• Peapack-Gladstone Bank Helps Local Students Get Back to School

    Peapack-Gladstone Bank Helps Local Students Get Back to School

    By Rosanne Schwab Summer is now upon us, and the new school year will soon be on the horizon.   In preparation, the United Way of Northern New Jersey has launched their 2014 Stuff the Bus school supply drive. Peapack-Gladstone Bank is proud to support this program by collecting new school supplies at bank locations. In turn, donations…

  • PRINCETON: Dinky to be disrupted for four days
  • Hanging around and relaxing

    Hanging around and relaxing

    Photo courtesy of Metro Creative ConnectionA nap in a hammock is a small, seasonal joy.

  • MONROE: Police seek alleged TD Bank robber

    MONROE: Police seek alleged TD Bank robber

    Police photo. A surveillance photo of a man police say robbed the TD Bank on Prospect Plains Road Thursday morning.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Guest Column

    Gov. Christie should sign ivory bill By Jen Samuels Children learn that "E" is for "elephant," not for "extinction." In 2013, more than 35,000 wild elephants were killed in Africa for ivory products, and millions of dollars from the trade directly funded the activities of an al-Qaeda affiliate and other terrorist organizations. New Jersey can…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Mukendi improving with experience

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Nico Mukendi enjoyed a chance to return home to Hillsborough, but he isn’t staying for long.    He needs to resume training toward fulfilling his handball dreams.    Mukendi returned home after playing with the United States men’s senior handball team in the Pan American Championships in Uruguay. It was only…

  • Movie Times: July 11-17

    Movies and times are valid July 11-17. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it’s wise to call the theater before leaving home. EAST WINDSOR  MULTIPLEX CINEMAS at TOWN CENTER PLAZA, (609-371-8472): 22 Jump Street (R), Fri.-Thu. 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05. 2D Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (PG13), Fri.-Thu. 11:30,…

  • A Middle Eastern summer

    A Middle Eastern summer

    Peter Cassidy Photo by Peter Cassidy Eggplant salad from ‘Olives, Lemons & Za’atar’ by Rawia Bishara, 2014 Kyle Books.

  • EDITORIAL: The superintendent hiring game

    In the wake of Gov. Chris Christie’s cap on the salaries of school superintendents, a number have left our towns for greener pastures in other New Jersey districts or out of the state. The ensuing voids left some vacant districts scrambling to find the best qualified candidates for those openings and, in turn, created a…

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