Day: March 2, 2011

By: centraljersey.com On Feb. 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill (HR 1) that wages the most sweeping assault on our air and water in recent history. The bill blocks the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting our health from dangerous carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants. It also puts the drinking-water sources for…

By: centraljersey.com CHESTERFIELD – The Boy Scouts Troop 112 invites members of the community with damaged United States flags to drop them off at the Crosswicks Post Office or the Chesterfield Municipal building. All flags will be retired appropriately in an official Scout ceremony. Anyone with questions regarding this ongoing community service event may contact…

   The Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane, Bridgewater, will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5.    Residents can drop off textiles, tires, scrap metal, antifreeze, chipboard, and plastic bottles and containers marked 1 through 7.    Chipboard includes gift, shoe, shirt and all retail boxes, as well as…

Robbinsville Councilman David Boyne has filed a nominating petition to seek re-election in May.

By Daurelle Harris For Immediate Release March 4, 2010 Silverman Gallery of Bucks County Impressionist Art Opens in Buckingham Green Buckingham, PA—Herman Silverman is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Silverman Gallery of Bucks County Impressionist Art on March 21, 2011, in Buckingham Green on Route 202. Owned by Herman Silverman, the gallery…

Proposed school budget would contract custodian, aide, bus driver jobs By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    Last year the Board of Education let go 45 teachers, five administrators and 16 other employees as a key strategy to reduce its annual budget.    This year, the school board is targeting almost all of the district’s non-instructional jobs —…

Emma Thompson performs on the balance beam at the recent competition in Danbury, Connecticut. She finished first in the all-around competition at her level.

By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Mayor Dave Fried presented the Township Council with a draft $20.3 million municipal budget last week that he said has no increase in the local tax rate and restores municipal services cut during last year’s budget crisis.    ”It was a tough year, but I am extremely pleased to…

By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Teen driver decals Sen. Sean T. Kean, R-11, is continuing to push state lawmakers to repeal the decal provision of Kyleigh’s Law after a recent state appeals court struck down a challenge to the law and ruled…