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  • Columbus news

    By: centraljersey.com The Green Theme will prevail at the 72nd annual Field Day festivities to be held in the village of Columbus on June 12. The parade starts the day at 1 p.m. with our special Grand Marshal, ‘Lil Miss Columbus, floats, tractors, bicycles, marching bands, fire trucks and the usual parade entrees. Following the…

  • Watershed notes

    By: centraljersey.com The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, located on Titus Mill Road, Hopewell Township, is offering the following programs. All programs meet at the Buttinger Nature Center, unless stated otherwise. Registration is required for all programs. Space is limited. Call 737-7592 to register and for fee information. –Sept. 11 – Eighth annual Mercer County Insect…

  • Health matters

    Afternoon drowsiness can be a sign of sleep disorders By: Dana Supe, M.D. – Princeton HealthCare System Lunch is over. You’re back in the office staring at the computer screen, and your eyes start to grow heavy. Focusing on work becomes increasingly difficult as you fight to keep your head up. Then you feel it…

  • Mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile virus

    Pool By: Davy James – Staff Writer The South Brunswick Health Department received notification Tuesday from the New Jersey Department of Health that a mosquito pool located in the township tested positive for the West Nile virus. The sample pool, located in the area of Route 1 and Campus Drive, is the first positive West…

  • Chesterfield chatter

    By: centraljersey.com ABC Nursery School & Kindergarten will be having Open Houses for their kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, and 3-year-old tots programs from now until Aug. 20. Call 609-298-0700. *** The next recycle pickup for Mansfield Township is Monday, Aug. 30. *** The next Mansfield Township Committee meeting will be Wednesday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS

    By Peg Dotson    AMERICAN LEGION POST 194 IS CALLING ALL NEW AND OLD MEMBERS ! Anyone wishing to become a member can come and find out what we are all about on Sunday, Aug. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Post Home on Broad Street in Florence. We urge all previous members to…

  • All areas of library reopened as flood repairs continue

    By: Davy James – Staff Writer All public areas at the South Brunswick Public Library have been reopened after last week’s flood, but work still is ongoing in the library’s rear offices to repair the damage. A broken water pipe caused extensive damage and forced the library to close Aug. 5. At around 9:30 p.m.…

  • Mayoral election change needs study, not partisan games

    Cathleen Lewis of Lawrence    First, there is the argument that we need a stronger mayor, a consistent voice to negotiate on behalf of the citizen. This might be a compelling argument if the proposal did that, however, it does not. The ballot question offered does not change the form of government to a strong…

  • BUSINESS: Buyer sought for UMC’s Princeton site

    By John Saccenti, The Packet Group    PRINCETON — Princeton HealthCare System officials say they are still seeking a buyer for the University Medical Center property in Princeton but they are cheered by progress on construction of their new hospital in Plainsboro, scheduled to open in 2012.    The existing facility was expected to be sold to…