Category: archives
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A Not-Very Vacation
By Pauline Miller Pauline Miller, Princeton High School One brutally sunny day in mid-July I sat baking at the main entrance of the CP pool complex. It was generally relaxing, seated in one of the blue rubber pool chairs, signing out the campers as their parents arrived for pick-up, but at the same time I…
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New drug benefits open for HIV/AIDS patients
By: centraljersey.com Nearly 1,000 New Jersey residents with HIV/AIDS will be immediately enrolled in a new drug benefit program that will provide free AIDS medications to individuals between 300 and 500 percent of the federal poverty level. The new program is specifically designed for approximately 960 people enrolled in the existing Aids Drug Distribution Program…
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Editorial
State needs new revenue to fund budget By: centraljersey.com If reports from the Office of Legislative Services are accurate, New Jersey will face another massive budget shortfall next year. The OLS, the nonpartisan research arm of the state Legislature, says last month that despite the massive cuts made by the governor to the 2010-2011 budget…
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Down on the farm
By: centraljersey.com Horse-drawn wagon tours of Hopewell Township’s Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District will be offered to the public on Aug. 14, courtesy of Howell Living History Farm. The district, which includes 13 properties, is listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places. The 30-minute tours will leave the farm on a continuous…
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Vendors sought for Country Fair
By: centraljersey.com Vendors are wanted for the Monroe Township Country Fair, set for Sept. 19 from noon to 5 p.m. Rain date I Sept. 26. The Monroe Township Mother’s Club and Monroe Township Recreation Department will be sponsoring the 22nd annual Country Fair. It will be held at Thompson Park, Perrineville Road, Monroe Township (Jamesburg)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
