Ewing News

New Jersey Health Department officials say lead found in artificial turf at three athletic fields can be absorbed by humans.

To the Editor: On June 6 to 8, almost 2,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities will converge on the campus of The College Of New Jersey in Ewing to take part in the Special Olympics New Jersey 2008 Summer ...

Six students have been named as recipients of Somerset County 4-H Association, 4-H Trainmasters, 4-H Klimas & 4-H Prep scholarships.

Property Info Description: 145 Homecrest Ave. 2 bedrooms downstairs and studio apartment on the second floor with seperate entrances.

The little black bear seen cavorting around Hopewell and Lawrence townships over the last few days appears to have moved away from the area or found itself a quiet spot to hide.

HIT: The dozens of activities scheduled for the time around Memorial Day -- some celebratory and some somber -- as we remember those who have protected our freedoms and those who have fallen in defense of our ...

The township school board and district administrators are vowing to reform student elections in the wake of a public outcry over the district's handling in recent weeks of botched elections for next year's ...

A Central New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a multi-state stolen property and fencing operation he helped run, authorities said.

The artificial turf soccer field at Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken was ordered closed by the city in April after the state found high lead levels there; it reopened today.

For now, the parents of a College of New Jersey freshman can't see police investigative records into the death of the 19-year-old whose body was found in a Pennsylvania landfill.

The August slay ing of a gang leader shot following a party in Ewing and the February killing of a man dumped in the city's Island section have both been solved, police announced yesterday.

Ocean City Council recently approved $15 million in contracts for expansion of the library. via Press of Atlantic City

“This is the first big thing we'll be able to do to make a difference.”

Windsor's wastewater plant is going solar. Construction is expected to begin next month on a solar array at Windsor's water reclamation plant that will put a significant dent in the town's greenhouse gas ... via The Press Democrat

The death of township man Leroy Julious on Hazel Avenue Friday night has been officially ruled a homicide, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced Monday. via The Jersey Journal

“There wasn't a big group, so we had time to do some sizing and fitting”

Marine Capt. Michael P. Del Palazzo has witnessed the chaos the war has brought to Iraq, including to its impoverished children, many of whom lack shoes and decent clothes. via CourierPostOnline

There will be more women's lacrosse action on WRUC-FM this weekend. The station will broadcast Union's NCAA tournament regional semifinal game against SUNY-Cortland at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from the College of New ... via The Gazette

I am troubled by the news that Gov. Jon S. Corzine has approved grants totaling $152 million this fiscal year to a stem cell research company to open a facility in Ewing. via Daily Journal

“I think to pull the plug or change this program now with parents needing to make this decision is just simply unfair and I would hope that the governor will announce that as soon as possible”

By TOM HESTER Jr. * Associated Press Writer * May 5, 2008 Vanessa Frost is thankful she's not a year younger. via CourierPostOnline

“He was diagnosed with autism at a young age”

Although an autistic man twice told detectives that he wanted a lawyer, they questioned him without one, eventually eliciting a confession, his defense lawyer said yesterday. via The Times

“Stem-cell research is an important mission, but writing checks to companies that come and go while cutting higher education funding and failing to pay for transportation needs is the wrong priority”

PISCATAWAY -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Thursday hailed the arrival of an umbilical cord blood stem-cell company that has opened an office in Ewing. via Daily Record