Author: Central Jersey
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WEST WINDSOR: WWLL hosts Europe-Africa champs from Uganda Little League
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor It was a perfect way to end the summer on the baseball field. On Monday afternoon, the West Windsor Little League hosted the 12-year-old all-stars from the Uganda Little League for an exhibition baseball game. The team from Uganda arrived after spending the past week in Williamsport, Pa. for the…
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EAST WINDSOR: New ALDI grocery store opens
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The revitalization of Windsor Center got a big boost last week, with the opening of a new grocery store. The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. and was attended by Mayor Janice Mironov, council members and ALDI executives. “It’s a very exciting…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Greater Goods gets even better with two new stores
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Greater Goods Thrift Store has expanded with two new stores — a kids outlet and a furniture store. “We outgrew our original space but wanted to stay in town,” said Leslie Koppel, director of Rise. “Business has been booming at the Greater Goods Thrift Store.” Rise, a nonprofit organization…
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MANVILLE: Senators announce funding for 102 flood-prone home buyouts
Money for buyouts of Manville homes was announced Monday by U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker. A total of $3.7 million will go to buy and demolish 102 properties in the borough. The relief funding will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Somerset County for costs related to Superstorm Sandy. “Nearly…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Assemblyman Ciattarelli will again shave head for charity
Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will again shave his head for the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraising event, which aims to raise $40,000 for childhood cancer research. The event is held in honor of Rayanna Marrero, a Sergeantsville resident known as Ray, who succumbed to cancer in 2012 at the age of eight. “The St. Baldrick’s Foundation…
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7th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Rep. Lance holds lottery for tickets for Pope’s visit
Congressman Leonard Lance’s office is accepting requests from residents of the 7th Congressional District — which includes Hillsborough, Montgomery and Rocky Hill — for tickets to take part in His Holiness Pope Francis’ address to the U.S. Congress on Sept. 24. The visit will be the first time a pope has ever visited the Capitol…
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Thinking about New Orleans 10 years later: A photographer’s journey from rescuer to refugee after Hurricane Katrina (with multiple photos)
By Phil McAuliffe, Staff photographer On Sunday Aug. 28 2005, still on my first cup of coffee, I was awakened by the live broadcast on TV of a news conference by the mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin. His words, carried nationally by the networks, were as shocking as they were unprecedented. He was ordering…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police want to ensure students get to school safely
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Ensuring that students get to school safely, the South Brunswick Township Police Department is launching “Operation Safe Schools,” according to Chief of Police Raymond Hayducka. The South Brunswick Township Public School District’s first day of school is Thursday, while the private schools in the township will begin…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Full moon attracts 670 cyclists for ride through Mercer Meadows
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — As a beautiful full moon inched its way higher in the darkening sky Saturday night, the bicyclists began arriving for the 45-minute ride along a 6-mile route along the Lawrence Hopewell Trail through Mercer Meadows. The estimated turnout for the second annual Full Moon Ride, co-hosted by the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail and the…
