• PRINCETON: Schools superintendent announces homework-free holidays

    PRINCETON: Schools superintendent announces homework-free holidays

    Princeton Public Schools Superintendent Steve Cochrane has outlined a homework-free schedule for students across the district during winter and spring breaks as well as other designated weekends throughout the year. The announcement came hand in hand with the approval of a school board resolution at the Sept. 29 meeting that calls for breaks to be…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Markisz runs wild in Knights’ win

    WEST WINDSOR: Markisz runs wild in Knights’ win

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The annual football battle between West Windsor-Plainsboro North and WW-P South has special meaning for CJ Markisz. Playing in his final game between the two rival high schools, Markisz rushed for 245 yards and three touchdowns to help their Knights to their third straight win in the series and first…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats to watch presidential debate 

    Hillsborough Democrats will gather to watch the first Democratic presidential candidates debate on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Pizza ’n Pasta, 930 South Main Street, Manville (just north of the Central NJ Airport). “Democrats will learn about the announced candidates while having a good time with good friends and good food,” said John…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: College news — Tabernero joins seminary; Ackerman volunteers at school

    HILLSBOROUGH: College news — Tabernero joins seminary; Ackerman volunteers at school

    Michael K. Tabernero was among the 20 new students welcomed for the 2015-16 school year at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pa., The 20 are from seven dioceses and six monasteries, including the dioceses of Beijing; Saskatchewan, Canada, and São Bento Monastery in São Paulo, Brazil. Michael is the son of Peter M. and Mary…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Restored Duke home could be vision of past era 

    To the editor:  The Duke Farm Foundation has been less than enthusiastic to hear from the public of any ideas that might save the Doris Duke Country Manor Home. The main residence of Ms. Duke was an impressive, sprawling 67,000 square feet of many large rooms and smaller 20-by-20-foot bedrooms upstairs with adjoining bathrooms.…

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    By Jennifer Kohlhepp Cranbury’s Historic House Tour took place on Sept. 26. Visitors partake preserved farmland from the porch of 158 N. Main St.

  • CRANBURY: House tour introduces a new generation of historic homeowners

    CRANBURY: House tour introduces a new generation of historic homeowners

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor It’s always interesting to find out what’s behind closed doors and Cranbury’s Historic House Tour did not disappoint in that respect this year. The owners of six historic residences opened their homes to hundreds of people who took the tour on Saturday. Behind one door, visitors found paintings of a…

  • CRANBURY: Growing awareness about mental illness

    CRANBURY: Growing awareness about mental illness

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Mental Health Awareness Week is Oct. 4-10. The goal for Mental Health Awareness Week, which the U.S. Congress established in 1990, is to promote a broader understanding of mental illness through community dialogues, educational forums and engaging events. The week is also intended to highlight that stigma is a major…

  • CRANBURY: Affordable housing project approved

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The Cranbury Housing Authority (CHA) will develop 32 new affordable housing units on the 40-acre site along Route 130 historically known as 130D. The Planning Board approved the project with two options for a water and sewer easement. The Cranbury Walk Housing Association, a neighbor of the property, has objected…

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