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Police investigate shooting in Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Police are investigating a shooting of a male in the 7-11 parking lot on Morristown Road, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Police Chief Donald Fritz Jr. of the Old Bridge Police Department. Authorities received a 911 call reporting the shooting at approximately 8:34 p.m. Sept. 6, according to…
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Historical Society of Princeton has new executive director
The Historical Society of Princeton has a new executive director. Sarah Taggart, a native of the Garden State, comes to the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, where she served in various positions – including curator and executive director – over the past 12 years, according to a…
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Dr. James Babbitt Hastings
Dr. James Babbitt Hastings died peacefully at home on September 4, 2022, surrounded by loving family. Born on September 20, 1927, Jim spent his formative years in Montclair, NJ, getting in and out of the usual scrapes. Much of this energy was luckily directed at the Boy Scouts, where he earned his Eagle award, and…
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Join Central Jersey Newspapers, MarketFair for Kids Expo Sept. 25
Join Central Jersey Newspapers and MarketFair for their 2022 Kids Expo. The free event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25, at MarketFair, 3535 US-1, Princeton. “We are really excited to revamp our Kids Expo partnership with MarketFair,” said Michelle Donnelly, director of marketing and events for Newspaper Media Group. “These events…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Sept. 7
After a thorough review of fuel consumption statistics and consultation with the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, the New Jersey Department of the Treasury announced on Aug. 29 that New Jersey’s gas tax rate will decrease by 1 cent per gallon beginning Oct. 1 to comport with the 2016 law that requires a steady stream…
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Somerset County Library System’s Hillsborough branch kicks off Creative Aging workshop series
The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey’s Hillsborough branch kicked off its Creative Aging workshop series thanks to an in-kind grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. In early August, teaching artist Margaret Fanning presented pen and ink techniques and guided participants in the creation of illustrations based on still life…
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Without enough horseshoe crabs, a threatened bird could go extinct
By Jay Watson With their helmet-shaped shells and spiky tails, horseshoe crabs are “living fossils” that look much the same today as they did 450 million years ago. For countless millennia, horseshoe crabs living in the Delaware Bay have played a vital role in the life cycles of migrating shorebirds, which visit bayshore beaches each…
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Manalapan Police Beat, Sept. 7
The Manalapan Police Department has reported the following incidents which recently occurred in the community: On Aug. 20 at 5:32 p.m., a Manalapan resident reported that unknown individuals gained access to a Devon Drive residence and were subsequently involved in a physical altercation with the resident. The individuals who entered the residence were described as…
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New ‘chief of operations’ at Watershed Institute brings extensive environmental policy experience
Conservation leader Sophie Glovier has been named to the newly created position of chief of operations for The Watershed Institute. Currently, Glovier is the assistant policy director at The Watershed Institute where she works with community members and local governments “to develop and implement policies and practices to address pressing threats to our water and…
