Category: archives

  • Loose ends

    The recession, indeed, hits home By: Pam Hersh – Special Writer "I will work for food," proclaimed the young woman to her friend, both of whom were standing in the PJ’s Pancake House Sunday brunch line, next door to the Historical Society of Princeton on Nassau Street. Clasping pinkies with what seemed to be her…

  • In the kitchen

    Pasta salads add variety By: Faith Bahadurian – Special Writer I have an on-again off-again relationship with pasta salads. Sometimes they seem like the most convenient thing in the world, especially in summer, but other times I rebel against their predictability. But let’s face it, many hot pasta dishes, especially those featuring vegetables, are as…

  • Bordentown jottings

    By: centraljersey.com Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words "Bordentown Jottings" in the subject line. Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome. Next meeting is…

  • Child Safety Day set

    By: centraljersey.com On Sunday, Aug. 15, the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with Burlington Center, will be hosting a family Safety Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The free event will include seat checks by certified child safety seat technicians, free child fingerprinting and free document shredding. The event will be held in…

  • Town tells man to kill his 3 cats

    Cats By: Geoffrey Wertime – Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – A local man says the township’s policies will force him to choose which three of his seven cats must die. Walter Andrew, of Woodland Road, attended the Township Committee’s Monday meeting after he said a neighbor’s complaint about his pets has led to citations from…

  • Taking aim at prostate cancer

    By: centraljersey.com "Bring a friend." That’s the message organizers of an annual prostate cancer screening event held in New Brunswick are promoting this year in an effort to increase the number of men who are checked. The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and its flagship hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, once again are teaming…

  • It’s go time for athletes

    By: centraljersey.com The middle of August means time to get back to work for area high school athletes. Actually, the middle of August means time to ‘officially’ get back to work for area high school athletes. While Monday marks to official start date for high school practices for the fall season, many athletes have been…

  • Enjoying swims for CVCC team

    Pool time is fun time for Mullen sisters By: Zoe Crain – Special Writer For the Cherry Valley Country Club swim team, three is the lucky number. Standout swimming sisters Catherine, Kristina and Caroline Mullen led the team to a third place finish in Division 2 in late July’s PASDA Championship Meet. Twelve-year-old Catherine placed…

  • Police beat

    Robbinsville By: centraljersey.com Jeremy Glover, 27, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, was charged Friday with possession of marijuana. Police said they stopped him at 2:27 p.m. on I-195 after seeing him delay traffic and saw evidence narcotics may be in the vehicle. Police said they determined there was a small quantity of marijuana in the vehicle.…