Category: archives
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HILLSBOROUGH: Free food draws crowd to ‘Sampler’
By Gene Robbins, Managing editor Feed them for free and they will come. That social axiom was proved in spades Friday when hundreds of people overwhelmed the 12 or so food vendors in the first “Hillsborough Sampler” expo. The event was advertised to last for four hours, but most of the vendors saw their offerings…
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Joanne Degnan
By: centraljersey.com ROBBINSVILLE – Township Administrator Tim McGough said Tuesday the township is hiring a Spring Lake company to replace the leaking roof on the oversized modular trailer that has been used as the township’s courtroom since the 87-year-old municipal building was heavily damaged by a 2005 flood. The lowest quote for the job came…
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Manicures, haircuts will aid victims of domestic violence
RVCC program raises money for Resource Center of Somerset This Saturday, you can get a haircut or manicure and help victims of domestic violence. Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Cosmetology department will host "Shears to Stop the Tears," a fund-raising event, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at RVCC’s Bridgewater campus at 14…
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LOCAL INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM TAKES HOME THREE “CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR” AWARDS
By Robert P. Baker Aurora Kitchens & Interiors Wins Multiple Prestigious Awards For Third Consecutive Year Aurora Kitchens & Interiors of Raritan, NJ (www.auroradesignsnj.com) garnered three prestigious awards from the Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (CJNARI) for remodeling projects for local homeowners. At its Evening of Excellence Awards Dinner…
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EAST WINDSOR: Local Super Fresh store to close
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR Shoppers will see the Super Fresh grocery store on Route 130 shuttered by sometime in April, a spokesman for its parent company said Wednesday. Eric Andrus, a spokesman for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., said the store in the Windsor Heights Shopping Center was among…
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Kenya
By: centraljersey.com Ever since David Angwenyi arrived at Central High School, Hopewell Valley has had a special link to his native country of Kenya, Africa. That link became more pronounced when the first group of students, teachers and members of the community traveled to the distant country in the summer of 2007. Upon their return,…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Want $3 million? Nancy Weinstein, Titusville Over 3,000 local residents in and around the Jacobs Creek Bridge on Bear Tavern Road oppose Mercer County’s plan to rebuild a 79- foot bridge and adjacent roadway at a cost to taxpayers of $5+ million. Residents prefer a less costly $2 million solution which will meet our local…
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Week of Feb. 17
February display: Featured this month in the display case is Sandra Granurski’s collection of nature photos. * * * Displays needed: Do you have a hobby or collection you would like to exhibit in the display case at the entrance to the library? Call Barbara at 908-722-9722. * * * Books for sale: The…
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Free advice from five former governors
By: centraljersey.com If New Jersey, the most crowded state in the country, doesn’t pay attention to open space and clean air and water, "we can forget about creating any more jobs." So said former Gov. Tom Kean last October when asked to provide advice to Gov. Chris Christie on the environment of this state we’re…
