Author: Central Jersey
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HILLSBOROUGH: Purple Heart veterans honored
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Veterans tend to have selective memories when asked about their military service. Either they will be vague and elusive, or they’ll be willing to tell you every detail. So it was Thursday night (Aug. 6) at Hillsborough’s ceremony honoring the Military Order of the Purple Heart recipients on the eve…
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SOMERSET COUNTY: 4-H Fair showcases animals, skills
The Somerset County 4-H Fair runs Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 12 to 14, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at North Branch Park, 355 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, located between routes 22 and 202. Since 1948, thousands of visitors have enjoyed the 4-H Fair. The fair has grown and changed, but there are still no…
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PRINCETON: Driver injured after car strikes Bank of America building
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer An 82-year-old Princeton woman was injured when the 2012 Honda Fit she was driving struck a concrete post and then the side of the Bank of America building at 370 Nassau Street shortly before 6 p.m. Monday. Idaherma Williams, 82, of Coppermine Road, had stopped her car at the Bank…
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Keeping Princeton’s streets safe
By Keith Loria Growing up in Princeton, John Bailey learned early in life the importance of community and helping others, and found a strong mentor in Pete Young Sr. And that’s what led him to starting the Joint Effort-Princeton Pete Young Sr. Memorial Safe Streets Weekend nearly 10 years ago. ”He was a businessman, role…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School administrators given 1%-4% raises
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor The school board rehired its business administrator and only assistant superintendent July 27. Lisa Antunes was continued as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for her 11th year with a 2.0 percent raise that will bring her salary to $174,420. She’ll receive a $3,000 contribution to medical and pension plans,…
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WEST WINDSOR: Jensen’s latest step leads to pro baseball
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor It took just a little longer than he expected to start, but Joe Jensen is just where he expected to be following graduation from Hamilton College. The former three-sport standout at Hamilton, and a West Windsor-Plainsboro North graduate, signed a professional baseball contract with the Southern Illinois Miners of…
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CRANBURY: Site names town a top 10 beauty
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The Culture Trip named Cranbury one of the 10 most beautiful towns in New Jersey. The website with the tagline “the best of art, culture, food and travel” noted that New Jersey is one of the most densely populated states in the USA and might not be a place to…
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CRANBURY: Need for proposed rehab facility discussed
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Licensed psychologist Gerard Figurelli testified as an expert on behalf of Alpha Healing Center as to the need for a treatment center for moderate- to high- income inpatients with substance abuse and co-occurring psychiatric disorders in Middlesex County. Alpha Healing Center representatives currently have an application before the Zoning Board…
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CRANBURY: MAYOR’S CORNER
By James M. Taylor I want to apologize for my tardiness in writing the monthly mayor’s column. I was on vacation the last week of July and was not able to complete the column for last week’s edition. While on vacation I finished a several week project of stripping and repainting part of the exterior…
