Author: Central Jersey

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  • MANVILLE: Investigators probe fatal pedestrian accident

    Couple hit crossing rainy street Saturday night    Police were back Tuesday at the South Main Street scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident that took the life of a woman pedestrian minutes before 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29.    Police said they responded to a call on South Main north of the Kennedy Boulevard jug handle.…

  • MANVILLE: Library show displays students’ best artwork

    MANVILLE: Library show displays students’ best artwork

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    Manville High School Art students participated in the 6th annual Youth Art Month Celebration featured at the Manville Public Library during March.    The students in classes from Studio Art 1 to 3, Art Major, Computer Graphics, Advanced Computer Graphics and Commercial Design had their artwork on display. New this…

  • MILLSTONE: School announces death of former district student
  • TRENTON: County officials working with Amazon to fill warehouse jobs

       Mercer County, through its one-stop career center, is working with Amazon to begin filling jobs for the retail giant’s soon-to-open fulfillment center in Robbinsville Township.    ”Amazon’s grand opening is right around the corner, and over the next few months they’ll be looking for qualified candidates to fill a number of positions,” said Mercer County…

  • EDITORIAL: Secrecy is bad policy

       The South Brunswick Board of Education has hired a new superintendent this week and that is good news.    The bad news, however, is the manner in which the board chose to fill the position.    For a while now, the board has been taking in applications and conducting interviews to replace Dr. Gary McCartney who is…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Kids can meet people who write, draw their books

       More than 20 authors and illustrators of books for children through young adults will appear at the first Hillsborough Public Library’s Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.    The free event was created and is sponsored by the Library Advisory Board to provide an opportunity for kids to meet…

  • EDISON: MCFOODS hosts multi-agency forum

       Human services stewards from around the region met in Edison this week to discuss overarching issues facing New Jersey’s most vulnerable population, from the hungry to the homeless.    Representatives from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension, the Middlesex County Department of Human Services, New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition, United Way of Central Jersey, local food pantries and…

  • Rutgers holds 3rd Annual Benefit for March of Dimes

    Rutgers holds 3rd Annual Benefit for March of Dimes

    Khushbu Parikh (Rutgers), Ruchita Parekh (Rutgers) Patricia Lincoln, Kevin Lincoln, Kevin Lincoln Jr., Kristina Lincoln, Addy Bonet (NJ March of Dimes State Director), and Nikhita Thaper (Rutgers).