• WEST WINDSOR: Mercer College grants to fund training

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    For businesses and nonprofits alike, the difference between surviving the depressed economy or not often depends on keeping the training and skills of their employees current.    Bearing this in mind, a business center at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor has helped area businesses and organizations secure state funding…

  • MANVILLE: ‘Father Bogie’ heading to Army

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    He remained in Manville for more than three times the number of years most administrators are assigned, but now, after 10 years at Sacred Heart Church, on South Second Avenue, the Rev. Boguslaw Augustyn has been transferred, effective June 1, and will return to military service as a major in…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       A West Frech Avenue resident called police at 10:14 p.m. July 14 to report being locked inside the CVS store on South Main Street. According to the resident, employees closed the store without realizing the resident was inside.    Patrols responded to the scene, and the CVS key holder let the resident out of the store.…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: Friday, June 24 – Saturday, Aug 1, 2009

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: Friday, June 24 – Saturday, Aug 1, 2009

    With community photos … Friday, July 24     Bravura Virtuoso Trio: The Arts Council of Princeton and the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra present the Bravura Virtuoso Trio: Violinist Christine Shieh, concertmistress of the 2008-09 New Jersey All-State High School Honor Orchestra; cellist Courtney Lin Kaita, and pianist Constance Lin Kaita. “Café Music” by American composer Paul…

  • LETTERS: Debunking healthcare myths

       To the editor:     As health care continues to be one of the most talked about issues today, I hope that consumers are not being misled by some of the myths that have been circulating. First of all, none of the major health care reform plans being considered call for repealing Medicare. AARP and other…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Man charged with making false police report

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    A North Brunswick resident was charged July 16 with making a fictitious report to a law enforcement officer following an incident at a local motel a few months ago.    Ryan Miskolczi, 34, was issued a summons after an internal affairs investigation concluded his complaint about the incident at the Travelers…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Longtime clerk/administrator leaving borough

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Longtime Borough Clerk and Administrator Candace Gallagher is stepping down from her position with the municipality.    Ms. Gallagher has taken a similar position with the local government in Jerome, Ariz., and will leave her Hightstown post Sept. 18. She notified the Borough Council of her decision during the…

  • TRENTON: Mercer County lays off 77

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Mercer County government has issued layoff notices to 77 employees as county officials continue their efforts to close a two-year, $43 million budget gap that emerged as property taxes and other revenues nose-dived during the economic downturn.    Additional warnings went out to all county workers advising them that some…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Local challenge aims to save energy

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Local challenge aims to save energy

    EQ Challenge aims at encouraging energy conservation in local households through friendly competition By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer    In Hopewell Township, saving energy doesn’t only save money.    The Energy Quotient Challenge also rewards residents who reduce their energy consumption with bragging rights and prizes.    Sponsored by the Hopewell Township Environmental Commission, the EQ Challenge aims…

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