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  • PHCS News: Princeton HealthCare System Announces AvalonBay Communities, Inc. to Buy Hospital Building and Nearby Homes

    by www.princetonhcs.org Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) has reached an agreement with AvalonBay Communities, Inc. for the sale of the University Medical Center at Princeton building on Witherspoon Street and nine houses that PHCS owns on Harris Road. PHCS is building a replacement hospital that is scheduled to open in Plainsboro in 2012. "We are deeply…

  • Rock Solid Mud Run: The Joy of ‘Spectating’

    By Susan Wade www.RockSolidMudRun.com : Individuals and five-person teams, fun runners to elite athletes . Individuals may compete in either the short course or long course. Teams are categorized as Military, Firefighter/EMS, Police, Corporate, Sports Organization, and Friends. COST: CHARITY: DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From the North – From the South – New Jersey Turnpike north to…

  • Is There a Jewish Afterlife?

    By Megan Moccio Over the past year, Bruce Birnberg, Executive Director of The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice, has been giving a presentation on a topic that has fascinated him for years, entitled, The Afterlife and Getting There Gently.  “The speculation of what happens after death to the soul is very interesting,” Bruce said, smiling…

  • East Windsor woman escapes kidnapping

    by centraljersey.com EAST WINDSOR – An woman escaped from an ex-boyfriend who had kidnapped her after repetitively punching her and threatening her with a weapon.  The unnamed woman, 36, of East Windsor, was kidnapped by Herlindo Castillo-Siani, 39, just before noon as she walked from the Orchard residential community behind the Target on July 24.…

  • CRANBURY: Committee turns down sculpture for Village Park

    CRANBURY: Committee turns down sculpture for Village Park

    The Cranbury Parks Commission wants to put this sculpture somewhere in the township, but the Township Committee said no to putting near Brainerd Lake.

  • BREAKING NEWS: East Windsor woman escapes kidnapping

      EAST WINDSOR – An woman escaped from an ex-boyfriend who had kidnapped her after repetitively punching her and threatening her with a weapon.  The unnamed woman, 36, of East Windsor, was kidnapped by Herlindo Castillo-Siani, 39, just before noon as she walked from the Orchard residential community behind the Target on July 24.   Mr.…

  • CRANBURY: New pizza shop finally gets OK

    By Heather Niccoli, Special Writer    CRANBURY — After six years, the wait is finally over for three brothers, Joe, Adam and Danny Perovic: The Cranbury Planning Board gave the OK July 21 for construction of their proposed pizza place.    The new pizza place, The Italian Touch, should be opening its doors in October or November.…

  • Gardeners donate fruits, vegetables to combat hunger

    By Jen Samuel,Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — Does your garden rock?    Rise, a non-profit organization that fights poverty, recently initiated a new program that encourages locals to donate fresh fruits and vegetables harvested from their own gardens.    ”This is the time of year that people have their gardens overflowing,” said Leslie Koppel, executive director at Rise,…

  • MONROE: 6 million paper clips illustrate deaths

    MONROE: 6 million paper clips illustrate deaths

    Casey Condra, who was featured in the film, “Paper Clips,” addresses a crowd at Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe on Monday.