Category: archives

  • Women’s College Club awards scholarships

    By: centraljersey.com The Women’s College Club of Princeton held an Awards Tea on May 26 at the home of Virginia Mason to honor 14 2010 recipients of its scholarship awards. The following six awards were given to Princeton High School students: The Mollie B. Updike award to Sarah Miller, who will attend Emerson College; The…

  • Farmers market expands, adds music, artisans

    By: Geoffrey Wertime – Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY – The Bordentown City Farmers Market is off to a strong start in its first full season. The market made its debut last July, but this year the season started June 9. "Last year was right after the (May) election and we did an abridged version of…

  • Library happenings

    By: centraljersey.com Follow this column concerning special events being planned at Hillsborough Public Library, located in the municipal complex, South Branch Road and Beekman Lane, 369-2200. Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Registration is required for all…

  • Chesterfield

    By: centraljersey.com The Board of Fire Commissioners District No. 2 meeting will be held 8 p.m., Monday, July 12, at the Chesterfield Firehouse. The Chesterfield Township Planning Board meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 13 at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building. For more information call 298-2311 or visit the township website www.chesterfieldtwp.com. The…

  • Pay What You Can

    Pay What You Can

    A Better World Café is a healthy and tasty alternative to soup kitchens By Michele Alperin In Highland Park, healthy, tasty food is now available to people too poor to pay for it — and in a café where community members from all economic strata enjoy delicious food together. As part of a movement that…

  • Technology Grant to Give Lawrence Students Netbooks

    Talent 21 to provide $1.4 Million to give sixth graders mobile devices By Christopher Hayden, Creative Services Intern The Lawrence Township Public school has been selected as one of 12 New Jersey schools to be awarded the Teaching and Learning with Essential New Technology in the 21st Century grant, following an application process that began…

  • Religious services

    By: centraljersey.com Christ the King Roman Catholic Church – Located on North Second Avenue, Manville. Daily Masses – Monday, noon; Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m.; Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.; Sundays, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Confessions: Tuesday, 7 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. and before every weekday Mass. Rectory, located at 211 Louis St.,…

  • MANSFIELD: Sewer rates rise, along with anger

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD — The second in a series of three sewer rate hikes is raising residents’ ire.    Applied Water Management raised its rates about 12 percent for local customers effective June 14. That went on top of a 15 percent increase late last year and will be joined by a final…

  • Officer to fight firing, alleges discrimination

    By: Geoffrey Wertime – Staff Writer MANSFIELD – In the latest in a string of municipal police conflicts, the Township Committee fired an officer last week. The committee voted 4-0 at a special meeting July 1 to fire Patrolman Philip C. Titzell. The resolution cited a decision in a disciplinary hearing. Immediately after the meeting,…