• WEST WINDSOR: School board urged to seek outsourcing alternative

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    Residents say the district needs to figure out how to deal with a projected budget shortfall.    The school board has been looking at ways to deal with the shortfall and has commissioned a report on its Buildings and Maintenance Department with an eye toward saving costs.    Tuesday, the board held…

  • HUNTERDON COUNTY: H1N1 clinic on Saturday

    Both injectable vaccine and FluMist vaccine will be offered.    The Hunterdon County Department of Health will host an H1N1 influenza clinic on Jan. 9, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at J.P. Case Middle School in Raritan Township. This clinic is open to residents 4 and older. Both injectable vaccine and FluMist vaccine will be offered.    FluMist,…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Democrat Debra Horowitz takes council seat

    Council introduced bond ordinance amendment to supplement funds already dedicated to municipal building renovation By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    Republican Councilman David Knights was unanimously re-elected president of the Hopewell Borough Council on Monday as he and newly elected Councilwoman Debra Horowitz, a Democrat, were sworn in for three-year terms.    The council is evenly split,…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Republicans take the reins

    Michael Markulec is the new mayor By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Michael Markulec is the new mayor of Hopewell Township.    Mr. Markulec was the unanimous choice Monday for mayor of the five-member Township Committee, which annually picks a mayor to serve a one-year term.    Jim Burd was named deputy mayor at the reorganization meeting. It…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Frosh trio helping HHS swimming

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    With an influx of young talent, this looks like it will be a bounce-back year for the Hillsborough High girls swim team.    A year ago the Raiders failed to reach the .500 mark for the first time in Todd Sudol’s 10 seasons as head coach. But already this year…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Quattrone chosen to lead Borough Council

    Musing sworn in to office By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — As the year turned, and the borough held its annual reorganization meeting Jan. 1, the two men who won 2009’s council election took center stage.    Veteran Councilman Larry Quattrone was selected by his Democratic peers to serve as council president for 2010.    ”I’m…

  • Fuma Sacra to perform Bach cantatas in Newtown
  • PENNINGTON: Council reorganizes, introduces water/sewer measure

    Annual water/sewer increase would be about $13.50 for the average borough homeowner By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Pennington Council reorganized Monday.    Eileen Heinzel and Joseph Lawver were sworn in to new three-year terms.    Ms. Heinzel and Mr. Lawver are Democrats, as are all the other council members and Mayor Anthony Persichilli.    Edwin Weed Tucker was…

  • PHS students organize HomeFront party

    By Margaret Mattes and Susan Liao On Wednesday December 16th, a group of Princeton High School students made their way to Ewing to host a holiday party for underprivileged children in Mercer County. They did so in an effort to make a difference in the lives of the children who live at HomeFront, a non-profit…

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