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  • Lea Kahn

    By: centraljersey.com Four bridges in Lawrence Township have been included in a list of more than 200 bridges that are considered to be structurally deficient, according to a report released Wednesday by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. Two of the bridges are located on Route 1 and one apiece is located on I-95 and I-295, the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Teens targeting cancer: HHS students selling cookies to aid research effort

    HILLSBOROUGH: Teens targeting cancer: HHS students selling cookies to aid research effort

    Alyssa Diziki (left), Hanna Mzili and Stephanie Walton at last year’s Cookies for Kids’ Cancer fundraiser in Hillsborough. (Photo courtesy of Donna Diziki)

  • Kitchen tour will benefit school’s PTO

    By: centraljersey.com The Toll Gate Grammar School PTO will hold "Homes for the Holidays: A Holiday Kitchen Tour" on Dec. 4 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. "We are inviting the entire community to come out and enjoy a day of holiday cheer," said Janice Mintz, co-chairwoman. The tour features eight renovated kitchens all decked out for…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Raven swimmers improve numbers

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    The numbers are improving for the Robbinsville High swim program, but they are not quite where they need to be just yet.    ”It was a very tough call to make in whether or not to split the team or stay co-ed,” said Robbinsville coach Pam Owens, who is in…

  • ALLENTOWN: Regional school district eyeing ways to boost test scores

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — The Upper Freehold Regional School District is launching a writing workshop program in grades K-4 next year and looking to give teenagers more experience reading “dense nonfiction text” in order to improve test scores.    The plans were discussed as part of the district’s 2010 Achievement Report, which was…

  • Thursday, Dec. 2

    By: centraljersey.com Parent workshop: 7-8:30 p.m., Crossroads North Middle School, South Brunswick High School. Topic is teen driving safety presentation by the Division of Highway Traffic safety director. Child care provided. Contact: www.sbschools.org

  • Hillsborough Heat baseball seeking player

    By: centraljersey.com The Hillsborough Heat 11U baseball team is looking for a player to round out its roster for the spring/summer 2011 season. The team is a competitive, travel team that competes in multiple spring leagues, spring and summer tournaments, and conducts indoor winter workouts. Players must be age 11 or under on or before…

  • Church will host breakfast buffet

    By: centraljersey.com Sacred Heart Church Altar Rosary Society will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to noon in the church auditorium. Someone special will be stopping by to say hello to the children. Santa will be making a stop at the breakfast and pictures will be taken from 9 to…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Local drunken-driving crackdown to begin Monday

       Law enforcement officers from Lambertville will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual holiday season “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” statewide campaign. Beginning Dec. 6 and running through Jan. 2, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while…