Author: Central Jersey

  • FLORENCE: Teachers and police shoot hoops for charity

    FLORENCE: Teachers and police shoot hoops for charity

    A battle of the books against the badges waged on the parquet floor all for charity Dec. 9 in the Florence Township High School gym. by Amy Batista, Special Writer FLORENCE — A battle of the books against the badges waged on the parquet floor all for charity Dec. 9 in the Florence Township High…

  • FLORENCE: Family, community unite to raise awareness for pediatric stroke

    FLORENCE: Family, community unite to raise awareness for pediatric stroke

    Alexa Bongiorno, 2, is pictured in the Florence municipal building following the Dec. 6 tree lighting ceremony. Alexa was diagnosed with a pre-natal stroke earlier this year. Photo by Amy Batista

  • LAWRENCE: Driver faces homicide charge

    LAWRENCE: Driver faces homicide charge

    The driver of a car that slid into a parked tractor-trailer truck on I-95 south, near the Route 1 entrance ramp Dec. 12, has been charged with vehicular homicide.    The driver of a car that slid into a parked tractor-trailer truck on I-95 south, near the Route 1 entrance ramp Dec. 12, has been charged…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Great places in New Jersey

    by Michele Byers What makes a place great?    The American Planning Association thinks great places are where people want to be — to live, work, play and visit.    Great places are fun, they’re public and accessible, and they’re culturally and historically interesting.    You shouldn’t be surprised to hear that our state has lots of great…

  • LAWRENCE: Two tries made to fill fraudulent prescriptions

    Back-to-back attempts were made by a man and a woman to have a pharmacist fill fraudulent prescriptions for narcotic drugs last week, according to Detective Sgt. Joseph Amodio. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Back-to-back attempts were made by a man and a woman to have a pharmacist fill fraudulent prescriptions for narcotic drugs last week,…

  • HAMILTON: Driver in triple fatal accident faces charges

    HAMILTON: Driver in triple fatal accident faces charges

    Hamilton residents Nicole Rodrigues and Samantha Belliveau were remembered at a candlelight vigil Dec. 13 at Steinert High School. The two died in a car accident Dec. 12. Photo by Rebecca Nowalski

  • HAMILTON: Rockin’ for a good cause

    Ernie White is back with his annual Christmas concert by Anthony Stoeckert, Packet Media Group HAMILTON — Christmas music usually means carols, popular standards, Motown versions of holiday tunes, and the “Nutcracker.”    But for a group of Trenton-area musicians, Christmas is a time to rock — for a good cause.    Local guitar legend Ernie White…

  • Central’s Christmas Store Offers the Gift of Giving
  • HAMILTON: RWJ Hamilton CEO to step down in 2014

    HAMILTON: RWJ Hamilton CEO to step down in 2014

    Anthony “Skip” Cimino announced Wednesday he will step down as president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in 2014. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — Anthony “Skip” Cimino announced Wednesday he will step down as president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in 2014.    With his announcement a…