Category: archives

  • A family tradition becomes a business

    By: centraljersey.com Brothers Paul and Damian Herdzik have taken what they know best and turned it into a living. The Herdziks recently opened Halinka Polish Deli on Route 206 at Amwell Road in an effort to capitalize on a portion of their family history. "Our family has a tradition of making very good Polish food,"…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Police: Local man practiced dentistry without license

    EAST WINDSOR: Police: Local man practiced dentistry without license

    Andriy Makaruha, of East Windsor, is accused of practicing dentistry without a license.

  • BOE schedules budget meeting

    By: centraljersey.com ROBBINSVILLE – The township Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, to adopt a tentative budget for the 2011-2012 school year. The meeting will be held in the Student Activities Center of Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Road.

  • Locals set for state basketball tourney

    By: centraljersey.com The New Egypt High girls basketball team received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye for the Central Jersey Group I tournament. The Warriors will face the winner of the game between No. 8 Bound Brook and No. 9 Riverside in the quarterfinals on March 3. The New Egypt boys are the…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: State grants benefit area towns

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    Allentown, Robbinsville, Millstone and Upper Freehold Township are among the area communities receiving grants in 2011 to fund local road and downtown improvement projects, state officials announced last week.    The Department of Transportation said Feb. 9 it had approved a total of $78.75 million in municipal aid grants for 370…

  • Thurs., Feb. 17

    By: centraljersey.com Overlooked Fiction Book Club: This new reading group will be reading aloud literary selections that you may not have heard of and then discuss them. The first selection is Soren Kierkegaard’s short novel, "Diary of a Seducer." Copies of the book will be available at the Reference Desk. 7 p.m. Free. Lawrence library.…

  • Bank has record earnings

    By: centraljersey.com The Board of Directors of Hopewell Valley Community Bank (PinkSheets: HWDY) has announced that 2010 ended with record earnings in the fourth quarter. The board also increased the semi-annual cash dividend by 12 1/2 percent, moving it from $.04 to $.045. The cash dividend will be payable on March 7, 2011, to shareholders…

  • Patricia Amarilla

    By: centraljersey.com "Patriotism can not only be a simple action, it is also a lifestyle, or an original act of orderly and supportive conduct for your nation. Patriotism comes from the heart, its love, its devotion that spreads in countless ways, and it’s a helping hand when someone is down. It is the desire to…

  • Bob Nuse

    By: centraljersey.com The challenge facing the Hillsborough High boys basketball team on Saturday is a tall one, but certainly not one the Raiders are going to back down from. With their 75-59 win over North Plainfield in the Somerset County Tournament quarterfinals last Saturday, the Raiders earned a shot at top-seeded Gill-St. Bernard’s, which owns…