• PENNINGTON: Town lauded for being ‘Tree City’

    Set for 10:30 a.m. Friday is Pennington’s Arbor Day observance at Toll Gate Grammar School By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Pennington Borough has been honored for being designated a Tree City USA for 21 years.    The award was presented recently by the New Jersey Forestry Service at a statewide Arbor Day celebration in East Brunswick.…

  • CRANBURY: Voters approve school plan

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Cranbury passed the 2009-10 $17.6 million school budget by a decent margin Tuesday with 277 voting in favor of it and 171 voting against it.    A total of 451 residents cast their vote for the elections, about 16 percent of the 2,754 registered voters in the township.    The…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Company plans on building nine structures at trade park

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Following zoning changes that allow businesses to bypass the Zoning Board of Adjustment when finalizing site plans at the Roycefield Trade Park, Pat Richard LLC owners Pat McCann and Richard Scagliotta have received approval to complete building on the land.    The pair own the trade park, which is on Roycefield…

  • LETTERS: Thanks for a special day

       To the editor:     The spirit of community shined through the April showers Wednesday, April 1. Thank you to all the groups that made the day so special including the Princeton High School acapella groups; Around Eight, Cloud Nine and The Cat’s Meow. The talented student-led singers were a pleasure to hear while enjoying ice…

  • MONROE: Never forget

    MONROE: Never forget

    Staff photo by John Keating. Hyman Melnick lights a candle in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

  • Central Jersey Events: April 24-30

    STAGE Actors’ NET of Bucks County, The Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pa., Mass Appeal, through May 3

  • MANVILLE: Final push to reach clothing drive goal

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    With what Carolyn Rogus describes as a huge pile of bagged clothing donations at the high school, it’s no wonder the Manville Education Association is only $150 from a $10,000 in total funds raised from the association’s ongoing collections.    ”This year we’ll hit the $10,000 mark,” Ms. Rogus, a library…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Making roads safer for prom, graduation

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    With the time of proms and graduation celebrations approaching, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office has begun setting up sobriety checkpoints throughout the county to ensure the safety of high school students over the next few months.    ”The purpose of the checkpoints is to remove intoxicated drivers from the road, educate…

  • Students provide ecological insights for Earth Day

    Lori McLain, Fox Chase Run    Is living green catching on in central New Jersey? Here are some thoughts from second-graders at Amsterdam Elementary School about living a greener life:    ”All people should shop closer to home. When you take a car, you are polluting the air. You also use less gas if you walk to…

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