Author: Central Jersey

  • MANVILLE: Who is tyrannizing whom, when it comes to guns?

    Letter to the editor To the editor: Simply put (and repeated many, many times) our nation is experiencing an epidemic of gun violence. Our founding fathers conceived of the Second Amendment to give citizens the right (which "shall not be infringed") to own and bear arms against tyrants and tyrannical governments. They could not have…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: City prepares to go green in June

       BORDENTOWN CITY — Officials have announced the fifth annual city Green Fair will take place on Saturday, June 14.    According to a press release, the fair will feature more than 50 vendors and exhibits designed to educate and encourage people of all ages to adopt a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle.    The Green Fair, which…

  • MANVILLE: Scouts replace flags on veterans’ graves

    MANVILLE: Scouts replace flags on veterans’ graves

    Manville Boy Scouts and leaders from Manville Troop 193 at the service activity replacing more than 1,500 torn American flags at local cemeteries.

  • Watch for Those Orange Curbing Hunger Bags

    Watch for Those Orange Curbing Hunger Bags

    Look for the bright-orange Curbing Hunger bags on your recycling bucket.

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: May 22

    By Nancy Mrzljak    The Inn at Fernbrook Farms “Spring into Jazz Dinner” will be held 6-9 p.m., Saturday, May 24 at the Inn at Fernbrook Farms at 142 Bordentown-Georgetown Road, Chesterfield. Cost is $80 per person or $150 per couple. Who needs New Orleans? Let Fernbrook swoon you with the sweet notes of live jazz…

  • PLUMSTED BRIEFS: May 22

       During the month of May, the Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment will be collecting scrap metal, including keys and locks. The scrap metal proceeds will be used to buy food items to help feed the hungry in New Jersey.    Drop-off containers to collect keys and locks will be located at the Plumsted Branch…

  • Mercer Raceabout featured in Smithsonian auto exhibit

       When the call comes for drivers in this year’s Indianapolis 500 to start their engines, a race car owner from Hamilton will rev the engine of a 1911 Mercer Raceabout that is still making history.    The car will be featured in the Smithsonian traveling exhibit appearing May 25 at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Cream Ridge group helps to rescue rabbits

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    CREAM RIDGE — Last month, a West Virginia woman pleaded guilty to three counts of animal cruelty after authorities discovered more than 150 rabbits in her home.    Rescue organizations from all over the East Coast took in these needy bunnies, including Kind Heart Rescue in Cream Ridge, which was just…

  • CRANBURY: Lions club honors two

    CRANBURY: Lions club honors two

    By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — The Cranbury Lions Club recognized two of its own for their humanitarian efforts at its meeting on May 7 at Teddy’s Restaurant. Lions Christine Thompson and Patrick Meehan were each awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship, the highest honor a member can receive, for their involvement in community…