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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – H1N1 information available

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    The township has prepared a document to help residents prepare for a potential H1N1 flu epidemic and any other public health and safety emergency that the town faces, according to officials.    The township received a $127,000 federal grant to implement a H1N1 prevention program through vaccination and public education, Stephen…

  • ‘Shared sacrifices’ needed from education establishment

    By: centraljersey.com Just after the November 2009 election and well before Gov. Chris Christie took office I spoke to the Princeton Regional Schools Board of Education and immediately thereafter wrote a letter to the editor, plus a letter to Superintendent Judith Wilson, related to what I called "shared sacrifice" needed. This was before Gov. Christie…

  • Mary Brienza

    By: centraljersey.com The township is getting blasted again by winter’s fury as the snow just keeps on coming. The snow that came early Wednesday dumped another couple inches of snow. Township spokesman Ron Schmalz said the storm blanketed the the region with 4-5 inches of snow by 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with possibly another 8-10 inches…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: School district facing cuts

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    Another tough fiscal year looming for the East Windsor Regional School District could force administrators to slash almost 100 jobs for the next school year, Superintendent Ed Forsthoffer told the Herald.    Under the best possible scenario Dr. Forsthoffer projected, the school district foresees a $2.4 million budget gap. This will…

  • Andrew Corselli

    By: centraljersey.com Hillsborough was hit yet again with snow on Wednesday morning. It wasn’t that bad of a storm – it just wasn’t in the forecast. "I’d say we had roughly 4 inches (in Hillsborough), maybe 5," said David Robinson, the official state climatologist, in a phone conversation at 1:30 p.m. "We’re at about 37…

  • Stephanie Vaccaro

    By: centraljersey.com ROCKY HILL – Mary Jacobs Memorial Library supporters surpassed their goal of raising $100,000 for 2010, said Wendy Rayner, president of the Friends of the Mary Jacobs Library. For the first time in 36 years, money for operating costs had to be sought from the Rocky Hill community, she said. Tax revenue from…

  • NEW HOPE: School board, teachers OK contract

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — Teachers in the New Hope-Solebury School District have a new contract that provides a pay increase of close to 6 percent over three years.    Teachers will receive a 1.5 percent raise for the current school year. They will receive a 2 percent increase in each of the…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Walmart to upgrade

    Store renovations approved By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The township’s Planning Board thought Walmart’s plans to remodel its store on Route 130 were a bit off-color Monday.    Board member and Councilman Perry Shapiro called the proposed color scheme “dreary.”    However, Walmart’s proposal was approved by a 6-0 vote under the condition they…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – U.S. Marshals nab SB robbery fugitive

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – U.S. Marshals nab SB robbery fugitive

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive robbery suspect Lee Capers, 25, in Sacramento, California, Friday afternoon, according to police.    Mr. Capers, of Franklin, was sought on an arrest warrant for allegedly robbing a cab driver at knifepoint on Dec. 20, according to Sgt. James Ryan.    ”South Brunswick Police and the U.S. Marshal…