• Premiere’s Dynamics team wins 36 awards

       The Dynamics team of Premiere Dance of Hillsborough received a total 36 awards at the Dance Xplosion Regional Competition May 9-10 in West Milford.    Out of 37 dances performed, the team received five Extreme Platinum Awards, 24 Platinum Awards and seven Extreme Gold. Sixteen routines placed in the top ten for their age group, and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Proposed budget adds $38 to tax bills

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Officials cite declining aid, grants as cause of 1.1-cent rate hike    Despite cutting five full-time positions and reducing costs for 34 budgeted line items, the Township Committee introduced its 2009 budget Tuesday with the inclusion of a 1.1-cent tax rate increase, which committee members attributed to having to make up…

  • CRANBURY PRESS: Police carry torch for Special Olympics

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The New Jersey Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” will make an approximately 1,000-mile trek through the state today (Friday), carried in the sturdy hands and by the solid legs of various law enforcement officials, with local officers being no exception.    Middlesex County Corrections representatives will hand off the…

  • PRINCETON: New store showcases Japan’s pop culture

    PRINCETON: New store showcases Japan’s pop culture

    Niko Niko has opened for business at 20 Nassau Street in Princeton. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: House gets rehab via Project 70

    Coalition launched project to help local family in danger of losing their home By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer    For a house in need of serious renovations, Project 70 and the Hopewell Valley Ecumenical Coalition came to the rescue.    The coalition launched a project to help a local family in danger of losing their home.    The…

  • CRANBURY: Click it or Ticket a success

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Police have officially wrapped up their Click it or Ticket campaign, which ran from May 18 through May 31, writing a total of 273 citations on township roads.    Of those, 176 were for seat belt violations, said Sgt. Frank Dillane, who spearheaded the program for the department.    For…

  • PRINCETON: New store showcases Japan’s pop culture

    PRINCETON: New store showcases Japan’s pop culture

    The pop culture of Japan is the merchandising theme at Niko Niko. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Road, sidewalk work supported

    Justin Tien, Hillsborough    For the most part, I am in support of Hillsborough Township’s plans to cut the capital budget as outlined in the article, “Township OKs trimmed-down capital budget.”    During this economic slump, spending should be cut and refocused on areas that are necessary such as road repairs like Mountain View Road, which I…

  • PRINCETON: Multiple, but mild, swine flu cases reported

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    PRINCETON — Multiple cases of H1N1, or swine flu, have emerged at schools in the Princeton Regional School District and the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, according to school officials.    In Princeton, Superintendent Judy Wilson said the disease has now spread to more than one school, after being confined to…

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