Author: Central Jersey

  • LAWRENCE: Council OKs three-year contract for firefighters

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township Council has approved a three-year contract with Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association Local 96, which covers the township’s four paid firefighters.    Under the terms of the contract, the four paid firefighters will not receive salary increases for 2014, but they will receive pay hikes of 1.95 percent in 2015 and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Budget asks for 1.4-cent hike in local tax rate

    By Gene Robbins, Staff Writer    Elected officials are proposing a 2014 budget that asks for about $4 a month more in taxes to pay for local government.    The $27.87 million spending plan is affected by snow removal and road repair expenses, but stays under the state-mandated cap on increases without taking any of the possible…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Cross country track debuts with fun run

    ROBBINSVILLE: Cross country track debuts with fun run

    Jared Miller, 13, of Robbinsville, came in first place with a time of 20 minutes, 38 seconds. Photo by Rebecca Nowalski

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       April Collins, 37, of Hamilton, was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and driving with an expired driver’s license after she was stopped on Brunswick Pike at 12:48 p.m. April 14 by police, who were looking for her in connection with a disturbance that had occurred a few minutes earlier at a Rosalind…

  • HAMILTON: Commemorative Special Olympics Wheaties box unveiled

    HAMILTON: Commemorative Special Olympics Wheaties box unveiled

    An unveiling on the box, featuring a local Special Olympian, was unveiled April 23. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — Local Special Olympians have joined the likes of Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, Lou Gehrig and Peyton Manning by gracing the cover of special edition Wheaties boxes in advance of 2014 Special Olympics USA Games,…

  • GUEST OPINION: What my town does best — save land

    By Grant Brazer Editor’s note: This is an essay written by Hillsborough student Grant Brazer to accompany his application for a Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship partially co-sponsored by the local government. All writers were assigned the topic, “What My Municipal Government Does Best.”    “In wilderness is the preservation of the world.”— Henry David Thoreau. After…

  • Unity Bank Supports Opening of Flemington’s First Jersey Mike’s

    Unity Bank Supports Opening of Flemington’s First Jersey Mike’s

    By Yankee Public Relations Unity Bank has provided a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan to JM Track, LLC to fund the opening today of a Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurant at the Flemington Circle Shopping Center, 75 Reaville Ave. The business is owned and operated by Jill and Kevin Stiffler, Raritan Township residents. Pictured (from left)…

  • LAWRENCE: Legion honors firefighters, officer, EMT

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Nine volunteer firefighters, one police officer and one emergency medical technician were honored by American Legion Post 414 for their service at the post’s annual awards night last week.    American Legion Post 414 also announced the recipient of its Citizen of the Year award and honored some of its own…

  • Unity Bank Supports Opening of Flemington’s First Jersey Mike’s

    Unity Bank Supports Opening of Flemington’s First Jersey Mike’s

    Pictured (from left) at a reception launching the first Jersey Mike’s in Flemington are Unity Bank Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer Paul Kapp, Jill and Kevin Stiffler and Unity Bank Vice President/SBA Business Development Executive Debbie Godt.