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…

  • MONTGOMERY: Skillman teen sets record in Scrabble event

    MONTGOMERY: Skillman teen sets record in Scrabble event

    Eighth-graders Jacob Sass of Texas and Thomas Draper of Montgomery are the winners of the 2014 National School Scrabble Championship held in Providence, Rhode Island. Courtesy photo

  • CRANBURY: Lions club honors two
  • REGIONAL: Assemblyman Dancer supports U.S. control over Internet

       Citing concerns regarding the freedom of expression, Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-12) has introduced a resolution urging President Barack Obama to maintain U.S. responsibility over the Internet’s Domain Name System.    According to a press release, the Internet currently provides over two billion people worldwide with access to knowledge, services, commerce, and communication. Navigating the Internet requires…