Author: Central Jersey

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: January 3

    Wednesdays    Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Mondays    Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Baseball clinic to benefit ill coach

       Hillsborough High School baseball coach Norm Hewitt and his staff will conduct a baseball clinic Jan. 4 and 11 to raise funds for Gary Zackeru, a longtime volunteer and coach for the Hillsborough Baseball League and Hillsborough High School baseball programs.    Zackeru has been diagnosed with ALS. Because of mounting bills for treatment, the Hillsborough…

  • HAMILTON: Caregivers offer needed assistance

    HAMILTON: Caregivers offer needed assistance

    From left, ICGMC volunteer Mary Ann Lindner, Executive Director Jane Latini, volunteer Mary Lou Cimini and Nurse Case Manager Nancy Remer pose with some of the festively decorated food baskets before delivery to area residents. Courtesy photo

  • MANVILLE: Church given ‘best’ honor

    MANVILLE: Church given ‘best’ honor

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church has received the 2013 “Best of Manville” award in the Places of Worship category by the Manville Award Program, which honors achievements of local businesses.    Pastor Stanislaw Slaby was notified by email of the award on Dec. 18, which comes as the Catholic community…

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: January 2

    by Nancy Mrzljak The Chesterfield Township Committee reorganizational meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 2 at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building.    For more information call 609-298-2311 or visit the Township website www.chesterfieldtwp.com    The Union Fire Company #1 pancake breakfast will be held 7 – 11 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 5 at the Crosswicks Firehouse.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Company gives holiday turkeys to firefighters

    HILLSBOROUGH: Company gives holiday turkeys to firefighters

    From left in top row are Gibraltar Rock Quarry Manager Aidan Kilcoyne, Deputy Chief Dave Foelsch, firefighter Anthony Valentine (sitting on step of tanker), Lt. Eric Regiec, Assistant Chief Everett Heider, firefighter Tyler Riordan, firefighter Joe Spence and firefighter Rob Slovik (holding 2 turkeys) Kneeling, from left, are firefighters Jay Spagnuolo, James Boyda, Nick Jandoli,…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Don’t toss old devices – recycle!

    by Michele Byers The season of gift-giving has exploded with electronics.    If you’re like many folks, you probably got modern toys like flat-screen TVs, smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles beneath your tree.    New electronic gadgets are fun, but they create a serious post-holiday dilemma: What can be done with old and outdated devices?    Most definitely,…

  • LAWRENCE: For Zrinko, chemistry and performance matter

    For some of his hockey life, Lawrence senior Cory Zrinko has played on teams without the best camaraderie. By Jashvina Shah, Special Writer    For some of his hockey life, Lawrence senior Cory Zrinko has played on teams without the best camaraderie.    ”Understanding what happened throughout his hockey career, it seems to be the same pattern…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Muhlenberg moved behind soph Kincaid

    HILLSBOROUGH: Muhlenberg moved behind soph Kincaid

    He helped anchor offensive line    Sophomore Andrew Kincaid of Hillsborough helped the Muhlenberg College football team earn a postseason berth in 2013.    Kincaid took over as the Mules’ center, anchoring an offensive line that paved the way for the team’s offense to average more than 34 points and 400 yards per game. Twice this season…