Author: Central Jersey

  • COUNTY: Man sentenced in murder plot
  • LAWRENCE: Science fair draws 175 projects

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    When Andrew Tziarris-Over would go grocery shopping with his father, he often noticed that organically grown fruits and vegetables were smaller in size than those grown with the help of synthetic fertilizers.    That’s when it occurred to Andrew that maybe he could experiment growing flowers with — and without —…

  • COUNTY: Man sentenced in murder plot

    COUNTY: Man sentenced in murder plot

    An Ocean County man will spend the next six years in jail after being sentenced for a murder for hire plot. TOMS RIVER — An Ocean County man will spend the next six years in jail after being sentenced for a murder for hire plot.    Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced that Philip Florio,…

  • March of Dimes National Ambassador Family Kicks Off Week-Long New Jersey Tour with Visit to AmeriHealth New Jersey

    March of Dimes National Ambassador Family Kicks Off Week-Long New Jersey Tour with Visit to AmeriHealth New Jersey

    By March of Dimes AmeriHealth New Jersey, a health insurance company focused exclusively on the state of New Jersey, welcomed the March of Dimes National Ambassador Aidan Lamothe to the company’s Cranbury, NJ headquarters on February 24, 2014. Aidan was joined by his mother Jill Teeters. The ambassador family is sharing their personal story in…

  • MANVILLE: ABIS releases quarter’s academic honor roll

       Alexander Batcho Intermediate School has released the names of the students who achieved academic honors for the first marking period of the year.    Students who have an 84 average, with no grade lower than an 80 in all of their courses, are named to the Honor Roll. High Honor Roll recognition is given to students…

  • PRINCETON: Judge rules in favor of AvalonBay

    A state judge ruled Tuesday against eight Princeton residents who sued to stop AvalonBay from developing the former Princeton hospital site. By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    A state judge ruled Tuesday against eight Princeton residents who sued to stop AvalonBay from developing the former Princeton hospital site.    In her 36-page-decision, Judge Mary C. Jacobson…

  • MANVILLE: Faculty vs. student basketball game is Friday night

    Community calendar, week of Feb. 27 Fri., Feb. 28    Basketball game: The annual ABIS student vs. faculty game is back. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. in the Manville High School gym. Sun., March 2    Casino trip: Manville Democratic Club sponsors bus to Showboat Casino, Atlantic City. Bus leaves So. Main Street parking lot (corner of…

  • MCCC Theatre Students to Present "The Vagina Monologues" March 7 and 8

    MCCC Theatre Students to Present "The Vagina Monologues" March 7 and 8

    By The Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Theatre Program will shine a spotlight on the continuing plague of violence against women during Women’s History Month in March. Theatre and Entertainment Technology students team up to present Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” at MCCC’s Trenton Campus on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. in…

  • MONROE: Firefighters replace 2K batteries

    MONROE: Firefighters replace 2K batteries

    The Monroe Township Professional Firefighters Association, I.A.F.F. 3170 (AFL-CIO) representing career firefighters in Monroe Township recemtly performed an extremely successful smoke detector and Carbon Monoxide MONROE — The Monroe Township Professional Firefighters Association, I.A.F.F. 3170 (AFL-CIO) representing career firefighters in Monroe Township recemtly performed an extremely successful smoke detector and Carbon Monoxide detector battery replacement…