• CENTRAL JERSEY: Latino boycott of census debated

    By Kristine Snodgrass, The Packet Group     PRINCETON — Calls from some Latino church leaders for a boycott of the 2010 U.S. Census to pressure Congress for passage of immigration reform triggered a heated debate among scholars and activists Wednesday at Princeton University.     The public forum “To Count and Be Counted: Latinos and the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Work started at Duke estate

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    While changes to the historic Duke Farms get under way, many of the estate’s ongoing programs are continuing — with invitations to volunteers to help.    One such program will be the Autumn Planting Day, slated for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 9, where volunteers can help staff members plant…

  • MONROE: History books come to life

    MONROE: History books come to life

    Staff photo by John Keating Andrea LaPointe melts butter for waffles.

  • CRANBURY: School makes national honor roll

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The Cranbury School will be honored by the federal government for academic achievement next month.    The U.S. Department of Education is honoring the school with a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award, a distinction that was limited to 314 schools nationwide in 2009.    ”It’s based on high…

  • Hillsborough Hurricanes ‘Black’ Swim Team

    Hillsborough Hurricanes ‘Black’ Swim Team

    Somerset Valley YMCA Hillsborough Hurricane "Black Team"

  • MONROE: History books come to life

    MONROE: History books come to life

    Monroe is scene of blue-gray battle during weekend re-enactment By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Battle formations, clouds of smoke and uniformed officers overtook the Dey Farm property last weekend.    Straight from the pages of a history book, hundreds of re-enactors traveled to the 40-acre site for a Civil War living history, an event…

  • MONTGOMERY: 1860 House being put up for sale

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — The township is moving forward with plans to sell the 1860 House, a historic home that has remained vacant for nearly two years since the dissolution of the Montgomery Center for the Arts.    Located along Montgomery Road, the late Greek Revival-style home was once part of a 500-acre…

  • IRS Filing Extension Deadline Looms for 295,000 New Jerseyans

    By Gregg Semanick-Local IRS Spokesperson MOUNTAINSIDE The extension is additional time to file a tax return, not additional time to pay. Taxpayers requesting additional time during the tax filing season automatically were granted a six-month extension to file their tax return. Taxpayers who have yet to complete their tax return are encouraged to use IRS…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council discusses expense reimbursements

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The controversial issue of expense reimbursements for Township Council members again came to the forefront this week as the council decided to draft a new document to clarify the rules.    Councilman Charlie Morgan brought up the discussion, saying it’s unclear what constitutes a business expense to the…

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