• CRANBURY: Christmas house to light up this season

    CRANBURY: Christmas house to light up this season

    Submitted photo. The home of Keith Shaw on North Main Street will, once again, be displaying holiday season cheer despite a controversial zoning board ruling earlier this year.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Teach ways to give thanks

    10 tips to share spirit of the holiday with your children    Today is Thanksgiving, the holiday when we appraise our station in life, evaluate blessings and share what we have with others. We learned what the day is all about over the years, and it’s a trait we need to pass along to children.    We…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Elementary schools scoring more evenly

    The gaps in performance on standardized tests among the Hopewell Valley District’s four elementary schools has narrowed dramatically, school officials say. By John Tredrea, Special Writer    The gaps in performance on standardized tests among the Hopewell Valley District’s four elementary schools has narrowed dramatically, school officials say.    In prior years, students in Hopewell Elementary and…

  • SOUTH COUNTY: First K-12 school board members may be named before Tuesday

    Merger update coming 7 p.m. Tuesday at South Hunterdon     County Superintendent of Schools Gerald Vernotica said he hopes to be able to announce his selection of the nine members of the initial K-12 three-municipality school district before Tuesday’s town hall meeting to discuss the progress of the regionalization initiative.     The meeting, which will…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Interfaith group hosts dialogue

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Interfaith group hosts dialogue

    For several hours Sunday, around 200 Jews, Christians and Muslims got together at the Rasoi Restaurant in Monmouth Junction to break bread and discuss what they could agree on in the respective spiritual do By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor SOUTH BRUNSWICK — For several hours Sunday, around 200 Jews, Christians and Muslims got together…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Interfaith group hosts dialogue

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Interfaith group hosts dialogue

    Staff photo by Charles W. Kim. The Institute of Islamic Studies in Cranbury hosted an interfaith luncheon at the Rasoi Restaurant in South Brunswick Sunday featuring a conversation about how various faiths interpret being a loving neighbor.

  • Is there a future for local media?

    An informed citizenry depends on it By Pam Hersh    Knock Knock, Who’s There?    The Press    The Press Who?<</i>br>    Depressed, That’s Who — which is how I feel about the dwindling financial resources available to local (nonsocial) media, thus thwarting media’s ability to shed light and clarity on local and state government operations.    And without citizens…

  • Princeton poet featured at library

    Princeton poet featured at library

    Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith to share her works By Keith Loria    Fans of poetry are in for a real treat when Princeton University’s Tracy K. Smith will be the featured poet at the Princeton Library at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 9.    Ms. Smith is the author of three books of poetry: the Pulitzer Prize-winning…

  • FLEMINGTON: Concert to help special needs kids

    FLEMINGTON: Concert to help special needs kids

    Cathryn Lynne Lundgren The Manhattan Dolls, a female swing-style vocal trio, will perform a Christmas show at the Flemington Elks lodge on Route 31 on Sunday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m.

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