Author: Central Jersey

  • Behavioral Health Group (BHG) Acquires Three Opioid Treatment Programs in Kentucky

    By 1888PressRelease 1888PressRelease – Today, Behavioral Health Group (BHG) announced the acquisition of three opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in Kentucky located in Lexington, Paducah, and Corbin, Kentucky. Lexington, KY – "We are pleased to welcome our new Kentucky colleagues and patients to the BHG experience of care," said Jay Higham, Chief Executive Officer of BHG.…

  • LAWRENCE: Athlete prepared to take part

    LAWRENCE: Athlete prepared to take part

    Member of Team New Jersey By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Every day, William Donahue and his mother checked the mailbox, looking for that thick envelope that said he was accepted — to represent New Jersey at the Special Olympics USA Games 2014, that is. "It was like waiting for a college acceptance application," his mother,…

  • LETTER: Thank you for ‘Two Kids on a Bench’ sculpture

        To the editor:    The “Two Kids on a Bench” sculpture is now installed in the beautiful Foxmoor Community Park in Robbinsville, New Jersey.    The “Two Kids on a Bench” sculpture was made possible with donations from Foxmoor residents and a couple of local Robbinsville businesses.    This beautiful sculpture is of two life-size children…

  • M3 Studios to Host Open Studio Event, June 27th

    M3 Studios to Host Open Studio Event, June 27th

    M3 Studios will host an open house on June 27

  • LAWRENCE: Students featured in documentary film series

    Students in teacher Joseph Jamison’s fifth-grade classroom at Lawrence Intermediate School had their 15 minutes of fame, as they were filmed for part of a documentary series entitled "The Work Wonders Project" for Microsoft recently. Mr. Jamison’s students were chosen to participate for the production because of his use of the Self-Organized Learning Environment (SOLE)…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Aucott: From student to farmer, professor, advocate

    SOLUTIONS By Huck Fairman, Special Writer How is it that some people become deeply involved in the land and in environmental issues, when so many others find them to be at the low end of their concerns? Is it that our modern education and careers take us away from the land? In talking with Mercer…

  • LAWRENCE: Fireworks fund $6,500 shy of goal

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township will have its annual Fourth of July fireworks show at Rider University, but whether it will be as elaborate as the 2013 edition will depend on how much money can be raised in the next three weeks. The Lawrence Township Recreation Department, which is spearheading the fundraising effort,…

  • STATE: A banner year for the Great Swamp

    By Michelle Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation Less than 30 miles from New York City, surrounded by suburbia, lie 12 square miles of wetlands and wildlife known as the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge’s forests, grasslands and marshes are home to an amazing diversity of wildlife, including migratory waterfowl and endangered bog turtles and…

  • MANVILLE: Mayor defers his responses, angering foes

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Mayor Angelo Corradino has changed procedure for responding to public comments at Borough Council meetings. He now defers answers to the public’s questions until the end of the complete public portion of the meeting. At recent meetings, when someone from the public has come to the microphone to ask…