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  • Candidates night to be held

    By: centraljersey.com CRANBURY – The Woman’s Club of Cranbury Public Affairs and Social Services Department will host candidate’s night again this year. It will take place Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. in the Cranbury School cafeteria. All members of the public are invited to attend. Candidate’s night is a traditional pre-election forum for candidates…

  • Arts grants being offered

    By: centraljersey.com At a time when schools throughout the region are reeling from budget cuts, Young Audiences New Jersey, Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania, and retail giant Target hope to provide some relief. They are teaming up to offer Arts Education Grants of up to $10,000 each, to selected public schools in New Jersey and…

  • Election coverage guidelines focus on needs of readers

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Locally, in Hunterdon County, the Nov. 2 general election features the following:    — West Amwell — Zachary Rich, Republican, is running for a three-year term on the Township Committee. Unless someone mounts a write-in campaign, Mr. Rich is the sole candidate for the seat now held by Democrat Frank…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Companies say gas lines are safe

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The companies managing each of the pipelines running through Hillsborough say the lines are checked regularly for leaks and other safety issues, according to reports company representatives made at the Sept. 28 Township Committee meeting.    The pipelines, owned by Transcontinental Gas Pipelines, of Houston, Transcontinental Gas Pipelines, of Macungie, Pa.,…

  • Experts: Don’t leave these 10 tasks off fall checklist

    By: centraljersey.com The arrival of fall weather offers a good reminder for homeowners to prepare their homes for the winter months ahead. Getting a furnace inspection, replacing filters, raking leaves and checking gutters are common tasks associated with autumn. But there are other just-as-important tasks that could easily be overlooked. Angie’s List, a leading provider…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Artists tapped for county project

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    For the next three years, art by residents Joe Kazimerczyk, Shaun Daley and Elisa Rodriguez will be stopping traffic in Somerset County.    That’s because pieces by each Hillsborough resident will be installed on the traffic boxes used at pedestrian crossings around the county for the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage…

  • Hopewell 160s clinch first place with victory over Delran

    By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Valley 160s clinched first-place in the Burlington County Pop Warner League by taking a 29-0 win over the Delran Bears. That gave the Bulldogs a 4-0-1 division mark. Halfback Lawrence Stevens scored on a 35-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Matt Semple’s extra point made it 8-0. Ralfy Balestrieri’s…

  • State, school board both wrong

    Gregory M. Cinque, Millstone    Well, the state Department of Education restored 80 percent of the school budget cuts made by our Millstone Township Committee, including the outrageous tuition that Millstone pays to send its students to Allentown High School. This decision is a gross violation of Gov. Christie’s cost-of-education reform plans.    The decision was made…

  • Rich Fisher

    By: centraljersey.com Heartbreak was becoming commonplace for the Hopewell Valley High football team this season, but the Bulldogs made completely sure there would be no chance of that last Friday night. Hopewell finally got its first win of the season with a 45-0 dismantling of Princeton on Homecoming under the lights. The Bulldogs (1-3) were…