• KINGSTON: Vandalism visits D & R Canal State Park

    KINGSTON: Vandalism visits D & R Canal State Park

    D & R Canal State Park is a favorite spot for bicyclists. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: A love affair with horses

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Edith Kall can almost remember the first time she fell under the majestic spell of a horse.    She said her love of the animal is a similar tale to many others who also remain entranced by horses over the passage of many years.    ”For me, I’d say I loved horses…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Try pizza with the taste of Naples

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Try pizza with the taste of Naples

    Nomad Pizza is expected to open in a few weeks in the heart of the borough By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    People, get ready. What may well be the best pizza you’ll ever have in your life is coming to town, and soon.    ”At least 10 times at every event we do, someone tells us…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Group aims to assist seniors

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    For many senior citizens, the passage of time often brings some frightening consequences, as their mobility decreases and they need more help to stay in the homes they know and love.    As a result of many of the concerns seniors face in their day-to-day lives, a group has been established…

  • LAWRENCE: A night against crime

    LAWRENCE: A night against crime

    Mercer county sheriff’s officer Ray Wysokowski shows Deborah Harrison how to install a child seat at National Night Out on Tuesday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Plenty going on in Cranbury

    By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist    During August the Gourgaud Gallery, located at Cranbury Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St. in Cranbury, N.J., will have an exhibit titled: “Tamara’s Travels.” The exhibit will feature recent paintings and collages of trips to Paris, Giverny, Arizona, New Mexico and Tuscany, by Cranbury art teacher Tamara Woronczuk. The show opens…

  • CRANBURY: For Arts Sake!

    CRANBURY: For Arts Sake!

    Staff photo by John Keating. Long time art critic Robert Foster relaxes and enjoys the art display.

  • PRINCETON: Princeton Nurseries closes after 96 years

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — Princeton Nurseries, which maintained substantial parcels of land in Princeton, Plainsboro and South Brunswick from 1913 into the early 1990s has closed its doors, leaving state, county and local officials scrambling to preserve its remaining 2,600 acres in Monmouth, Burlington and Mercer counties.    The state…

  • MANSFIELD: Trenton woman dead in Route 206 crash

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Packet Group MANSFIELD — A Trenton woman is dead after a one-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Route 206, according to township police. At about 4:30 p.m., a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu left the road while travelling northbound at mile marker 33.1 and struck a utility pole, police said. Front seat passenger Betty Kurtain,…

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