• CRANBURY RETROSPECTIVE

       10 Years Ago – 1999     • It’s grim days for local farmers. Without any rainwater with no relief from the hot, dry weather, it’s been an uphill struggle for most farms. Arthur Danser recalls the summer of 1955, also a dry time. He remembers a hurricane striking the area around Memorial Day, but little rain…

  • Municipalities need mandate relief

    NJ League of Municipalities     In mid-July, the New Jersey State Health Benefits Commission was forced to approve an 18 percent premium cost increase for local government active and retired employees. Absent that approval, the SHBP would lack sufficient funding to meet its obligations. That increase will need to be absorbed in next year’s budgets.…

  • LAWRENCE: Last call for a week at Rider’s iD Tech Camp

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer     The last weeklong session of idD Tech Camp at Rider University begins Monday, so students interested in enhancing their computer skills should act quickly if they are interested in attending.     During the first six sessions of the camp’s third summer at Rider, more than 65 students have used…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Running for Jason

    HILLSBOROUGH: Running for Jason

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    More than 250 people braved the dark and dreary weather Sunday morning to take part in the second annual Jason Walton Memorial Run/Walk at Hillsborough High School, honoring and remembering the life of the school’s record-setting runner who died last year.    The clouds loomed ominously overhead as participants lined up…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: THINGS TO DO

    Thursday, Aug. 6    De-clutter: The De-clutter club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Quiet Study Room at the South Brunswick Public Library. Friday Aug. 7    Teen Lock-In at the library: For eighth- through 12th graders at the South Brunswick Public Library. 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Experience a night at the library! Stay overnight…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: A total makeover at Amwell Road theater

    HILLSBOROUGH: A total makeover at Amwell Road theater

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    Friends, subscribers and members of the Somerset Valley Players have taken on innovative new roles this summer: They’re starring as hardworking volunteers in the renovation of the playhouse.    After “The Odd Couple” closed June 14, the board put productions on hold through early August so facility upgrades and much-needed redecorating…

  • Auto shop earns appreciation

    Thomas Rodriguez, Grouse Road    Letters of appreciation and thanks are far and few between when to comes to service industries and dealing with customers.    I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to a job well done to Jeff and his team at Camplain Automotive Inc. in Manville.    Not to go into great detail,…

  • MANVILLE: Parties to help kids prep for school

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Back-to-School pool parties, hosted by the Weston School Parent-Teacher Association, aren’t just a tradition for the students and parents attending them. The parties make the first day of school less intimidating, organizers said.    ”I think the students look forward to seeing who is in their class as much as who…

  • PRINCETON: ‘Heart was broken’ by fire, restaurateur says

    By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    As demolition of the ruined building that had housed his Tom Yum Goong restaurant began Wednesday, a broken-hearted Somm Bolsue reflected on the fire that gutted the structure at 354 Nassau St. last Friday.    The blaze that destroyed both Mr. Bolsue’s establishment and the Sultan Wok Chinese takeout restaurant that…

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