• SCT title highlight for Raiders

    By Bob Nuse, Packet Media Group As debut seasons go, this one went pretty well for Eric Eden. In his first season as the head coach of the Hillsborough High baseball team the Raiders captured the Somerset County Tournament championship and won a game in the state tournament. “Coming into the season you expect a…

  • PRINCETON: Library director Burger to step down in January

    PRINCETON: Library director Burger to step down in January

    Leslie Burger will retire in January 2016 after 16 years as executive director of the Princeton Public Library, the library’s board of trustees announced Wednesday. “This is a bittersweet moment for the Princeton community,” said Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees President Kiki Jamieson. “We’re very happy for Leslie as she starts a new chapter…

  • Cransbury-Plainsboro Little League festival is Saturday

    Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League’s annual Picnic and Championship Festival will be held on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. at Plainsboro Community Park on Woodland Drive. A disc jockey, photo booth, Bounce House, obstacle course, and Home Run Derby are just some of the day’s attractions. The event will be highlighted by baseball championship games in the…

  • CRANBURY: Density of proposed development draws concerns

    CRANBURY: Density of proposed development draws concerns

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor CRANBURY — There’s a plan to redevelop a blighted area of town but not everyone is thrilled with certain aspects of the proposal. The developer who has contracts on the Cheney, Hagerty and Kushner properties at the intersection of South Main Street and Old Trenton Road presented a draft concept…

  • CRANBURY: Mets grab Little League playoff win

    The Dr. Spielman Family Dentistry Mets rallied from behind to tie and then win their Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League playoff opener on Saturday. The Z Enterprise Phillies struck first, plating five runs over the first three innings with key hits by Justin Pormilli, Adam MacMillan and Jake Bornstein. But Connor McDowell started off the Mets with…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Marian Fenwick, first woman as mayor, dies

    HILLSBOROUGH: Marian Fenwick, first woman as mayor, dies

    Marian Fenwick, the first woman mayor of Hillsborough Township, died Monday evening at the University Medical Center of Princeton. She was a few days shy of her 85th birthday of June 15, “and she was the sharpest she could be right up to the end,” said her daughter, also Marian, on Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are…

  • CRANBURY: Town aims to curb speeding

    CRANBURY: Town aims to curb speeding

    By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor CRANBURY — The Township Committee unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance Monday night that would both help police officers more easily issue speeding summonses and reduce speed limits on two roads where speeding is a continuous problem. The ordinance comes as a result of the Cranbury Police Department requesting a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Horse-betting proposal here is back on track

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Horse racing betting is back on track here. Mayor Douglas Tomson said Tuesday night that the proposal to locate an off-track wagering site in a refurbished restaurant on Route 206 has moved forward with state officials. The mayor said the township that afternoon had received word from the N.J. Racing…

  • MONTGOMERY: Bonds will buy equipment, repair roads

    MONTGOMERY: Bonds will buy equipment, repair roads

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Township Committee introduced a $4.69 million bond ordinance last week that would allocate money for the 2015 road program, as well as the replacement of assorted Department of Public Works trucks and equipment. Township Committee also issued a proclamation declaring June 15 as Magna Carta Day in Montgomery…

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