Author: Central Jersey

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Voters reject tapping open space tax fund
  • Bank joins Rescue Mission to make a difference

    Marianne Romano, Hopewell Valley Community Bank To the editor: Hopewell Valley Community Bank has joined The Rescue Mission of Trenton to make a difference.    The Rescue Mission of Trenton is an agency in the city of Trenton that serves the truly needy men and women who have no place to turn for shelter, food, and…

  • Thanks for coming out for 5K and fun run

    Kit Chandler, Kathleen Nash, Heather Wurtz, Friends of Pennington Library To the editor: The Friends of Pennington Library would like to thank everyone who came out for a beautiful morning run on Sunday, Oct. 27, in support of our local library.    The “Get Bookin’” 5K and Fun Run is a community event that honors the…

  • LAWRENCE: Veterans Day ceremony Saturday morning

    Lawrence Township’s military veterans will be honored Saturday morning at the annual Veterans Day ceremony, which is set for 10 a.m. at American Legion Post 414 on Berwyn Place. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township’s military veterans will be honored Saturday morning at the annual Veterans Day ceremony, which is set for 10 a.m.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Halloween prank goes a bit too far

    Man said to have threatened woman with hatchet    Trick or treating turned into a fright night for some kids in the area of Partridge Road on Halloween.    Police said a man was riding around on a minibike vehicle wearing a wolf mask and holding an axe. A parent with the children reported the incident.…

  • MANVILLE: Preserving farmland and farmers

    The State We’re In column By Michele Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation    George “Dutch” Urban, an 89-year-old farmer, was seriously ill and couldn’t keep farming his 106-acre farm in Gloucester County, owned by his family since 1938.    Dutch’s farm was one of the last active farms in West Deptford, a town not far from Philadelphia with…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Pankulics goal in OT lifts Raiders

    Boys soccer posts upset win By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Just last week, Danny Pankulics was remarking to a teammate that he hadn’t scored on a header this season.    The Hillsborough High School senior took care of that with an overtime goal off his head for a 3-2 Raider boys soccer win over sixth-seeded…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of Nov. 7

    Community events and meetings Sat., Nov. 9    School board: The Board of Education will meet in a closed-session “retreat” setting from noon to 3 p.m. in the ABIS media center to discuss its annual goals. No action is planned. Mon., Nov. 11    Casino trip: A trip to Atlantic City Resorts raises money to benefit the…

  • PENNINGTON: Borough tries again to sell a liquor license

    Pennington Borough is trying to sell a liquor license again and has dropped the minimum bid it will accept for such a license to $225,000. By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Pennington Borough is trying to sell a liquor license again and has dropped the minimum bid it will accept for such a license to $225,000.…