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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Vehicle, garage burglaries reported; vigilance urged

    By Michael Boonin, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Police are urging residents to be vigilant and keep their homes, garages and vehicles locked after receiving reports of burglaries in the area of Meadowbrook Road over the weekend.    Police are looking for a man who attempted to break into the garage of a Meadowbrook Road home near…

  • MANVILLE: Sowing the seeds of science

    MANVILLE: Sowing the seeds of science

    Kindergartner Nicholas Rindgen shows off his Automatic Balloon Blower Upper at the Weston School Science Fair. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Show your heart a little love!
  • Recycle on Saturday

    By: centraljersey.com The Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane, Bridgewater, will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. Residents can drop off textiles, tires, scrap metal, antifreeze, chipboard, and plastic bottles and containers marked 1 through 7. Chipboard includes gift, shoe, shirt and all retail boxes, as…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Council re-introduces sidewalk ordinance

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council has re-introduced an ordinance that would make homeowners responsible for fixing damaged sidewalks, driveway aprons or curbs located between their property line and the street.    Residents who don’t comply would risk having a lien placed against their home if the township had to make the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Governor talks about tough times for budget

    HILLSBOROUGH: Governor talks about tough times for budget

    Hosts town hall meeting here By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    Gov. Chris Christie touched on subjects ranging from the state budget to pensions to collective bargaining at a packed town hall meeting in Hillsborough’s Municipal Building yesterday, Wednesday.    During his 31st town hall meeting, Gov. Christie started off talking about collective bargaining.    ”There’s a lot…

  • LIBRARY CORNER: Week of March 3

       March display: Featured this month in the display case are MHS and ABIS Art Society works created by students. Exhibit begins on March 7 and ends on March 25.     * * *    Displays needed: Do you have a hobby or collection that you would like to exhibit in the display case at the entrance…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Abandoned warehouse fire considered suspicious

       A Sunday night fire at an abandoned warehouse at 101 Old Camplain Road is considered suspicious, said Chief Fire Marshal Chris Weniger.    ”We have a building with no electricity, no heat, vacant and abandoned for years,” Mr. Weniger said. “There are some other indicators in the building (that show) the fire was set. It’s given…

  • Capitol

    By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Teen driver decals Sen. Sean T. Kean, R-11, is continuing to push state lawmakers to repeal the decal provision of Kyleigh’s Law after a recent state appeals court struck down a challenge to the law and ruled…