-

SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Addressing Ethiopia’s urban agriculture
By Davy James, Staff Writer The study of food has taken one South Brunswick resident to a faraway place and then brought her right back home to speak in front of the United Nations. Mara Gittleman, a 2005 graduate of South Brunswick High School and a recent graduate of Tufts University, presented her research on…
-

PRINCETON: The library gets a new cafe
Novelties include hedgehog loaves. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
-

HILLSBOROUGH: Composing a tribute to retiring teacher
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer The fifth-graders, clad in black-and-white concert attire, hadn’t yet stepped on stage for Tuesday’s concert at Auten Road Intermediate School, but were all business though few of them knew it would be one of teacher Gary Smith’s final concerts at the school. After 43 years teaching music in Hillsborough,…
-

CRANBURY: A second career with color
East Windsor artists focuses on local scenes By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer An East Windsor artist with an eye for local scenes and historic events will have a collection of his work displayed at the Plainsboro Public Library throughout the month of June. Daniel Thomas, 50, is a self-taught watercolor painter who began his career…
-

HILLSBOROUGH: Young soars to state title
HHS senior wins triple jump by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor Ebony Young finally put everything together and won a state championship. The Hillsborough High senior captured the triple jump title at Wednesday night’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Plainfield. Young soared to a new career-best mark of 40 feet, 1.5 inches to set a…
-

SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Primary results are in
By Davy James, Staff Writer Voters had their say at the polls in primary elections on Tuesday. In the District 14 state Assembly Republican primary candidates William Harvey, 31, an attorney from Hamilton, and Robert Calabro, 42, a restaurant owner from Hamilton, won their party’s two slots on the GOP ticket over Brian Hackett, 21,…
-

EDITORIAL: Township residents need to apply for school board vacancy
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor Perception becomes reality. This was the headline for a May 21 letter to the editor, a letter to which many bloggers added comments. What the bloggers had to say is not our concern. What the headline says is. The letter was written after reports about Armelle Daniels’ resignation from the…
-

HUNTERDON COUNTY: Health officials report swine flu case
The specimen was collected from a 16-year-old boy who attends school in Mercer County The Hunterdon County Department of Health has reported the first confirmed case of swine-origin novel influenza. A specimen sent June 1 to the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services laboratory tested positive, making this the first diagnosed incidence in the…
-

HOPEWELL VALLEY: Gardens to take root at elementary schools
Hopewell Elementary and Bear Tavern have projects under way By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer School gardens seem to be the rage these days. Students and helpers at Hopewell Elementary and Bear Tavern schools are working on their gardens now. At Hopewell — with a grant received from Real Food for Thought — a fence for…
View our current articles
Stay connected to your community
