• ‘Tis the Season of Giving at Peapack-Gladstone Bank

    By Rosanne Schwab It’s that time of year to spread your holiday cheer! The holidays and all the festivities that go along with them are just around the corner. But even though this season is meant to be a time of joy and celebration, it’s unfortunate that for many local families, the holidays can also be financially…

  • STOCKTON: Students learn from author that writing is hard work

    STOCKTON: Students learn from author that writing is hard work

    Children’s book author gets feedback from fifth and sixth graders By John Tredrea, Special Writer    What does it mean to be a writer?    Does it mean that, after thinking about what you “want to say,” you just inscribe symbols from your language onto a piece of paper or a computer screen?    Most professional writers will…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougars survive in state girls soccer

    PHS boys reach CJ III semis By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Julia Straley had a few more butterflies than usual before the Montgomery High School girls soccer team’s sectional quarterfinal game, but switching to another position was nothing new.    The senior has played everywhere but forward for the defending Group IV state champion Cougars.…

  • MANVILLE: Take time to check susceptibility to stroke

    She remembers her day, a stroke victim To the editor: My dad’s name was Opie F. Brinson Jr. He often said his unusual name served him well in business because people never forgot it. But he was unforgettable for so many other reasons.    He had four children (all girls), five grandchildren and several nieces, nephews…

  • LAWRENCE: Who won? We’ll have to wait and see

    Township Councilmen Jim Kownacki and Steve Brame appear to be the winners of the hotly con´ tested Township Council election, but the definitive answer may rest on 75 provisional ballots that were cast in T By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Councilmen Jim Kownacki and Steve Brame appear to be the winners of the hotly…

  • LAWRENCE: Skype brings transcontinental commemoration of Kristallnacht

    Walter Israel should have been celebrating his bar mitzvah — the religious ceremony that marks a Jewish boy’s entry into adulthood — on Nov. 9, 1938. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Walter Israel should have been celebrating his bar mitzvah — the religious ceremony that marks a Jewish boy’s entry into adulthood — on Nov.…

  • MONTGOMERY: Cougars back in finals

    MONTGOMERY: Cougars back in finals

    Allison Mannheimer scored a pair of goals to help the Mont´gomery High field hockey team to a 4-1 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Friday. Photo by Robert Gleason

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Montgomery girl trapped in car after crash

    A 17-year-old girl from Montgomery Township was trapped inside her vehicle after crashing into a utility pole on Carter Road, just south of Cherry Valley Road, at 3:35 p.m. Monday.    A 17-year-old girl from Montgomery Township was trapped inside her vehicle after crashing into a utility pole on Carter Road, just south of Cherry Valley…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Luan’s leadership helps Pirates to title

    WEST WINDSOR: Luan’s leadership helps Pirates to title

    Dennis Symons West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior Penny Luan was the fifth finisher for the Pirates at Saturday’s Central Jersey Group IV meet. Photo by Dennis Symons

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