Category: archives
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STOCKTON: Borough seeks grant for Old Prallsville Road repairs
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer STOCKTON — The borough hopes the state will come through with a grant next year to fix Old Prallsville Road. The road project calls for drainage improvements and road resurfacing. The work is expensive, and a grant would help the town pay for a large part of it. The project…
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Midship-‘woman’ takes Naval academy in stride
By: Eileen Oldfield – Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH – Margaret Gilroy’s typical day now begins at 5:30 a.m., with running, strength training exercises, interval training and other exercises. By breakfast, she’ll have already been through formation drills, and quizzed on policies and customs. By lunch, she’s been through fire fighting drills, drills on making her bed,…
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What’s going on …
Music by the lake By: centraljersey.com Sunday, Aug. 22 – The Hightstown Parks and Recreation Commission will hold the Summer Concert by the Lake from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with Philly Gumbo. Also planned are paddle boat rides starting at 3 p.m. and a Classic Car Show Off. Golf Classic Monday, Aug. 30 –…
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Gardener training slated
By: centraljersey.com Barbara J. Bromley, Mercer County horticulturist, has announced the opportunity for county residents, with an interest in horticulture and the desire to share their knowledge in service to others, to enroll in the Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program for 2011. The 21-week training program, which is offered through Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: 2010 Hambletonian winner Cream Ridge-bred
Ron Pierce, of Millstone, hoists the trophy after driving Muscle Massive to victory in the $1.5 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Aug. 7.
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St. Alphonsus Church says farewell to Sister Hendry
By: centraljersey.com The parishioners of Hopewell’s St. Alphonsus Church bid a fond farewell to their beloved long-term director of Religious Education, Sister Rosemary Hendry, OSF, in late June. Sister Rosemary directed the parish’s RCIA and Religious Education programs for the past 14 years In answer to the call of her order, she has moved to…
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Palmer Square Kiosk a busy beacon Kiosk
Business By: John Saccenti – The Packet Group LAWRENCE – Preeya Dsouza knows most of her customers by name, a happy circumstance of working at the same downtown Princeton business for eight years. "It increases efficiency. You can multi-task better. Otherwise, you are lost," said Ms. Dsouza, who manages The Kiosk in Palmer Square. Since…
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Letter to the editor
Locking cars ‘no-brainer’ By: centraljersey.com Every week, in the Police Beat column of the paper, there are incidents involving theft which occurs in unsecured vehicles. To those who leave their vehicles unlocked, I am sure that the thieves are very grateful that you are making things easier so they can steal GPS units, CDs, credit…
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Township-city police talks end
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer The idea of merging the Lambertville and West Amwell police departments has died. The West Amwell Township Committee put the final nail in that coffin with a letter to Lambertville, saying merger discussions are finished and the township does not want to pursue the matter. West Amwell “closed the door…
