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  • Lea Kahn

    By: centraljersey.com LAWRENCE – Lean over the bridge that crosses the Shabakunk Creek on Route 206 near Notre Dame High School, and you can see the old trolley track abutment for the Trenton Street Railway Co., known as the Old Line. Up the road apiece on Route 206 near the Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, there is a…

  • Photo courtesy of Erica Haller Photography

    By: centraljersey.com Nearly 200 Girl Scouts of the Princeton Service Unit celebrated "World Thinking Day" at Stuart Country Day School on Friday, March 4. Each troop presented a song, dance or skit (often in costume) as well as prepared crafts and food from a country of their choosing to honor their sister Girl Guides and…

  • Magazine selects McGraw-Hill as a top corporate citizen

    By: centraljersey.com NEW YORK – The McGraw-Hill Companies, which has an operation on Princeton-Hightstown Road in East Windsor, has been recognized by Corporate Responsibility Magazine as one of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" for the second consecutive year. The corporation was among the top largest publicly traded companies based on its performance in a range…

  • The Art of Living Foundation Announces Meditation & Yoga 2011 to Empower Local Residents
  • Justin Feil

    By: centraljersey.com Sarah Caputo will be in Detroit today to finish a North American Cup event, but she is excited to return home for the close of her high school fencing career. The Montgomery High School senior is one of the epee favorites for the Tournament of Champions that will be hosted by her home…

  • MONROE: Building schools, a penny at a time

    MONROE: Building schools, a penny at a time

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    MONROE — Students at Brookside Elementary are learning how far their extra lunch money can go through the Pennies for Peace program, which has given them a chance to raise money for students in Afghanistan and Pakistan who have no school to go to.    Tens of thousands of students across…

  • MONROE: Penny tax rate hike could lead to lower taxes

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    MONROE — With officials saying they did all they could to cut expenditures, the township introduced a proposed budget that would raise the tax rate a little over a penny if passed, but could mean a slight decrease in taxes for the average homeowner.    The $47 million budget was introduced…

  • JAMESBURG: Borough proposes no tax rate hike

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — There would be no increase in the tax rate for Jamesburg taxpayers this year if the budget is passed, and the Borough Council still is looking for ways to reduce spending. The council introduced the borough’s 2011 preliminary budget to the public at its meeting Wednesday and also…

  • Judith Jain’s Faculty Chamber Music Recital. March 20th.

    By Judith Jain The New School for Music Study Faculty Recital Series presents a Chamber Music Recital featuring Judith Jain with Special Guests Jenny Getachew, Luis Casal and Sara Ernst. This is Judith Jain’s second year at the New School for Music Study and her first full faculty recital at the institution. Besides a soloist,…