, drove through a stop sign while traveling south on Gravel Hill Spotswood Road in a 2001 Mazda Tribune…

  • PRINCETON: Herring helps PHS win pair

    Little Tiger girls hockey looks to extend streak today By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    One of Keely Herring’s goals this season was to do well for the seniors on the Princeton High School girls ice hockey team.    ”It started pretty slow,” said the PHS sophomore. “We have so many seniors, it’ll be a big…

  • Team wants to share lacrosse equipment with Rwandans

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Suzanne Biancamano remembers bringing tennis balls and racquets to the Rwandan high school her husband’s company helped fund and build when visiting the site in July 2008. The items were used, and, as she described, anything that would fit on a plane.    ”When we gave it to them, anything we…

  • MANVILLE: Programs to improve test scores detailed

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Though two of Manville’s four schools missed No Child Left Behind act testing requirements this year, district officials have several programs in place aimed at improving the students’ learning — and, they hope, raising the scores.    Barbara Popp, the district’s director of curriculum and instructional assessment, presented the most recent…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community