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  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Plaque dedicated in county vets park

       BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — During a solemn pre-Thanksgiving Day ceremony, local and county officials joined employees and residents of the Masonic Hospice Services of Burlington in dedicating a special plaque at the Burlington County Veterans Memorial Park in Burlington Township.    With the backdrop of an early morning drizzle, attendees officially marked Burlington County’s participation in the…

  • Community Calendar: Dec. 1 edition

    Thurs., Dec. 1    School-Age Storytime and Craft: 4:15 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. This class is for children in kindergarten and up. Pre-registration is required online at www.mcl.org. Fri., Dec. 2    Babytime: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. This class…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Chamber releases 24th ‘Hidden Treasures’ calendar

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Chamber releases 24th ‘Hidden Treasures’ calendar

    2 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City, by Mikki Quinn.

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: GOP picks new 16th District Assemblyman

    By Gene Robbins, The Packet Group    Hillsborough’s Jack Ciattarelli will be sworn in as the state Assembly’s newest member on Monday, it appeared yesterday.    Mr. Ciattarelli will represent the 16th District, which will include South Brunswick beginning in January.    Mr. Ciattarelli was selected by acclamation by the Somerset County Republican committee Tuesday night to fill…

  • People for Animals Pet Photos with Santa Paws

    People for Animals Pet Photos with Santa Paws

    People for Animals Have Your Pet’s Photo Taken with Santa Paws at People for Animal’s Clinic in Hillside NJ (401 Hillside Ave) and get a great keepsake for the holidays. Photos will be taken on Sat., December 3 & Sun., December 4 from 9am – 3pm – no appointment is necessary. Cost is $10 per…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Ciattarelli to get early start in Assembly

    GOP confab elects Montgomery’s Caliguire to fill freeholder vacancy By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough’s Jack Ciattarelli will be sworn in as the state Assembly’s newest member on Monday, it appeared yesterday.    Mr. Ciattarelli was selected by acclamation by the county Republican committee Tuesday night to fill the remaining six weeks of the term of…

  • FLORENCE AND ROEBLING NEWS: Week of Dec. 1

    By Peg Dotson    The Roebling Boy Scout Troop 3 and Cub Scout Pack 3 are having their annual sale of wreaths, poinsettias, grave blankets and swags.    For more information, contact Diane Lee at 499-3290 or Orlando Southerland at 499-4883.    I would like to thank the Scout troop who so generously donated to our Food Bank.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings victory finishes ‘best season ever’

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings victory finishes ‘best season ever’

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    The South Brunswick Vikings football team ended its 2011 season on Thanksgiving Day with a 10-1 record, the best record in the school’s 51-year history, with a 28-18 come from behind victory against rival North Brunswick.    The day’s festivities started off with Senior Day as graduating senior football players, marching…

  • LAWRENCE: Panel discusses providing healthy food in schools

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Food is pretty basic — but there is the right kind of food and the wrong kind of food, and it can have an impact on students’ behavior.    A panel discussion, sponsored by Organizing Action on Sustainability in Schools (OASIS), explored “Food in Schools: Why It Matters and What to…