Author: Central Jersey

  • COLUMBUS: Mansfield students make blankets for less fortunate

    COLUMBUS: Mansfield students make blankets for less fortunate

    On the gymnasium floor of Mansfield Elementary School Leslie Wyers helped her two sons make blankets for children in need in the school’s annual participation with the Linus Project on Dec. 5 by James McEvoy, Managing Editor COLUMBUS — On the gymnasium floor of Mansfield Elementary School Leslie Wyers helped her two sons make blankets…

  • COLUMBUS: Mansfield students make blankets for less fortunate

    COLUMBUS: Mansfield students make blankets for less fortunate

    Fourth-grade students, faculty, staff and parents from Mansfield Elementary School joined together to make blankets to benefit Project Linus on Dec. 3. Staff photo by James McEvoy

  • LAWRENCE: Used-car amendment approved by council

    An amendment to the township’s Land Use Ordinance that would allow used-car dealerships as a conditional use in the Highway Commercial zone gained Township Council’s approval last week. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    An amendment to the township’s Land Use Ordinance that would allow used-car dealerships as a conditional use in the Highway Commercial zone…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Department to crack down on drunk drivers during the holidays

    Department to participate in statewide campaign ROBBINSVILLE — Law enforcement officials from Robbinsville Township will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign.    According to a police department release Beginning Dec. 6, 2013 and running through Jan. 2,local and state law enforcement…

  • CAPITOL NEWS & COMMENT: December 13

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Safety inspections    Legislation Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, D-Camden, Burlington, sponsored to improve the state’s ability to respond to large-scale natural disasters has been released by an Assembly panel.    The bill (A3694), modeled after successful approaches used in 26…

  • SOUTH COUNTY: Youthful spring to Shaffer’s step

    SOUTH COUNTY: Youthful spring to Shaffer’s step

    Kelly Shaffer recently took first place in New Jersey’s Group I girls’ cross country state championship. (Photo courtesy of Heather Shaffer)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School contract snags, forcing more negotiation

    Mail-order prescription co-payment is hangup, board member says By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    A snag prevented the approval of a three-year contract for most of the 1,000 or so Hillsborough school teachers, aides, secretaries, bus drivers and maintenance staff and others.    The Hillsborough Education Association members were set to vote Friday, but a last-minute “misunderstanding”…

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  • ROEBLING: Museum to host ‘Christmas in Roebling’ on Dec. 14

    The popular tradition of celebrating Christmas in Roebling, initiated four years ago, continues this year Dec. 14 at the Roebling Museum. The popular tradition of celebrating Christmas in Roebling, initiated four years ago, continues this year Dec. 14 at the Roebling Museum.    The museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will…