• HILLSBOROUGH: School system shuffles sport assistant coaches  

    In coaching and extracurricular moves, the Hillsborough Board of Education accepted the resignations Monday night of: – Christopher Giordano, assistant coach boys’ soccer at the high school; – Brandon Shamy, assistant boys’ basketball coach at the high school for three years, and – Mark Ziminski, two-year assistant varsity boys’ lacrosse coach at the high school.…

  • HUNTERDON: 4-H fair will judge biggest, weirdest vegetables  

    There are 39 ways to earn a ribbon in the “Biggest Specimen” contest at the Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair. Home gardeners love to boast that their fruits and vegetables are the biggest, tallest and longest and the show will determine bragging rights. The fair runs Wednesday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 23, at…

  • MONROE: Missing man found dead

    MONROE — The Rutherford man who did not show up for work in Jamesburg on Monday was found dead in his vehicle in Monroe on Wednesday, according to Monroe police. The Monroe Township Police Department received a call at 12:16 p.m. on July 29 about a suspicious vehicle with an unresponsive person in it behind…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pennsylvania man charged with DUI in a golf cart

    WEST WINDSOR: Pennsylvania man charged with DUI in a golf cart

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR – A 43-year-old Levittown, Pa., man who left the Mercer Oaks Golf Course in a golf cart was charged with driving under the influence after he collided with another vehicle on Village Road West at 7:06 p.m. July 26, according to the West Windsor Township Police Department. The…

  • More Than Cows and Plows: There’s something for everyone at the Mercer County 4-H Fair

    More Than Cows and Plows: There’s something for everyone at the Mercer County 4-H Fair

    By Anthony Stoeckert    Yes, of course the Mercer County 4-H Fair will have its share of projects and demonstrations related to agriculture. There’ll be goats, chickens, sheep shearing, horse demonstrations, and farm-related activities.    There also will be traditional staples such as live music, crafts, hay rides, pony rides and lots of food for sale. But…

  • Mystery Man: Thomas Reeder’s first novel is set on the Jersey Shore in the 1930s

    Mystery Man: Thomas Reeder’s first novel is set on the Jersey Shore in the 1930s

    By Anthony Stoeckert    Thomas Reeder’s work as a film scholar involves him writing articles for magazines and journals, as well as some books that delve into lesser-known chapters of movie history.    But the Hopewell resident also is a fan of mysteries — on the page and on the screen — and he has recently published…

  • A Night of One-Act Plays: It’s laughter all around with these farces from Princeton Summer Theater

    A Night of One-Act Plays: It’s laughter all around with these farces from Princeton Summer Theater

    By Bob Brown    I laughed myself silly at Hamilton Murray Theater, and you will too if you catch the two one-act farces being staged by Princeton Summer Theater through Aug. 2. These are in keeping with the Princeton Summer Theater’s theme “of adaptation and myth, exploring how stories are retold and passed down through time.”…

  • Nuts for history: Re-enactors, spectators revisit famous Battle of Princeton (with multiple photos)

    Nuts for history: Re-enactors, spectators revisit famous Battle of Princeton (with multiple photos)

    By Matthew Gutierrez, Special Writer Some are still nuts for history. Why else would people travel from different parts of the country to spend a summer weekend participating in or watching a re-creation of parts of a Revolutionary War battle? At Princeton Battlefield State Park on July 25-26, spectators enjoyed numerous demonstrations put on by…

  • PRINCETON: Top individuals push CP to diving win

    PRINCETON: Top individuals push CP to diving win

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor The Community Park diving team finished .500 in the regular season, but enjoyed their best day of the season when it mattered most. The Bluefish rode strong individual performances across the board to the team title at the recent Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Championships. “We have incredible…

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