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  • Towns share in Municipal Aid grants for street improvements

    By: centraljersey.com Twenty Burlington County municipalities will share $3.9 million in grants under the FY 11 state Municipal Aid program. The grants are among 370 statewide totaling $78.75 million to help municipalities advance street improvement, safety and other projects without burdening local property taxpayers. Locally grants went to: – Bordentown City – $150,000 for East…

  • David Kilby

    By: centraljersey.com ROBBINSVILLE – Christine Archer, who donated her kidney to her great uncle about a month ago, wants people to know that donating a kidney is worth the sacrifice. Arnold Strong, 69, Ms. Archer’s grandmother’s brother, was on dialysis for two years before Ms. Archer, 20, donated her kidney to him. He lost one…

  • Senior Supervisory Analyst on Wall Street Kim Manis Interviewed in New Episode of Ear on Careers Podcast Series

    By Rhonda Rivera West Orange, NJ, February 8, 2011:  In the latest Ear on Careers podcast, produced by Top-Tier Tutoring, Kim Manis provides insights into her role as a Senior Supervisory Analyst at a Wall Street firm.  To access this podcast, go to www.bit.ly/hYNyuF. In this podcast, Manis describes not only what she does as…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Week of Feb. 10

       Eighteen-year-olds Samantha Capista and AnnMarie Covello, both of Hillsborough, were taken into custody with a juvenile following a traffic stop on South Triangle Road at 11:10 p.m. on Jan. 7. Ms. Capista was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and underage consumption of alcohol, while Ms. Covello was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of…

  • Rec wrestlers take on two foes

       Manville wrestled Somerville prior to the Manville High School match last Thursday and Shane Demeter at 67 pounds had a first-period pin. His fall was at the 0:29 mark.    Conor Riggs came out at 80 pounds and with two takedowns and a two-point near fall took a 6-1 lead into the second. After another near…

  • Pancake breakfast

    By: centraljersey.com Our Pancake and Egg Breakfast with all the fixns’Will be held Saturday, Feb. 19, 7:30 a.m. -12 p.m. Cost is $8 adults, $6.Seniors, $4 kids, at the Columbus Grange Hall, 88 Atlantic Ave, Columbus. For more information call Kate (609)298-0818 A chance to sing If you like to sing, the Burlington Entertainers would…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Feb. 10

    Sample free food    Friday, Feb. 11 — Many of the township’s restaurants will offer their wares for free in the first “Hillsborough Sampler” event from 5 to 9 p.m. at Hillsborough High School.    The event is not a fundraiser, but will give restaurants the opportunity to introduce residents to their dining options and establish a…

  • New Jersey State Library offers ‘get help’ Web site

    By: centraljersey.com The New Jersey State Library has a Web site designed to make it easier for residents to connect to state programs, services and agencies that can help them during these tough economic times. "Many New Jerseyans are facing severe financial and employment challenges and the place they are turning to for assistance and…

  • MCCC Confers Degrees on 35 Nursing Program Graduates

    MCCC Confers Degrees on 35 Nursing Program Graduates

    By Saveria Symons West Windsor, NJ: Fifteen plus inches of snow on Jan. 27 didn’t stop 35 determined Mercer County Community College Nursing graduates, their teachers, families and friends, who turned out in full force for an early evening pinning ceremony and celebration. The graduates, who completed the program in December, were cheered and applauded as they…