Category: archives
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Drunken-driving blamed for trio of car accidents
By: Davy James – Staff Writer Three separate traffic accidents over the weekend led to the arrests of three individuals on drunken-driving charges. The collisions happened during the opening weekend of the "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign by law enforcement agencies nationwide. The campaign, which runs from Aug. 20 through Sept. 6, seeks to…
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Offering some Princetonian ‘ospitalita’
By: centraljersey.com Dorothea’s House in Princeton hosted a dessert party in late July for a group of young students who had arrived from Italy and South Dakota to spend three weeks studying at Princeton University. For the seventh year in a row, Princeton University hosted a group of students from Italy as part of the…
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Capitol news and comment
Capitol By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators representing Central Jersey communities and other items of political concern. Pollution penalties Sen. Sean Kean, R-Monmouth, last week urged the Legislature to immediately pass his bill doubling the penalties for those who pollute New Jersey’s beaches. Syringes and other medical waste recently…
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Millstone MOMS set next meeting
By: centraljersey.com The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its next monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Sept 9. Mothers from Millstone and Roosevelt are welcome to come meet the club’s members and learn about this international, nonprofit organization. It offers local, stay-at-home and part-time working moms support and the opportunity to share activities and…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Girls cap World Series trip with shutout victory
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group The Robbinsville 12-year-old all-star softball team closed its Little League World Series the way it had so many other games this summer. It won. The Robbinsville girls capped an emotional trip to Portland, Ore., where they played their final Little League game, a 4-0 win over Southwest regional champion…
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Latin America is focus of program
By: centraljersey.com New Hope-Solebury High School, in partnership with the NH-S Education Fund and the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury, has announced Latin America as the 2010 theme for the community "Read the World" program. Cuban American novelist and poet, Margarita Engle, will visit the school and community on Oct. 13. Her visit…
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Higher Education Tax Credit – The American Opportunity Tax Credit; A Return On Your Education Investment
By Gregg Semanick, New Jersey IRS Spokesperson There is still time left to take advantage of the American Opportunity Tax Credit, a credit that will help many parents and college students offset the cost of college. This tax credit is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and is available through December…
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County center set September dates for recycling hazardous items, tires
By: centraljersey.com The Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management has several special recycling and disposal events planned for September, including a composting workshop in Hillsborough Sept. 14. The division is working with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County to co-sponsor the backyard-composting workshops, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 6:30 p.m.…
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Student’s farming education on the line
By: Christopher Sacco – Staff Writer FLORENCE – The Lounsberry family will learn tonight, Thursday, if their son, Jake, will be allowed to transfer from Florence Township School District to Northern Burlington County in order to be a part of its AgriScience Program. Tonight’s special meeting to decide the issue comes on the heels of…
