• ROBBINSVILLE: Scouts take action for animals

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Girl Scouts are asking community members to band together to help rescued animals this Friday.    Thirteen fourth-graders from Robbinsville Junior Troop 71146 — Alyssa Palagano, Amanda DeShaw, Catherine Yi, Ella Welch, Emily Keller, Katelyn Haegley, Marina Pappas, Maitri Shah, Mia Carlin, Sammi Baron, Shreeya Iyer, Swetha Ramachandran,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Veterans lead line of march

    HILLSBOROUGH: Veterans lead line of march

    Matt Bolink, the Hillsborough Rocket, leads the Rockettes in the line of march on New Amwell Road in Saturday’s parade in Hillsborough. (Staff photo by Gene Robbins)

  • WRITE TO US

    We want your letters. They should not exceed 500 words and need to be accompanied by the writer’s address and daytime telephone number — information used only for confirmation and not published. Letters should be emailed to: [email protected] Letters published on this page are also posted at messengerpress.com under Opinions, where others are welcome to…

  • LAWRENCE: Driver indicted in death of Princeton man

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The driver of a car that was involved in a single-car accident that killed a Princeton man in December 2013 has been indicted by a Mercer County grand jury on four counts in connection with the accident, said Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini Jr. Luis Delcid-Cardona, 19, of Juniper…

  • FLORENCE: Comrades remember one of their own

    FLORENCE: Comrades remember one of their own

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    FLORENCE — The community paid tribute to fallen Officer Walter Kotch, who ended his watch 49 years ago, last Friday during a memorial service.    ”Friends and brothers, this Memorial Day finds us assembled for the noble purpose of paying our sincere respects to memory of Walter J. Kotch who gave…

  • NEW BRUNSWICK STUDENTS STEP INTO THE WORLD OF MODERN DANCE WITH THE CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE COMPANY

    NEW BRUNSWICK STUDENTS STEP INTO THE WORLD OF MODERN DANCE WITH THE CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE COMPANY

    By irene maslowski New Brunswick, N.J. – For the fourteenth year, elementary and middle school students in New Brunswick have been exploring the world of modern dance through master classes and a residency program titled, Speaking Through Dance, offered by the acclaimed Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company (www.cddc.info).  CDDC concludes their program with one week residencies…

  • LAWRENCE: Rev. Fearon remembered for faith, actions

    LAWRENCE: Rev. Fearon remembered for faith, actions

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Brainy, but with a wicked and delightful sense of humor. A thoughtful man who could take complex theological ideas and make them understandable to the average person. An avid and competitive golfer who was devoted to his faith and to his family. A mentor to all who sought his help…

  • American Conference on Diversity Educators’ Institute: Closing the Gap Between Teachers & Students

    American Conference on Diversity Educators’ Institute: Closing the Gap Between Teachers & Students

    By Gail Zoppo Researchers from the Center for American Progress and the National Education Association recently found that although almost half of the students attending U.S. public schools are minorities, fewer than 1 in 5 have a teacher of color. As a result, an increasingly diverse student body can feel disconnected in the classroom. To…

  • MANVILLE: Comedy night on Friday benefits Knights of Columbus

    Community calendar, issue of May 29 Friday, May 30 Comedy night: The St. Jude Council Knights of Columbus sponsors its 7th annual show in the Christ the Redeemer Parish Auditorium at 98 South Main St. The PG show features comedians from New York and Atlantic City. Doors open at 7 p.m., with show at about…

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