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  • The message of National Invasive Species Awareness Week is clear: Unless we make restoring native ecosystems a paramount concern, we will lose them.

    By: centraljersey.com "Star Trek" fans will recall that Starfleet’s prime directive when encountering an alien civilization was noninterference. But for alien species invading this state we’re in, the opposite is true. Nearly one-third of New Jersey’s 3,000-plus native plant species now are considered rare. We are losing our native wildlife to invasive flora and fauna…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: State police back gangs data

    HIGHTSTOWN: State police back gangs data

    Officials, residents continue to criticize survey, chief By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — State police representatives told the Borough Council on Monday that the number of gangsters and gangs operating in Hightstown according to their state survey appeared accurate. But the council and many in the standing-room-only crowd in the council chamber were left…

  • LAWRENCE: New Jersey attracted Jewish immigrants
  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Students honor fallen hero

    By Amber Cox, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Hometown hero, the late Spc. Benjamin Moore, was honored through a fundraiser called Hugs from Home at Bordentown Regional High School.    Army Spc. Moore, 23, gave his life while serving his country in Ghanzi Province, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in early January.…

  • Workplace nominations being sought

    By: centraljersey.com Keep Middlesex Moving Inc., Middlesex County’s nonprofit transportation management association, is accepting nominations for NJ Smart Workplaces. NJ Smart Workplaces honors companies for programs that promote and provide commuting alternatives to their employees. Employers who offer carpooling and vanpooling, flexible work hours, teleworking or promote mass transit may be eligible for NJ Smart…

  • Lea Kahn

    By: centraljersey.com When the Jews immigrated to the United States from Europe, their first stop was the tenements of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, right? Well, not exactly, said Michael Aaron Rockland. Many of them skipped the Lower East Side and fanned out to New Jersey – both urban and rural. They also headed…

  • Get coupon for your cleanup day

    By: centraljersey.com Hillsborough Township offers residents the chance to dump hard-to-dispose items. But you have to plan ahead and nail down an appointment to take your stuff to the public works site on Auten Road. There are 12 disposal dates – the first and last Saturdays from May through October, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…

  • DelBuono takes treasurer’s job on YMCA board

    By: centraljersey.com Joe Del Buono of Hillsborough has been elected treasurer of the Somerset Valley YMCA Board of Directors. Mr. Del Buono has been a Somerset Valley YMCA board member since 2010. He works for Alpharma LLC, subsidiary of Pfizer, Inc., where he is vice president of finance and CFO. He has been involved with…

  • Elliot B. Sambol, M.D.

    By: centraljersey.com From high blood pressure and stroke to varicose veins and peripheral arterial disease, poor circulation can lead to more than just cold hands and feet. When blood flow is limited, it can cause a variety of health conditions that if left untreated, could become life-threatening. Poor circulation is often a result of plaque…