Author: Central Jersey
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EAST WINDSOR: EMS dispute continues
By Amy Batista The township has officially authorized who can serve as emergency medical service (EMS) responders in town and East Windsor Township Rescue Squad District II didn’t make the cut. The council passed a resolution designating East Windsor Township Rescue Squad District I, East Windsor Township EMS No. 2, Capital Health Services, Robert Wood…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough targeting vacant properties
By Amy Batista The council introduced an ordinance that if passed would set standards for registering and maintaining abandoned and vacant properties during its Monday night meeting. The New Jersey Legislature enacted a new law in late 2014 authorizing municipal governments to pass such an ordinance. According to the ordinance, mortgage foreclosures often result in…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Retiring school employees put in 308 years
Collectively, they worked more than three centuries — 308 years, to be exact — in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Each of them is retiring with the end of the current school year, and they were all honored at Monday night’s meeting of the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education. The retirees, who are…
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TITUSVILLE: Historic house is vandalized
By John Tredrea The Johnson Ferry House in Washington Crossing State Park, said to have been used by Gen. George Washington as a location to plan the Delaware River crossing that was a turning point in the Revolutionary War, was vandalized last week, said Sarah Major of the Washington Crossing Park Association. “It’s very sad,”…
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HOPEWELL: Ashton book recounts stories of WWII veterans
By Ruth Luse “Be It Ever So Humble — The Story of Hopewell, New Jersey, and Its Servicemen During World War II” was written by Dean H. Ashton in 1947 . . . about two years after what is known today as Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 was chartered in late 1945. Mr. Ashton’s…
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CRANBURY: Museum’s relics showcase rich history of Cranbury
Countless artifacts tell stories of the past in the Cranbury Museum. Amid the 18th- and 19th-century furnishings in the house turned museum, handmade items speak volumes of long ago pastimes like lace making, tinsel painting and hair weaving. ”For the hair weaving art, women would use the hair of entire families — both the living…
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CRANBURY: Police officers honored by 200 Club
One officer has been recognized for his valor and the other for his meritorious service when they were called upon to risk their lives for the safety of others. Cranbury Police Officers Robert Giaccone and Jeffrey Morley were honored by the 200 Club of Middlesex County on May 20. The 200 Club is an organization…
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CRANBURY: Community stands together against substance abuse
Drugs and alcohol can cause harrowing accidents, causing firefighters to have to extricate a drunken driver from a mangled car or paramedics to have to act swiftly to revive an overdose victim. That’s why parents worry about their children’s exposure to alcohol and drugs. That’s why the community pulls together to protect kids and teens…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Raiders repeat as Somerset County Tournament baseball champs
The Hillsborough High baseball team joined some rare company when it repeated as Somerset County Tournament champions. The Raiders became the first team since Immaculata in 2008 to repeat as county champions when they topped Watchung Hills, 3-1, last Saturday at TD Bank Park in Bridgewater. “Immaculata is the only team in 43 years to…
