• LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: June 16

    LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: June 16

     A West Church Road resident reported the theft of $13,500 worth of jewelry, including rings, earrings and necklaces, from her home between May 18 and June 2.   A thief stole $290 worth of clothing from J.C. Penney at the Quaker Bridge Mall around 3 p.m. June 9. A store loss prevention officer…

  • PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: June 16

    PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: June 16

    Princeton   A Redding Circle resident reported that someone stole a UPS package containing a cell phone and tablet, worth $500, from his porch between June 9 and June 12. The incident was reported at 6:29 p.m. June 12.   Glenn P. Layendecker, 42, of Glenview Drive, was arrested on an outstanding warrant…

  • HOPEWELL: HoVal legion off to strong start but more concerned about states

    By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group Much of the talk early in the Mercer County American Legion season has been about Broad Street Park loading its roster with players from Burlington County, and traditional powers like Bordentown Post 26 and Hamilton Post 31. Heading into Monday night’s contest at Moody Park, however, Hopewell Post 339…

  • MONTGOMERY: School should postpone giving superintendent new contract

    Phyllis Bursh, Montgomery At the board retreat last Friday, the Montgomery school board decided to wait a year before working on long-term planning due to the fact that there are four open seats in this November’s election. However, before July 1, these same members will make a decision that is more important than long-term planning.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Suspected burglar surrenders to police

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Suspected burglar surrenders to police

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Eugene Napolitano, who is suspected in the May 29 burglaries of two homes on Jeffrey Circle, surrendered to the South Brunswick Township Police Department June 15, according to the Police Department. Mr. Napolitano has been charged with two counts of burglary, possession of burglary tools and eluding. The 50-year-old Monmouth…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police seek man suspected in burglary attempts on several homes

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Police are searching for a man who attempted to burglarize several homes on New Road in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick Township during a 90-minute period, between 12:05 and 1:25 a.m., on June 13. The burglar entered the homes by opening a first-floor window. In two instances, the…

  • PRINCETON: Battlefield will be lost to housing development

    Robert Doscher, New Fairfield, Connecticut Many places in the United States claim to be a birthplace of something American, whether it’s Coney Island and the hot dog or New Orleans and jazz. Princeton, it can be argued, is the birthplace of American freedom. The field where it was born is about to be torn apart…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Somerset Valley Players hold auditions for ‘9 to 5’ musical

    Open auditions for the Somerset Valley Players production of “9 to 5, the Musical” will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 29 and 30, at South Branch Reformed Church, 870 River Road, Hillsborough. Callbacks will be July 2. The show will be performed weekends from Sept. 11 to Oct. 4.…

  • CRANBURY: Venture downtown for ‘Second Fridays’ fun

    CRANBURY: Venture downtown for ‘Second Fridays’ fun

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor CRANBURY — Downtown Cranbury bustles more than usual the second Friday of every month. Music from the Cranbury Players scored the scene along the corridor of North Main Street, where people from near and far gathered on the evening of June 12 to browse the sidewalk sales of businesses like…

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