Author: Central Jersey

  • STOCKTON: Wine-tasting set

    STOCKTON: Wine-tasting set

    The 20th annual Wine Tasting to benefit the Stockton Fire Company will be held from 7-10 p.m. on Sept. 28, at the firehouse on Mill Street in Stockton. Tickets still are available for the event, which will feature more than 40 wine vendors with their finest wares, as well as food provided by local restaurants…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: St. Augustine students achieve Rubik’s Challenge

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: St. Augustine students achieve Rubik’s Challenge

    St. Augustine of Canterbury School students responded to the recommendation from Odyssey of the Mind to participate in the “You can do the Rubik’s cube” program. St. Augustine of Canterbury School students responded to the recommendation from Odyssey of the Mind to participate in the “You can do the Rubik’s cube” program.    Rubik’s donated 36…

  • ALLENTOWN: Pastor begins ministry at United Methodist church

    ALLENTOWN: Pastor begins ministry at United Methodist church

    From left are the Rev. Dr. John Schol, resident bishop of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church; Linda Watson, lay leader of the Allentown United Methodist Church; and the Rev. Fran B. Ballinger, pose after the Rev. Ballinger receives her appointment to Allentown. Courtesy photo

  • FLORENCE: Fountain of Life Center revs its many engines
  • PRINCETON: Battlefield Park size could be expanded

    The Christie administration will expand Princeton Battlefield State Park by buying land on Stockton Street that could contain historic artifacts and the remains of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The Christie administration will expand Princeton Battlefield State Park by buying land on Stockton Street that could contain historic…

  • HAMILTON: Yaede opens headquarters

    HAMILTON: Yaede opens headquarters

    Mayor Kelly A. Yaede addresses volunteers at a grand opening of campaign headquarters Sept. 7. Staff photo by James McEvoy

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Flagtown fire company celebrates 75th anniversary

    HILLSBOROUGH: Flagtown fire company celebrates 75th anniversary

    Three proclamations are given by Township Committee    Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, based in Flagtown, celebrated its 75th on Saturday with a dinner at Steakhouse 85 in New Brunswick.    Three Township Committee resolutions were presented by Deputy Mayor Doug Tomson at the dinner.    One resolution went to the fire company.    One was presented to…

  • STATE WE’RE IN: Cicadas leave some souvenirs

    by Michele Byers Fall is coming, and with it, the spectacular colors of turning leaves!    But it’s not here yet, and don’t be fooled by the curled, dead leaves on the tips of many tree branches.    These leaves are actually souvenirs of this past summer’s visit by periodical cicadas (Magicicada septemdecimum), those mysterious red-eyed insects…

  • WCEC to Provide Customer Service Training to Mercer Bucks Cardiology Employees

    By Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Corporation (WCEC) Chatham, N.J. (September 12, 2013) – The Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Corporation (WCEC), continues its “We’re Storming Back” Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Program with a free customer service training session at Mercer Bucks Cardiology, in Lawrenceville, N.J., on Friday, September 13. The training session is specifically designed for…