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  • Doug Carman

    By: centraljersey.com HIGHTSTOWN – Mayor Steve Kirson and the Borough Council this week denounced the Police Department’s response to a state police survey on gang activity, calling it "data which appears to be without substance" in a written apology to the borough and its neighbors. In a news release issued Wednesday, Mayor Kirson said borough…

  • American Institute of Architects awards

    By: centraljersey.com The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently awarded the winners of its annual design competition at its annual award gala held recently at the Carl Icahn Laboratory in Princeton. Princeton-based HDR Architects won an honor award in the "Unibuilt" category for its design for the Biomedical Educational Research Institute…

  • Drop the fight, Mr. Morgan

    By: centraljersey.com Let us join the chorus of West Windsor officials calling to an end of legal wrangling between Councilman Charles Morgan and Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh. More to the point, we join those who see the number of times Mr. Morgan has taken the mayor to court as a continuation of a political battle dating…

  • ‘100 Women, 100 Ways, 100 Days’

    By: centraljersey.com "100 Women, 100 Ways, 100 Days"- a challenge from the Breast Cancer Resource Center of the YWCA Princeton to all women (or men, and groups are welcome, too) to each raise $100 in 100 days. The aptly named project runs through May 8 – culminating in Mother’s Day. The goal is to raise…

  • Voters OK fire district budget

    By: centraljersey.com MONTGOMERY – The results of the annual fire district elections and budget referenda held on Feb. 19 are in. A $795,029 budget for the Montgomery Township Fire District No. 1 passed, 26-1, said Barbara Griswold, attorney for the Board of Fire Commissioners Thomas Karsay was re-elected by unanimous vote, said Ms. Griswold. He…

  • Council gets in the swim of things

    By: centraljersey.com It took a while, but the Princeton Borough Council decided to take the plunge and voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a $2.1 million bond for its share of a new Community Park Pool complex. With that vote the way is clear for the project to move forward with final design plans, a…

  • Lea Kahn

    By: centraljersey.com LAWRENCE – The trolley doesn’t stop here anymore. But it did for about 40 years, and there are still plenty of remnants of it – which Township Historian Dennis Waters will show at the Lawrence Historical Society’s annual meeting Sunday. Mr. Waters will discuss the trolley era in Lawrence Township at the 2…

  • MONROE: School plans to introduce budget

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    MONROE — The Monroe School District plans to introduce its budget for the upcoming school year at the Board of Education meeting March 3 at 7:30 p.m.    Residents will vote on the school district budget April 28.    Michael Gorski, assistant business administrator, said the budget for next year had not…

  • Thanks for supporting Better Beginnings

    By: centraljersey.com Our last letter to the editor in summer 2010 was to praise the many volunteers, especially the students who so willingly gave up precious summer vacation time to join Better Beginnings. Today we write to acknowledge the generosity of many during the holiday and winter season. The outpouring of support and compassion touched…