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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Students collecting food for county program

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Students from the high school will be collecting food and money the first weekend in March for Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (M.C.F.O.O.D.S.).    On March 5 and 6, more than 120 student and between 30-40 faculty volunteers will be collecting donations for the fourth year at the…

  • ALLENTOWN: Three Redbirds reach Region 7

    Scheuerman named MOW By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Sam Shonk started his season slowly, just as he sometimes does in his matches, but he has come on strong, just like in his matches.    The Allentown High School senior is one of three place-winners to advance to the Region 7 tournament after finishing in the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Traffic camera plan introduced

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Traffic camera plan introduced

    Staff photo by Charles W. Kim The township may soon install cameras in traffic lights at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 522 to try and catch drivers who run red lights.

  • Special Cultural Experience with Dr. Cecilia Hodges & Princeton Montessori School

    Special Cultural Experience with Dr. Cecilia Hodges & Princeton Montessori School

    By Diane Hasili Dr. Cecilia B. Hodges, Ph.D. , and Princeton Montessori School’s 7th grade percussion group; “heartbeat” brought black history month alive for an enthusiastic audience at the YWCA Princeton. Dr Hodges presented written and oral experts from several historical African-American works. Dr. Hodges shared from Harriet Tubman’s “Ballad of the Underground Railroad” and…

  • VOH tasting

    By: centraljersey.com Friday, Feb. 25 – The Voices of Hightstown are hosting a wine and cheesecake tasting at the Hightstown Diner from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door with 100 percent of the money raised going to fund the walking bridge project at Peddie Lake. Rams registration…

  • LAWRENCE:After 12 years, cell tower gains site approval

    BY Lea Kahn    The 12-year battle over placement of a cell tower came to a peaceful end last week.    The township Zoning Board of Adjustment signed off Feb. 16 on the proposed site plan for the Cellco Partnership’s planned cell tower at the Peterson’s Nursery property at 3730 Lawrenceville Road, also known as Route 206.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Catholic School to stage "Bye Bye Birdie"

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Catholic School to stage "Bye Bye Birdie"

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    South Brunswick and Cranbury area students who attend Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton will be performing the musical Bye Bye Birdie this weekend.    Performances are scheduled at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 25 and 2 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Feb.26, according to Susan Carlowicz, a parent of…

  • Faith Bahadurian

    By: centraljersey.com If, like so many others, you are sneezing sniffling, coughing and wheezing your way through this winter, you may have thought of resorting to drink. That is, soothing drinks to cure what ails you. One friend of mine swears by a hot toddy made with tea when she feels a cold coming on.…

  • Natural Products Expo West Presents: Gluten-Free On The Menu

    Natural Products Expo West Presents: Gluten-Free On The Menu

    By Whitney Ehret, National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) Ambler, PA (February 24th, 2011)- The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) will deliver a highly anticipated educational session on the topic of the gluten-free marketplace entitled, Gluten-Free On The Menu: Expanding Your Customer Base and Uncovering Opportunities, Friday, March 11th 2011 at the Natural Products…