• IN THE KITCHEN – Why not chard?

    IN THE KITCHEN – Why not chard?

    It’s easy to grow and can be cooked in so many ways By Faith Bahadurian    It’s a miracle I like Swiss chard. It was one of those vegetables my grandmother cooked a lot, big mature leaves, stewed and mixed with yogurt before serving, which I found less than appealing. She did the same with purslane,…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Firefighter convicted of stealing more than $10K in vacation time

       A Robbinsville firefighter was convicted at trial for stealing more than $10,000 worth of vacation time over three years.    Steven Kadir, 37, of Hightstown, was found guilty Thursday afternoon by a Mercer County jury of second-degree official misconduct, third-degree theft by deception and third-degree tampering with official records. The verdict on all counts of the…

  • PRINCETON: Gray closing record-setting year at nationals

    Junior sprinter will compete in three PHS boys relays By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Joe Gray’s indoor track and field season ended in what loooked like a discouraging Eastern States Invitational, but it actually inspired the Princeton High School junior for the spring.    ”By the end of my winter season, I actually came down…

  • MERCER COUNTY: Airport gets ready for Special Olympics

    Cessna ‘airlift’ planes to arrive every few minutes For a few crucial hours on Saturday (June 14), Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing will be one of the busiest in the nation as the Cessna Citation Special Olympics Airlift for the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games takes flight. Flight activity around the airport will be at a…

  • Starting summer with a bang

    Starting summer with a bang

    Physics specialist David Maiullo, of Rutgers, promises a science program that’s fun for kids and parents when he visit the Princeton Public Library.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Family Fun Center opens in Kingston

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Family Fun Center opens in Kingston

    By Azra Baig, Special Writer Bonkerz Family Fun Center and Laser Tag, located next to Retro Fitness in the Kingston Shopping Plaza at 4437 Route 27, opened it’s doors on March 1. Bonkerz is family owned and operated by South Brunswick residents, Drew Polansky and his wife Natalie along with family member, Meryl. "Business has…

  • CRANBURY: Cuts for a cause: Students donate to Locks of Love

    CRANBURY: Cuts for a cause: Students donate to Locks of Love

    Submitted photo. These seats at the Studio 43 Hair Design salon in Cranbury will be filled with around 20 students on June 17. Those stu´dents will donate hair to the Locks of Love organization.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Family Fun Center opens in Kingston

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Family Fun Center opens in Kingston

    Azra Baig photo. Bonkerz Family Fun Center in the Kingston Shopping Plaza on Route 27 is open with entertainment for the entire family including Laser Tag.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Three more Eagle Scouts fly from Hillsborough Troop 489 

    HILLSBOROUGH: Three more Eagle Scouts fly from Hillsborough Troop 489 

    Hillsborough’s Wesley Anderson, Justin Mahalsky and Vinay Ravinder are the latest members of Boy Scout Troop 489 to receive the award of Eagle, the highest rank in Boy Scouts, this month at the Court of Honor ceremony at the Hillsborough Municipal Building. The three were recognized by the Township Committee with proclamations on Tuesday night.…

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