• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: THINGS TO DO

    Friday, June 19    Summer concert: It’s acoustic night and indie night at the Beechwoods Park Gazebo. Come listen to four singer songwriters from 7 to 9 p.m. at the park’s gazebo. The park is located at 137 Beekman Road and the intersection of Route 1, Monmouth Junction. The rain location is the South Brunswick Community…

  • JAMESBURG: Bistro, apartments eyed for borough

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — A dual restaurant-bistro and apartment building could be making its way to the downtown business district in the distant future.    The project, set for East Railroad Avenue, was tabled by the Land Use Board at its June 11 meeting after members informed the applicant’s attorney, Joseph Deckut, that…

  • Local man receives United Way award

       Hillsborough resident Michael I. Fenster received the Somerset County United Way Joseph M. Lee Leadership Award during the 2009 Community Celebration event at the Ted Blum 4-H Center in Bridgewater June 11.    The award recognizes the contribution of time, treasure and talent that results in significant impact on Somerset County United Way’s work in improving…

  • Successful book sale

    Katherine V. Dresdner, Hopewell Library board of trustees     The board of trustees of the Hopewell Public Library would like to thank everyone who donated books and other items to the library for the Book Sale.    The board would also like to thank the following for their help and their donations: each contributor made a…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Township may buy housing for developmentally disabled

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The Township Council is considering entering into a partnership with Triple C Housing Inc. to purchase township residences that would accommodate low-income developmentally disabled adults.    Triple C Housing enlists the private and public sectors’ support in developing safe, decent and affordable housing coupled with community support for individuals of low…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Police Beat

       Dominique Sosa, 27, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged June 7 with possession of marijuana under 50 grams    Police said officers saw Mr. Sosa at 1:20 a.m. weaving and driving 15 mph under the speed limit on Route 33 near Lake Drive. A search of the vehicle revealed a small baggie or marijuana on the rear…

  • CRANBURY: Eighth-graders look ahead

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — It was the last days that they would be sauntering down those bustling hallways, but to some of Cranbury School’s eighth-graders this past week was a bittersweet ending to an era they won’t soon forget.    ”It’s all the little things,” said eighth-grader Marilyn Vaccaro when asked what she…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Playgrounds Build Week under way

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Playgrounds Build Week under way

    Michelle Brennan: ”It’s very exciting to watch our community come together to build two amazing, one-of-a-kind playgrounds”    The Hopewell Borough Playground Project broke ground Wednesday (June 17) on two new playgrounds — one near the gazebo in Hopewell Park for 5- to 12-year-olds and one next to the freight shed at the Hopewell Railroad Station…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: June 22, 7 p.m., regular; July 6, 7 p.m., agenda, Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE: June 22, 6 p.m., Municipal Building.     STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY: June 22, 8 p.m., SBRSA offices, River Road, Princeton.     PENNINGTON LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: June…

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