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  • EAST WINDSOR: Treadmill ignites; townhouse residents displaced

    EAST WINDSOR: Treadmill ignites; townhouse residents displaced

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Six people were smoked out of their home Tuesday when a fire burned the basement of their part of a Twin Rivers townhouse, fire officials said.    Barry Rashkin, chief of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, said four adults and two children fled from 488 Fairfield…

  • "Landscapes: Interiors and Exteriors" at the Watchung Art Center

    By J. Cabanos The Contemporary Art Group presents "Landscapes: Interiors and Exteriors", an exhibit of recent works at the Watchung Art Center on April 30 to May 26. An organization of artists from the North Central Jersey area, the CAG is affiliated with the Watchung Arts Center and has exhibited at the Center annually. This…

  • Musical continues to April 16

    By: centraljersey.com "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" will be presented by the Somerset Valley Players at their theater at 689 Amwell Road (Route 514) through April 16. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. General admission is $20 or $18 for seniors and students. For information, visit…

  • April is Alcohol Awareness Month

    Chip Meara, Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Alcohol is the most widely used and abused drug in the United States. In this country, 17.6 million adults (1 in 12) abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent. Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that cuts across gender, race and socio-economic background and is also known…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Group watches over feraL cats

    By Amber Cox, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — The feral cats of the city are getting a second chance at life because of the effort of one group.    The Bordentown City Cats practice the trap, neuter and release (TNR) program, lowering the feral cat population in the city. But that is not all the group…

  • The First Tee of Raritan Valley Announces Course Schedule and Summer Camps

    By Mark McCabe The First Tee of Raritan Valley is pleased to announce that our 2011 classes and summer camp schedule is now available.  Registration forms, schedules, and payment options can be found on our website at http://www.thefirstteerv.org/" target="_blank" href="http://www.thefirstteerv.org/">www.thefirstteerv.org by clicking the following link: http://www.thefirstteerv.org/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=GPI. Classes are conducted during the Spring, Early Summer, and…

  • LAWRENCE: Bostock won’t seek second council term

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township Councilman Bob Bostock, the lone Republican on the Township Council, has decided not to seek a second, four-year term on the municipal governing body.    Mr. Bostock, 53, cited “pressing professional obligations” as the reason for deciding against a bid for re-election. A freelance writer, he is helping a Newark…

  • 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…