• HILLSBOROUGH: Mom celebrates son who saved lives

    A team honoring the memory of a Hillsborough teenager who died tragically and saved others as an organ and tissue donor will participate in N.J. Sharing Network’s 5th annual 5K Celebration of Life on Sunday, June 7, in New Providence. The team captain is Beth Colon, the mother of Jared Colon, who passed away in…

  • GRADUATIONS: College grads share their news

    GRADUATIONS: College grads share their news

    Russell Spruill graduated May 18 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine with a doctor of medical dentistry degree. The 2006 Hillsborough High School graduate got a bachelor of arts degree in 2010 from Columbia University. Russell was president of the Student National Dental Association and was a mentor in the Randolph Leadership…

  • CAMPUS CORNER: College students make dean’s list

    Shannon McCarthy has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Vermont, located in Burlington. Shannon, a senior from Hillsborough, is an elementary education K-6 major. Dean’s list students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class. Hillsborough…

  • PRINCETON: Former shopping center owners seek to acquire vacant land

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer New York real estate firm George Comfort & Sons, the former owner of the Princeton Shopping Center, will acquire about 4.5 acres of vacant land on the shopping center property that is zoned for senior housing. A proposal to subdivide the land was filed with the municipal planning office…

  • PRINCETON: Two sought for making unauthorized bank withdrawals

    PRINCETON: Two sought for making unauthorized bank withdrawals

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Princeton Police Department is searching for two men who have made a series of unauthorized withdrawals, totaling $2,700, from Bank of America automated teller machines, or ATMs, at two of the bank’s branches on Nassau Street several times in April and May. The fraudulent withdrawals occurred on April 5,…

  • PRINCETON: Marathon session gets school board, teachers ‘a lot closer’ on contract

    PRINCETON: Marathon session gets school board, teachers ‘a lot closer’ on contract

    By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer A marathon negotiation session that ended in the wee hours of Wednesday brought the Princeton school board and the teachers union “a lot closer” to reaching a new contract, said the head of the school board. The two sides began meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday to hammer out…

  • PRINCETON: Council still awaiting legal advice on bag fee proposal

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council still is waiting for legal advice on whether officials have the authority to impose a charge on plastic and paper shopping bags. Municipal attorney Trishka W. Cecil originally was to have issued an opinion on the topic by the end of May. But that’s been put…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Contract awarded for North Post Road improvement study

    WEST WINDSOR: Contract awarded for North Post Road improvement study

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council has awarded a $31,800 contract to a Hamilton Township-based engineering firm to study improvements to North Post Road, between Clarksville Road and Emil Street. Roberts Engineering Group LLC will study the existing conditions and develop conceptual plans for a widened roadway that will include two travel lanes for…

  • PLAINSBORO: Township plans property tax reassessment

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Plainsboro Township officials are gearing up for a township-wide reassessment, which is intended to ensure that all property owners — residential and non-residential — will be paying their fare share of property taxes. State law requires all properties to be assessed at 100 percent of fair market value, which is…

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