• EAST WINDSOR: Hickory Corner Road project to be expanded

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The township has received a $150,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation to expand an improvement project for Hickory Corner Road.    The township had previously received a $290,000 grant from the DOT for the project, but decided to increase its scope due to low bidding on…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Budget draws criticism from Wyckoff’s Mill

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Just a handful of residents spoke out this week at a public hearing on recent amendments to the borough’s proposed $6.01 million budget for 2009.    The Borough Council held a special meeting Monday for the hearing after slight alterations were made to the spending plan at its July…

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    Ella Krupnik of East Brunswick joined Congressman Rush Holt in Washington, D.C., after winning the annual 12th Congressional District Art Competition. Her mixed-media collage, “High Frequency,” was chosen from among works by 115 high school art students. The piece was on display at the Paul Robeson Center of the Arts Council of Princeton in the…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board asks Mercer County to address Route 579 safety

    Resolution requests elimination of passing zone and decrease in speed limit By Reem Nasrm Staff Writer    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education passed a resolution Monday aimed at the elimination of the passing zone and a decrease in the speed limit on Route 579 in the area of Bear Tavern Elementary School.    The resolution…

  • MANVILLE: Sold-out tournament nets winning fishers

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    There may have been a lot of fish thrown back during the 20th annual American Legion Post 304 Fluke Tournament Saturday, but the winning fish still clocked in at a decent 9.44 pounds when Chris Crivello was announced as the first place winner that evening.    ”It was an absolutely gorgeous…

  • HILSBOROUGH: A midsummer’s art festival

    HILSBOROUGH: A midsummer’s art festival

    Melzo entertains young festival goers.

  • PRINCETON: Volcker-led task force eyes US personnel woes

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer   PRINCETON —  A Princeton University task force led by former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker has reported the federal personnel system is broken, and failures of government service like the Hurricane Katrina disaster are sapping public confidence.    Created in the fall of 2007, the task force was composed of…

  • Saturday Recycling Drop-off on Aug. 1

    Somerset County Board of Freeholders BRIDGEWATER – The next drop-off for the ‘First Saturday of the Month’ program will be held on Saturday, Aug 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane.    As part of the program, the Recycling Center will accept clean, dry textiles, including clothing,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Fair fun through Saturday

    HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Fair fun through Saturday

    David Mead of the Sommerville Martial Arts Academy breaks a board held by Steve Mandraccia during a demonstration.

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