Author: Central Jersey

  • FLORENCE: Fire Department hosts open house

    FLORENCE: Fire Department hosts open house

    Florence Township firefighter Carol Taylor helps Richie Bates, 4, of Florence Township, as he maneuvers through one of the stations that was set up that evening to teach junior firefighters to stay low to the ground. Photo by Amy Batista

  • Stardust Big Band to Play at United Reformed Church

    Stardust Big Band to Play at United Reformed Church

    Lori Herpen Somerville, N.J. n United Reformed Church, “The Church on Main Street” will kick off its 2014-2015 Concert Series this Sunday, October 19 at 4:00 p.m. with a performance by Stardust Big Band. Seventeen of the area’s best musicians will play dynamic songs from the Big Band era, and some truly great arrangements written…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Man says he was assaulted, cut by knife

    City police reports A Lambertville resident reported he was assaulted and cut with a knife shortly after midnight on Monday. The victim, a 31-year-old male, said he was smoking a cigarette in the area of Buttonwood Street and the canal path when he was grabbed from behind. The victim said he fought off two or…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider, MCCC sign agreement

    Rider University and Mercer County Community College have signed a guaranteed transfer articulation agreement to enhance opportunities for students pursuing a degree in elementary education. The agreement grants full junior-class admission to Rider University for Mercer County Community College students who have declared their participation in the program before earning 30 credit hours at the…

  • PRINCETON: Moves pay off for Little Tigers

    Lis leads girls soccer offense breakout from new spot By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    HAMILTON — Taylor Lis will be in a new role for the Princeton High girls soccer team down the final stretch of the season and the Little Tigers are confident she can handle the transition.    ”Shannon (Pawlak) was unfortunately injured so…

  • DOMESTIC and SEXUAL VIOLENCE and HEALTH:New Initiative "New Jersey SAFE" will launch tomorrow to Address Major Public Health Issue

    Health Cares About Domestic and Sexual Violence Collaborative By Linda Sloan Locke Hackensack, New Jersey – Domestic and Sexual Violence can have a profound impact on health, from immediate physical injury and psychological trauma, to long term chronic health problems and mental health sequelae. There are over 2 million injuries in the U.S. annually as a…

  • Stardust Big Band to Play at United Reformed Church
  • PRINCETON: Snyderman issues apology for breaking quarantine

    NBC news chief medical editor and Princeton resident Nancy Snyderman acknowledged Monday that she and her newsgathering team have been placed on mandatory quarantine at her home after voluntary confinement in place since a cameraman working with them contracted Ebola in West Africa. "While under voluntary quarantine guidelines, which called for our team to avoid…

  • CRANBURY: Lions Club invites paws to the park

    Event postponed from last week due to rain By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — While the park is usually a favorite spot for most dogs, local tails might be wagging just a little bit harder Saturday, thanks to the work of some neighboring Lions. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., dogs of all…