• PRINCETON: Meet of Champs a success for locals

    PRINCETON: Meet of Champs a success for locals

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor HOLMDEL — While none of the Packet-area runners at last weekend’s Meet of Champions came away with a victory, by and large the contingent left Holmdel Park feeling good about their performance in the race. West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior Tim Bason was the top area finisher with his ninth-place…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Andrew Zwicker says hard work helped him win the 16th District seat

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Andrew Zwicker says hard work helped him win the 16th District seat

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The hard work Andrew P. Zwicker put in to running for state Assembly appeared to go for naught on election night as the Associated Press declared he and his running mate had lost to their Republican opponents. Mr. Zwicker even made a concession speech, except those would not be…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Schoenauer aids Penn title run

    WEST WINDSOR: Schoenauer aids Penn title run

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The University of Pennsylvania couldn’t have been thinking about an Ivy League championship after a 1-3 start that included a 41-20 loss to Dartmouth in its league opener. But this was a different sort of Quaker team. It was a team that saw big things ahead and instead of continuing…

  • The Art of Teaching: MCCC Gallery hosts an exhibit of art by teachers and students

    The Art of Teaching: MCCC Gallery hosts an exhibit of art by teachers and students

       The Mercer County Community College Gallery will host and exhibit, Passing the Palette: Arts Educators and Their Students, through Dec. 8.    The exhibit showcases works by who are still in high school or are recent graduates, along with the teachers who are inspiring them to pursue their artistic passions.    According to Gallery Director Dylan Wolfe,…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Pop Warner cheerleading team is Disney bound

    HIGHTSTOWN: Pop Warner cheerleading team is Disney bound

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer TRENTON – The Hightstown Pop Warner Cheerleaders took first place recently at the 2015 Pop Warner National Cheer & Dance Championship and are headed to DisneyWorld to compete at the national competition next month. But the group still needs help raising funds to get there. “Those girls have shown us…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Engineer hired to rehab Kreps athletic fields

    HIGHTSTOWN: Engineer hired to rehab Kreps athletic fields

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN – The Board of Education appointed a civil site engineer to rehabilitate the Kreps Athletic field during its meeting last week. “I want to take a moment and just thank you for listening and taking action for our request at the last board meeting,” said Andrea Baverov, of East…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Floodgate no longer operating properly

    By Amy Batista, Specail Writer HIGHTSTOWN – Council discussed concerns over the automated floodgate that is no longer operating properly at the Peddie Lake dam during its meeting on Nov. 16. The floodgate is designed to follow water levels up and down and to open or close based on those water levels. But according to…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: First Reading Oasis Room opens at Rogers Elementary

    HIGHTSTOWN: First Reading Oasis Room opens at Rogers Elementary

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN – The Grace N. Rogers Elementary School celebrated the opening of the first Reading Oasis Room in the county with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. “I would like to thank the board of education and the East Windsor Education Association for bringing this grant to our school,” said Principal…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Students prepare bagged lunches for local food pantry

    EAST WINDSOR: Students prepare bagged lunches for local food pantry

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR – Students at the Melvin H. Kreps spent their early Saturday morning recently doing community service instead of sleeping in. Approximately 130 students participated in the Service Saturday held at the Melvin H. Kreps Middle School from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., where they spent the morning Nov. 21…

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