• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE approves budget

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE approves budget

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer The South Brunswick Board of Education unanimously approved the 2014-2015 school budget last Monday nighht.    The budget will increase the school tax rate by about 3-cents per $100 of assessed valuation to $2.883 per $100 of assessed value.    The school board reports that the average house in the township is…

  • Democrats should support Miller and Nemeth

    Julia Coale and Joe Stonaker, Princeton To the editor: The primary election on June 3 gives Princeton Democrats an opportunity to select candidates for November’s general election. The ballot in Princeton will be headed by Sen. Cory Booker seeking a full term, and will include candidates for The House of Representatives, and three candidates for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Zhang wins National Merit Scholarship

    HILLSBOROUGH: Zhang wins National Merit Scholarship

    Wins award sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive    Christopher T. Zhang of Hillsborough High School is one of about 1,000 students nationwide announced as winners in the first round of National Merit Scholarship winners for 2014.    Corporate-sponsored national Merit Scholarship awards are financed by about 200 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations.    Scholars were selected from…

  • MILLSTONE: More than just doggy day care

    MILLSTONE: More than just doggy day care

    Phil McAuliffe Katey O’Connell plays with Lilla, a lab mix in a pool at the Green Leaf Pet Resort and Hotel in Millstone. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • Getting to the Core of Art: An Interactive Affair at Thomas Sweet Café

    Getting to the Core of Art: An Interactive Affair at Thomas Sweet Café

    By CoRE Collaborations CoRE Collaborations C/O Andy Maskell PO Box 5396, Trenton, NJ 08638 CONTACT: Andy Maskell, Head Organizer 609-529-5032 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Getting to the Core of Art: An Interactive Affair at Thomas Sweet Café  MONTGOMERY, N.J., May 5, 2014 – CoRE Collaborations is presenting CoRE, an interactive art project featuring local artists,…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: DelVecchio re-elected to post in state Conference of Mayors

       Lambertville Mayor David M. DelVecchio has been re-elected by his peers to serve on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors.    ”Even though Lambertville is a small city, we are big in stature and a model community for the state,” said Mr. Delvecchio. “Just as we have not been afraid…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local athlete stars on Air Force lacrosse team

    Falcons win ECAC title, will play in NCAA tourney    Hillsborough sophomore Christopher Allen pitched in two scores as Air Force Academy’s lacrosse team held on Saturday for a 9-8 victory over top-seeded Fairfield to claim the ECAC lacrosse tournament championship.    The Falcons (10-5) earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and will make…

  • HAMILTON: Mariyln unveiled

    HAMILTON: Mariyln unveiled

    Sculptor’s life retrospective exhibit at Grounds for Sculpture to be held through Sept. 21. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — As the 200-pound white veil was removed – by crane – onlookers applauded the latest iconic image to be immortalized through sculpture.    A 26-foot-tall stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which depicts Marilyn Monroe in…

  • PRINCETON: Morven welcomes May with flowers and fun

    By Charley Falkenburg, Special Writer    Betsy Griffith was surrounded by tables of plants, but at the moment, she only had eyes for Salvia “Wendy’s Wish.” She had never planted it before, but she was ready to take a chance.    ”That’s the fun thing about being a gardener,” explained the Princeton resident. “You can always try…

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