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Two Hillsborough Township police officers receive ‘Top Cop’ award
Two Hillsborough Township police officers are 2022 Top Cop Award recipients. Police Chief Michael McMahon announced that Police Officer Dillon Kelly was selected from the department’s “A squad” and Officer Richard Tichenor from the department’s “B squad,” in a press release. The Hillsborough Township Police Department continues its program aimed at recognizing the performance of…
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Community Options celebrates 34 years of supporting people with disabilities
The work of Community Options has been helping people with disabilities build lives for themselves for more than three decades and that work continues today. The national nonprofit organization, which celebrated its 34th anniversary on Feb. 9, is headquartered in Princeton with offices across the state. The Woodbury office services counties in Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland and…
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Take Simple Steps to Protect Against Falls, Fractures
By Sangita Verma, PT, DPT, MBA, GCS A sudden misstep can happen to anyone, but older adults as well as individuals with chronic health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure, or those taking certain medication such as sedatives, are at greater risk for falls. What’s more, a single unexpected tumble can result in…
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James David Peters, Sr.
PRINCETON James David Peters, Sr., of Princeton, died on February 5, 2023, of pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Deborah Cabral Peters, their children Courtney Peters-Manning and her husband Tomas Manning and James David (JD) Peters, Jr., and his wife Meghan Boswell Peters, grandsons Seamus Manning, Conor Manning, Liam Peters,…
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Carolyn Ann Brown, 76
Carolyn Ann Brown, 76, of Princeton, NJ, passed away on February 2, 2023, at the University Medical Center of Princeton. Carolyn was born in London on March 1, 1946, to George Whittington Moorman and G. Lillian Hyde Moorman. Her father served in the Royal Air Force during virtually all of World War Two, primarily in…
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Sweet! South Jersey taps its maple syrup potential
by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey isn’t nearly as famous as Vermont for maple syrup, though native sugar maple trees grow in our state’s north and central counties and many small farms tap trees for syrup. South Jersey? Not so much. Sugar maples are extremely rare in the region, and…
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Longtime Hopewell Township municipal clerk retires
Longtime Hopewell Township Municipal Clerk Laurie Gompf retired on Jan. 31 after 16 years of service to the township in the Clerk’s office. Elected officials and current and former co-workers gathered to celebrate Gompf and her years of commitment to the township and its residents. Township Committee members David Chait and Kevin Kuchinski read a…
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Hillsborough police investigate attempted armed robbery outside residence
Police are looking for two unknown suspects after an early morning attempted armed robbery outside a Dover Court residence, according to Hillsborough Township Police. The incident occurred at 5:50 a.m. Feb. 6. A resident exited his home to start his vehicle for work when he encountered two suspects burglarizing vehicles outside his residence, police said.…
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Gratitude Can Improve Quality of Life
By Linda Baker, MS, LPC, ATR-BC Did you know that the practice of gratitude can have a major impact on both your emotional and physical health? From improving blood pressure to decreasing depression, regularly practicing gratitude can be a life-changing experience. But what does it really mean to be grateful? How does someone practice gratitude?…
