Category: archives

  • HILLSBOROUGH: She punts, passes, kicks her way to victory

    By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    Eleven-year-old Shavonne Leacy, of Hillsborough, has gone where every football player in the New York/New Jersey area dreams of going — the Meadowlands.    Prior to the New York Giants’ game against the Washington Redskins at New Meadowlands Stadium on Sunday, Shavonne won the 10- to 11-year-old girls division of the…

  • Book discussion

    By: centraljersey.com A book discussion is held the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Bordentown Library, 18 E. Union St. Upcoming discussion topics are: "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, Dec. 14. For more information, contact the library at 298-0622 or online at www.bcls.lib.nj.us/. Traveling Seniors On Saturday, Dec. 11, the group…

  • Greenlight’s New Surfboard Building Shop Opens in NJ!
  • Learn how to make holidays more enjoyable

    Chip Meara, community educator, MCADA, Trenton    For many, the holiday season means a time of both joy and stress. Depression, drunk driving accidents, suicide, as well as domestic violence all increase during the holidays.    If you are in early addiction recovery, you should avoid holiday parties where heavy drinking may be prevalent. If you feel…

  • Bobby Yang

    By: centraljersey.com Acoustic violist Bobby Yang will perform in an orchestra rock concert at Lawrence High School at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, at Lawrence High School. The event is sponsored by the Tri-M Music Honor Society and LIMBO, Lawrence High’s music parents nonprofit organization. Mr. Yang will performs Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Guns N’…

  • Never forget those who gave their lives

    Robert W. Looby, state commander, The American Legion    Two bleak, dark dates in our nation’s history are Sept. 11 and Pearl Harbor, both instigated by cowards and terrorists. Even though bleak and dark, we were reborn with patriotism and a great feeling of Americanism that we’ve never seen before, after these horrors. Both cowardly acts…

  • immortal space aliens; seriously.

    By K. McLeish immortal space aliens; seriously. THE CLAIM : if we Earthlings are not alone in the universe, then the vast majority of any space aliens out there will be immortal, in the sense of continuing to live until they die of either disease or disaster. THE PROOF : on the assumption that any…

  • Exhibit on role of blacks in U.S. Revolution

    By: centraljersey.com Currently on view at D&R Greenway Land Trust is "Oh, Freedom! Blacks on the Battlefront and in the Aftermath of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey," a free-standing history lesson revealing the participation of blacks who took up arms on both sides of the struggle. Olivia Glenn, prime researcher and project manager…

  • Bob Nuse

    By: centraljersey.com Last year was a dream season for the Bordentown High bowling teams. Both the boys and girls finished with 17-1 records and BCSL Freedom Division titles. The girls added a South Jersey Group I and state Group I title – their third in four years. The boys finished third at sectionals. So what’s…