Author: Central Jersey
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PRINCETON: Teachers say no respect from board
Joanne Ryan, president of Princeton Regional Education Association, addresses the school board on Tuesday night. (Staff photo by Philip Sean Curran)
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It’s all about the berries
Pitspone Farm offers small fruits not easily found elsewhere By Faith Bahadurian, Special Writer In a pleasant suburban neighborhood, each front yard presents a well-tended oasis of green grass, shrubbery, and flowers. But a peek into one back yard I recently visited reveals an exuberant collection of plantings that will produce berries and other small…
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IN THE KITCHEN: Kusina Pilipina’s Filipino Fare
Mae Morales opened Kusina Pilipina in Franklin Park in part because of her son’s interest in culinary arts.
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Three in a Row for NationaLease Top Tech Winner
By 1888pressrelease 1888PressRelease – Three-time Top Tech winner, Bob Mrzyglod, will represent NationaLease in the TMC SuperTech Competition in the fall. Bob Mrzyglod, a diesel technician with Aim NationaLease, Girard, OH, was named Top Tech for the third consecutive year at NationaLease’s 4th Annual Tech Challenge, a national competition of technicians representing the organization’s full…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Go local in the Garden State
By Michele Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation The Garden State is living up to its name! Following a frigid winter and cool spring, crops like spinach, lettuce, asparagus and strawberries are ready, and Jersey tomatoes, blueberries, corn and peaches are coming soon. Now’s the perfect time to go local. "Farm to table" eating means fresher, tastier…
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SOMERSET: Patriots pump up with ex-major leaguers
The Somerset Patriots have signed infielder Brian Barden and welcomed the return of outfielder Mike Wilson and left-handed pitcher Matt Maloney. Barden has 119 games of major league experience with the Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins, his last call in 2010. Barden also has 10 seasons of Triple-A experience. He began the…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Farm market: Five seasons and growing
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Every week can get off to a healthy start at the Robbinsville Farm Market. The market opened this past Monday and will be open Mondays through September. The market brings together a host of local purveyors of fresh goods, all in one centrally located space on the southeast corner…
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LAWRENCE: School employee retires after gun charge
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Lawrence Township Board of Education has accepted the retirement of Transportation Supervisor Kathryn Spiropoulos, who was charged with weapons offenses after she tried to board a plane at the Philadelphia International Airport with a loaded gun last month. The school board had reappointed Ms. Spiropoulos to her position, which…
