• Personal interest vs. public responsibility

    David Sandahl, Hopewell Township     Confidence in government is eroded when officials put their personal interests ahead of the public interest. As the manufactured controversy over the Jacobs Creek Bridge hit shrill new heights in the past week, a former official, a current official, and a candidate aspiring to office ignored public safety for their…

  • Hollydays at Rutgers Gardens

    By Mary Ann Schrum Start off your holiday season at Rutgers Gardens. Join us on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 1 pm – 4 pm at 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ. Bring your family and enjoy hot coco, cider, gingerbread cookie decorating, tours of our Holly Collection, and holiday decorating workshops. While you are here…

  • CRANBURY: Session to focus on H1N1 virus

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — With four Cranbury School students being sent home with flu-like symptoms recently and officials attempting to organize an H1N1 vaccination schedule, the township will hold an information session Monday on the so-called swine flu.    Daniel Notterman, chairman of the Cranbury Township Board of Health, will conduct the session,…

  • Pennington Family Chiropractic goes green at new center

    Pennington Family Chiropractic goes green at new center

    Renovated structure, at 2554 Route 31 (Pennington Road) now gets all its power from solar energy By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    What must be one of the “greenest” buildings in this part of the state is now the home of Pennington Family Chiropractic.    The renovated structure, at 2554 Route 31 (Pennington Road) now gets all…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Board members say district’s goals ‘soft’

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The Board of Education will have more input on the action plan for achieving goals and objectives next year, after several board members felt this year’s plan, though extensive, focused too heavily on normal activities.    Board members Marc Rosenberg and Neil Hudes questioned the 14-page plan, presented at the Oct.…

  • MANVILLE: Voters turn to Lynn, Onderko for council

    MANVILLE: Voters turn to Lynn, Onderko for council

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer   Did primary fight hurt Dems chances?    For the first time since 1996, the Borough Council will have a 4-to-2 Republican majority following Tuesday’s election of Sherri Lynn and Rich Onderko to two three-year seats, defeating Democrats Joe Lukac and Ron Skirkanish.    ”I am very proud to win with Sherri,”…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: An old-fashioned pot luck dinner

    And a whole lot more going on in town By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist    The Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society will hold its Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper at 6:30 p.m. today (Friday), in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury.    A slide show of photos from the House Tour will be shown…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: New school offers care and education

    HILLSBOROUGH: New school offers care and education

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    It is both a school and a day-care center and, for one new Hillsborough business owner, she hopes that this unique distinction will help her business grow.    On Oct. 3, Padmaja Harisrikanth celebrated the opening of Lil Sparks Montessori on Route 206 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to…

  • Viking boys soccer wins first GMCT title

    By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer    As the saying goes, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.    For the South Brunswick High boys’ soccer team, how they finished was first.    The Vikings, who started the season 1-4, won their first Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship with a 1-0 win over North Brunswick last week.…

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