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Princeton to celebrate Pride Month
Princeton will celebrate its LGBTQ community in June – which is Pride Month – starting with the annual Pride flag-raising event on May 30. The Pride flag-raising event is set for noon at Monument Hall. HiTOPS and the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will be on hand. Monument Hall is the former Princeton Borough […]
Lawrence Township to hold PRIDEfest celebration
Lawrence Township’s first community-wide celebration of its LGBTQ+ community has been set for June 15 at the Lawrence Shopping Center. PRIDEfest will be held from 8 a.m.to 1 p.m. It is being sponsored by Lawrence Neighbors Together, which is made up of township organizations and residents. The celebration kicks off at 8 a.m., with a […]
Hopewell Valley commemorates fallen service members
Throughout Hopewell Valley residents recognized and honored fallen service members of America’s armed forces on Memorial Day. Residents and visitors in Hopewell Township, Pennington, and Hopewell Borough gathered for ceremonies and parades on May 24, May 25, and May 26. Memorial Day, which took place on May 26, is a federal holiday held on the […]
‘We owe a debt of gratitude’
Memorial Day is considered by many to be the beginning of summer, when swimming pools are reopened and Little League baseball is in full swing and the school year is nearing its end. But Memorial Day is also a day when the soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen who died defending the United States during wartime […]
Head-on collision on Route 31 kills one person and injures two others
One person was killed and two other people were injured when the Honda Civic in which they were riding veered across Route 31 and struck a tractor trailer head-on on May 27, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The Honda Civic was traveling south on Route 31 when it left the southbound lane and […]
Montgomery Township police officers honored for saving dog
Two Montgomery Township police officers, who pulled a dog out of a frozen pond in January, were honored with the Whiskers Watson Animal Lifesaving Medal on May 17 for their “heroic” actions. Officer Sal Intili and Sgt. John Colucci were sent to Avalon Lakes Court after a caller reported that his dog had escaped from […]
Princeton Police blotter
A victim reported that while she was traveling in a car westbound on Stuart Road, a man entered the eastbound lane, turned his back to the vehicle and pulled down his shorts to reveal his nude buttocks. The lewdness incident was reported May 19. A 34-year-old Ewing Township man was charged with driving while intoxicated […]
Hopewell Township Police blotter
A Kenvil man was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and other motor vehicle violations at 12:20 a.m. on May 16. A police officer stopped to investigate a BMW X3 that was parked on the shoulder of Pennington Road with its hazard lights flashing, and found the driver asleep at the wheel. The […]
Man faces forgery charges
An 18-year-old Bronx, N.Y. resident is facing multiple charges after allegedly trying to pass off counterfeit bills at two businesses on May 15, according to the East Windsor Police Department. Police were called to ShopRite at the Town Center Plaza on Route 130 to investigate reports of a person attempting to pass off a counterfeit […]
East Windsor Police blotter
A 50-year-old Monroe Township resident was charged with shoplifting for allegedly taking two bottles of alcohol valued at $146.98 from Bottle King on Route 130 on May 20. The suspect was processed and released. A 20-year-old East Windsor Township man was charged with hindering apprehension for allegedly giving false information to a police officer after […]