• ROCKY HILL: Man injured by fallen tree limb

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — A borough resident was seriously injured Saturday morning when a large tree branch fell on him while he was walking his dog on Washington Street.    Richard Bernardi, 46, was trapped under the branch, conscious, for about 30 minutes as rescue crews worked to extricate him, according to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Wagner led improving girls’ golf team

    HILLSBOROUGH: Wagner led improving girls’ golf team

    Senior won two major tournaments by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Kristina Wagner won two major tournaments to highlight another solid season for the Hillsborough High girls’ golf team.    The Raiders posted a 10-7 record for the second straight year since joining the scholastic circuit. Wagner was the leader, but she wasn’t the only HHS player…

  • PRINCETON: Memory expert speaks at PU Wednesday

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke will be on campus at Princeton University on Wednesday to host a memory seminar sponsored by Memrise, an educational company dedicated to helping students use pneumonic techniques in their studies.    Mr. Cooke, an Oxford University graduate, is known for performing various memory feats including memorizing…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Jacaruso takes next step on hockey journey

       After leaving his hometown of Hillsborough, New Jersey for the better part of the last three years, Anthony Jacaruso is coming back.    Jacaruso has dedicated himself to achieving his goal of playing Division 1 college hockey and he is one step closer after signing a contract with the Philadelphia Revolution Junior A hockey team.    The…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Princeton, W. Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro

    Princeton Township     Shari Tullo, 48, of Ewing Street, struck a 13-year-old child with her 2001 Mercury Mountaineer in a crosswalk at the intersection of Valley Road and Ewing Street at 12:30 p.m. June 6, police said. The juvenile suffered minor injuries and refused treatment. Ms. Tullo was charged with failure to yield.    Robert Burgess, 51,…

  • Books for Kids

    Books for Kids

    The United Way of Central Jersey and Comcast recently completed a successful book drive that resulted in the collection of more than 200 new and gently used books.

  • Youth soccer player opposes artificial turf

    Fergus Binnie, Community Park School, Princeton     I am a youth soccer player in Princeton. I was reading the paper this morning and found there are plans to destroy some grass and replace it with synthetic turf. When I heard this I was furious!    For one thing, synthetic turf is hard to play soccer on…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Wu, young netmen look ahead

    HILLSBOROUGH: Wu, young netmen look ahead

    Entire starting team back in 2010 by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    A coach always has reason to smile when a team without any seniors produces an impressive season.    Hillsborough High head boys’ tennis coach Larry Johnson understands there are no guarantees for future success, but he feels good about the fact that his young team…

  • MANVILLE: Baseball team took small steps forward

    MANVILLE: Baseball team took small steps forward

    Ryan Jankowski slides safely into third base during Manville’s home baseball victory over St. Mary’s. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

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