• PLAINSBORO: $2.2 million fire budget approved

    Residents approved the Plainsboro Fire District’s $2.2 million budget in a vote of 30-2 in the Saturday election.    PLAINSBORO — Residents approved the Plainsboro Fire District’s $2.2 million budget in a vote of 30-2 in the Saturday election.    Thirty-two people voted in the Plainsboro Fire District’s election. They not only passed the budget but also…

  • PRINCETON: ‘Booster’ meningitis shots at university this week

    Princeton University this week began providing the second dose of a meningitis B vaccine to thousands of undergraduates and other members of the campus community to halt an outbreak By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Princeton University this week began providing the second dose of a meningitis B vaccine to thousands of undergraduates and other…

  • MANVILLE: State’s residents deserve clean water

    To the editor:    In just the second month of 2014, dirty water reports are an all too common occurrence with a major chemical spill in West Virginia last month and a major coal ash laden with mercury, lead, and arsenic spilling just upstream of drinking water intake pipes last week in North Carolina.    Here, at…

  • Support Jo Butler for re-election to council

    Walter Bliss, Princeton To the editor: Jo Butler should be re-elected to Town Council because she has served Princeton well. She has worked tirelessly for the success of consolidation and has sought to ensure that it delivers on its core promise of maintaining services while reducing costs. Her training and experience in business administration combined…

  • MANVILLE: Attempted murder charged in machette attack

    Assailant allegedly broke into home to awaken man sleeping on couch By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    A Manville man continues to be held in Somerset County jail on a first-degree charge of attempted murder for entering a Huff Avenue home minutes before midnight Feb. 7 and swinging a machete at a man sleeping on the…

  • HILSBOROUGH: Former township resident found beaten to death
  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton    A Samsung Galaxy 3 tablet valued at $400 was reported stolen from a visitor at the Princeton Theological Seminary between 4:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. Feb. 7.    Jessica Harley, 22, of Hopewell, was arrested at 3:49 p.m. Feb. 10 and charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of prescription pills without…

  • Public seating etiquette in and around Princeton

    Mirah Riben, Monroe To the editor: There are small, counter-serve eateries in and around Princeton that become filled at lunch time. I was at one recently that was packed to capacity. There I stood, with a tray load of food, and not a seat available.    Finally I saw a vacant table for two, with a…

  • PRINCETON: Awning collapse at Exxon station

    A section of the awning at the Exxon station at the intersection of Cherry Valley Road and Route 206 in Princeton collapsed sometime Saturday, apparently due to the weight of snow and ice. Rebecca Nowalski photo

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community