• CRANBURY:Club to help Ronald McDonald House

    Vendor Day set for Cranbury Day By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    CRANURY — Experience a little taste of Italy right in Central Jersey when the Italian American Club of Renaissance at Cranbury Crossing opens its clubhouse on Vineyard Court for a charitable “Vendor Day” next month.    Vendor Day, which coincides with this year’s Cranbury Day,…

  • Bonner Leader Alexandra Hanly Earns Full Bonner Scholarship to The College of New Jersey

    Bonner Leader Alexandra Hanly Earns Full Bonner Scholarship to The College of New Jersey

    By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Alexandra Hanly of Hightstown, a May 2009 graduate of Mercer County Community College (MCCC), and a New Jersey AmeriCorps Bonner Leader, has been awarded a full academic year scholarship to The College of New Jersey from the Bonner Scholar Program. While at MCCC, Hanly gave 300 hours of…

  • CRANBURY: Township holds golf tourney

    CRANBURY: Township holds golf tourney

    Staff photo by John Keating. Andy Nita on the practice putting green before the start of the 21st Annual Cranbury Trophy Golf Tournament, held at the Peddie School in Hightstown on Monday.

  • MONTGOMERY: Economic forum set for Sept. 15

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY—Six months after a forum that focused on the economic crisis, the township Economic Development Commission is planning a second session next month to discuss the continuing effects of the recession on local individuals and businesses.    Titled “Is the Recession Over?,” the forum will take place from 6 to 8…

  • PRINCETON: Researchers set ‘packing’ record

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Two Princeton University researchers have beaten the world record for packing tetrahedra — solid figures with four triangular faces — into a confined space, in a scientific achievement that could have an important impact on advanced mathematical concepts and practical applications in fields such as computer science.    Professor…

  • PRINCETON: Oil cleanup needed at DPW garage site

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Princeton Township has added a supplemental agreement to its ongoing professional services contract with Environmental Management Associates Inc., of Farmingdale, for monitoring and remediation services pertaining to possible additional oil contamination of soil at the township Department of Public Works garage.    The additional services were contracted for $9,670…

  • MANVILLE: Leadership class may tackle borough graffiti

    MANVILLE: Leadership class may tackle borough graffiti

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A class designed to teach about the workings of Somerset County has taken up trying to beautify area towns as well, including a project to clean graffiti in Bound Brook. Now, the Leadership Somerset Class of 2009 might move to tackle some of Manville’s graffiti problems.    According to Tracey Rizk,…

  • PLAINSBORO: Township officials getting 3.5% raises

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A 3.5 percent salary increase is coming to many of Plainsboro’s high-ranking public officials following the Aug. 12 approval of an ordinance implementing the raises.    Mayor Peter Cantu confirmed that the measure carries a 3.5 percent hike in the annual pay ranges for township workers not represented by…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: DWI checkpoint coming to Route 31, Ingleside

    Over The Limit, Under Arrest crackdown continues through Sept. 7 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    On Friday, the Hopewell Township Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint, beginning at 8 p.m. and ending on Saturday at 2 a.m.    The sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on Route 31 South at Ingleside Avenue.    ”The police department has…

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