• Life lessons and fun in youth football

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Youngsters throughout central New Jersey strapped on their shoulder pads and dug in their cleats earlier this month to gear up for the start of football season. But the size and shape of the youthfootball landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, with new competition among rival programs and a…

  • Edison council to rezone Camp Kilmer properties

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison officials are rezoning areas of the former Camp Kilmer site on Plainfield Avenue to allow for a variety of public uses. The Township Council introduced an ordinance last week changing the zoning on portions of the former U.S. Army base. The action, which facilitates the transfer of parcels to…

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    Campers at Kiddie Keep Well Camp in Edison search the water for bugs, fish and other creatures as part of their daily adventures on Aug. 14. TERRY BOUDREAU

  • Woodbridge to assume control of community center

    By Jack Murtha Woodbridge officials are preparing to take over a number of YMCA-run services at the Woodbridge Community Center. The move will give the township full control of the 115,000-square-foot recreational haven off Main Street. The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy has operated a branch in a portion of the facility…

  • PRINCETON: Higginson top American in world championships

    PRINCETON: Higginson top American in world championships

    PU graduate runs steeplechase in first trip By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Ashley Higginson had hoped to make the final of the women’s steeplechase, but making her first World Championships appearance in Moscow, Russia, last week was a big step.    ”I think that it is hard to be disappointed with the experience and the…

  • Sourland Spectacular bicycle event set Sept. 7

    Participants who register in advance will receive an embroidered cycling cap commemorating the event    The Sourland Conservancy will hold its second annual Sourland Spectacular bicycle event on Sept. 7.    The morning rides will be followed by a gourmet lunch.    The event offers challenging routes for serious cyclists, as well as shorter alternatives for more casual…

  • PRINCETON: Alvarez begins pro career with Royals farm club

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Matt Alvarez had a plan in place after he went undrafted in June’s amateur baseball draft.    But the Princeton High School graduate is more than happy to alter that plan when it meant getting an early start to his professional baseball career.    ”I went to Boston College and graduated, but…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Meetings list    Editor’s note: Those responsible for sending information about meeting dates for local governing bodies, boards, commissions, etc., are urged to email them to us as soon as possible. Send to: [email protected]. Questions? Call 609-874-2177 except on Thursdays.     PENNINGTON APPLICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE: Aug. 15, 9 a.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE…

  • MERCER: County sheriff provides free child seat inspections

    Events at Colonial Volunteer Fire Company, 810 Kuser Road, Hamilton, on the last Tuesday of each month    Mercer County Sheriff’s Office conducts child seat safety inspections on a monthly basis for local residents.    As part of a national campaign to help parents properly secure their children in motor vehicles, free child safety seat inspections are…

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