• ROCKY HILL: Two-weekend benefit book sale begins

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — Beginning Friday, bookworms will have the chance to thumb through thousands of used volumes at a sale that benefits the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library and the Rocky Hill Community Group.    The sale is open from 4 to 7 p.m. and continues for the next two weekends. The sale…

  • LAWRENCE: Santiago a natural on golf course

    LAWRENCE: Santiago a natural on golf course

    Phil McAuliffe Lawrence High School golfer Paloma Santiago is already enjoying success at the high school level. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • New Hopewell playgrounds will be constructed

    Fundraising goal of $109,000 has been reached    They have the money. Now it’s time to build.    The construction of the new “child-inspired, community-built” play spaces can proceed because the playground project has reached its fundraising goal of $109,000.    ”This is an amazing feat especially in today’s tough economy. We are very grateful to the many…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 5 – June 12

    PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar, June 5 – June 12

    Supporting Corner House — Student Board members admire Corner House’s new, updated logo, which was unveiled at the agency’s Spring Gala at McCarter Theatre. Pictured, from left, are Daphne De Leon, Tamara Curtis, Shana Jordan, and Guy Helman. Student Board president. The Corner House Foundation of Princeton hosted its annual Spring Gala at McCarter Theatre…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Woman realizing late husband’s vision for restoring home

    HIGHTSTOWN: Woman realizing late husband’s vision for restoring home

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — When John Willis died in 2007, he left behind restoration plans he had designed himself for the historical home on North Academy Street that he and his wife, Anne, shared for more than 30 years.    ”My husband was a student of many things,” Ms. Willis said of her…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Liptak exits with class

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    South Brunswick High School senior Marisa Liptak enjoyed one last hurrah for her high school career, as she was one of 10 seniors representing New Jersey in the NFHS Gymnastics Nationals Showcase over Memorial Day Weekend in Salem, Va.    Accompanied by SBHS coach Mindy Verderami, Liptak led Team NJ with…

  • PENNINGTON: For the Goodmans, dentistry is family affair

    PENNINGTON: For the Goodmans, dentistry is family affair

    In July, David, Paul and Jeffrey Goodman will be working together By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer    To an outsider Pennington Dental Associates, on North Main Street, may seem like an ordinary dental office.    But inside there are two generations of Goodman family dentists working side by side.    In a pleasant white house converted into a…

  • WEST WINDSOR: HS band makes it to Carnegie Hall

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South Symphonic Band knows.    The troupe of 115 students, including 35 freshman, performed Sunday evening at the iconic concert venue in midtown Manhattan.    ”The experience was amazing,” said Alex Copenhaver, a senior and percussionist with the…

  • LAWRENCE: Legion baseball preview

    Young Post 414 has talent By Rich Fisher, The Packet Group    The cast of characters has grown younger, but that doesn’t mean things can’t get better.    Lawrence Post 414 American Legion baseball coach Angelo Capuano is not about to make any bold predictions as to how his team will do this season. But, if the…

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