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  • LAMBERTVILLE: Auto body shop has met ‘great people by accident’

    LAMBERTVILLE: Auto body shop has met ‘great people by accident’

    Allen, Fran and Steve Affleck (right) are carrying on a tradition of Chris’ Auto Body in Lambertville, which has been doing business for more than 50 years. When they say “we meet great people by accident,” they’re only partially joking. 

  • MANVILLE: Bill would mandate sprinklers in new housing

    To the editor:    On Thursday, Dec. 5, in Hillsborough, an elderly couple and their dog were killed in a residential house fire on High Acre Drive despite first responders’ best efforts. The fire started around 8:15 p.m. in the basement of the home.    It appears that the couple did not attempt to evacuate the home…

  • Peapack-Gladstone Bank Joins United Way Gift Drive

    Peapack-Gladstone Bank Joins United Way Gift Drive

    By Rosanne Schwab This holiday season Peapack-Gladstone Bank teamed up once again with the United Way of Northern New Jersey Gifts of the Season holiday drive. By collecting new toys, clothing and books at its Somerset County branches, the Bank supported the United Way’s efforts to provide holiday donations for distribution to local needy families including…

  • Unity Bank Donates $21,000 to Food Pantries in Central Jersey and Easton

    Unity Bank Donates $21,000 to Food Pantries in Central Jersey and Easton

    By Yankee Public Relations CLINTON (December 19, 2013) – Unity Bank and its employees will donate a total of $21,000 to 15 food pantries in Central Jersey and Easton, Pa. this month, one service organization for each Unity branch. The funds, which represent a 50 percent increase over the previous campaign, were donated by Unity…

  • Mercer County Park to host Tourette Syndrome walk on April 6

    Mercer County Park to host Tourette Syndrome walk on April 6

    By Jeff Weber WEST WINDSOR – The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) is proud to announce that its signature NJ Walks for TS program is expanding with the debut of NJ Walks for TS at Princeton in 2014. Coming on the heels of highly successful awareness and fundraising walks at…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens looking for long-term success

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    Chris Hoffman knows building the foundation for a successful girls basketball program at Robbinsville High is a work in progress.    But he also has seen enough enthusiasm for the sport in the school and around town to know that successful future is not that far off.    ”I knew when…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board thanks Thuy Anh Le for her service

    She leaves school board after one term By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Thuy Anh Le was praised by colleagues Monday night as she ended three years of service on the Board of Education.    Ms. Le, this year’s education committee chairwoman, was lauded by Board President Thomas Kinst for instilling and nurturing a passion for learning.…

  • SOUTH COUNTY: Youthful spring to Shaffer’s step

    SOUTH COUNTY: Youthful spring to Shaffer’s step

    South Hunterdon High soph among state’s best female runners By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Still less than halfway through her sophomore year at South Hunterdon Regional High School, Kelly Shaffer already has left an indelible mark on the school’s athletic history.    This fall, Kelly took first place in New Jersey’s Group I state championship girls’…

  • Mercer County Park to host Tourette Syndrome walk on April 6

    Mercer County Park to host Tourette Syndrome walk on April 6

    On November 23, more than 400 people converged upon Borough Park in Mendham for the 4th annual NJ Walks for TS at Mendham. The 1st NJ Walks for TS at Princeton will take place April 6, 2014, at Mercer County Park.