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  • Pat Tanner

    By: centraljersey.com I confess to being an olive oil miser. "Miser" is probably not the precise word; it’s something more akin to that "Seinfeld" episode where Elaine screens her beaus for sponge worthiness. For me it began when friends of my older daughter gifted me with a bottle made from the fruit of ancient trees…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: District moving on solar lease project

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Board of Education has given a Trenton architecture firm the go-ahead to write the bid specifications for a 1.4-megawatt solar energy power purchase agreement that would essentially lease out the district’s rooftops at the elementary, middle and high schools to a green energy investor.    The Aug. 31…

  • Insect festival slated

    By: centraljersey.com The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host the eighth annual Insect Festival on Sept. 11 from 1-4 p.m. at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township, adjacent to the Mercer County Equestrian Center. Activities include: an insect safari; a visit with native bee and honeybee experts; and information from…

  • Magellan/Cook Exhibition Opening

    Magellan/Cook Exhibition Opening

    Biographer Laurence Bergreen

  • JAMESBURG: Library offers day at the museum

    By Natalia Knochowski, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — Visiting New York City and its many tourist attractions can cost an arm and a leg, but the Jamesburg Public Library now has a pass for free admission to the American Museum of Natural History that can make the trip a little less expensive.    Lillian Torres, who has…

  • HoVal 160-pound team has strong debut in Burlington County

    By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Valley 160-pound Pop Warner football team got off to a strong start in its new Burlington County League, defeating last year’s undefeated champion Harrison, 12-6, on opening day. The Bulldogs dominated the first quarter with an impressive power game behind the blocking of Carson Vey, Jeff Wiley, Ralfy Balestrieri, Matt Graziano,…

  • MONROE: New fitness facility opens at Community Center

    MONROE: New fitness facility opens at Community Center

    Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe An exterior shot of the renovated facility.

  • MANVILLE: Police say man beat victim with baseball bat
  • Gov. Florio to address 55PLUS

    By: centraljersey.com "The State of the State and Nation" will be the topic of a presentation by Former New Jersey Gov. James L. Florio at the first meeting of the 2010-2011 year for 55PLUS on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. at the Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau St., Princeton. Gov. Florio is a…