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  • Golf event is fundraiser for SAFE in Hunterdon

    By: centraljersey.com SAFE in Hunterdon will hold its fourth annual golf outing on Sept. 14 at Copper Hill Country Club in Flemington. A Helping Hands, Healing Hearts event, the outing will raise money for the agency’s programs and services while providing participants with a day of golfing, food and prizes. The day will begin with…

  • NEW HOPE: Volunteers sought for arts event

       In preparation for the 17th annual New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival on Sept. 25 and 26, the Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce is seeking over 20 volunteers to assist in various functions throughout the weekend event.    No experience is needed. The chamber also is looking for acoustic musicians to perform throughout the…

  • Book notes

    A woman to whom we are all endebted By: Joan Ruddiman – Special Writer Rebecca Skloot’s first book took the publishing world by storm. Within days of its release, rave reviews propelled "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (Crown Publishers, 2010) into the top echelons of Best Book lists. The book is fascinating, but so,…

  • State colleges need compensation controls

    By: centraljersey.com "Doing more with less" is a recurring theme these days for families and businesses. It’s also true for New Jersey’s state colleges and universities. Step one is figuring out what you’re spending in the first place. In the case of the state colleges, their workers compensation costs are a surprisingly large expense. Fortunately,…

  • MCCC Nursing Program to Host Public Meeting Sept. 29

    By Wendy Humphrey Mercer County Community College’s Nursing Education Program will host a site review for continuing accreditation of its Associate in Science degree nursing program by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The public is invited to meet the visit team and share comments about the program at a meeting on September 29,…

  • Religious notes

    By: centraljersey.com Har Sinai Temple will hold its afternoon Rosh Hashanah services for young children at its 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West campus. Services begin on Sept. 8 at 8 p.m., the eve of Jewish New Year. On Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., a Rosh Hashanah morning service will be held at Hopewell…

  • MANVILLE: Resident charged in thefts from cars

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Manville police charged resident Robert M. Rogers with several counts of burglary and other offenses in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries and electronics thefts occurring Tuesday morning, they said.    Mr. Rogers, 42, no address given, was charged with seven counts of third-degree burglary, one count of fourth-degree unlawful…

  • Allentown Art Guild Reflections Exhibition

    Allentown Art Guild Reflections Exhibition

    Birch Reflections by Terry Goldstein

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Rooftop view: Grainger shows off its solar panel power

    ROBBINSVILLE: Rooftop view: Grainger shows off its solar panel power

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — It was a sultry 135 degrees on the sun-baked roof of the Grainger Distribution Center warehouse, where wilting visitors came to see the 3,900 solar panels that have made Rob Reynolds so hot on green energy.    ”This is how we’ve taken a significant environmental step to reduce our…