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  • Sherlock Holmes Society to Meet Oct. 2

    Sherlock Holmes Society to Meet Oct. 2

    The Red-Headed League of Jersey can be reached at [email protected]

  • Sherlock Holmes Society to Meet Oct. 2

    Sherlock Holmes Society to Meet Oct. 2

    By Steve & Linda Morris             BRIDGEWATER – There is still time to register for the Oct. 2 meeting of The Red-Headed League of Jersey, a society of Sherlock Holmes aficionados.  Guests and potential new members are welcome.             The dinner meeting will be held at Soriano’s at Parkside, located at 141 Old York Road.…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Man charged with child abuse

       EAST WINDSOR — A township man has been charged with child abuse after he allegedly punched a teenaged boy in the eye.     Michael Desmond, 48, of Oak Creek Road was taken into custody at 7 p.m. Sunday while driving on Route 130 after officers received reports that he punched his 15-year-old passenger three times…

  • Up on the Roof

    Up on the Roof

    The return on a solar investment comes in more than just lower electric bills By Joanne Degnan    THE central air conditioning is humming away inside as the mercury soars outside, but Princeton homeowners Diane Landis and Bobby Hackett aren’t sweating their monthly electric bill because it averages only about $2.    No, that’s not a typo.…

  • Halloween at the YMCA

    Halloween at the YMCA

    By Donna Dass IT’S TIME FOR FUN FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES… IT’S HALLOWEEN TIME AT THE SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA Halloween at the YMCA will be celebrated at the Hillsborough Family YMCA and Somerville Family YMCA on Friday, October 30th from 7:00 – 9:00PM. This annual event has proven to be a special night for all…

  • 2009 Warbirds Over New Jersey

    By Allan Schear Warbirds Over NJ 2009 presented by the Mercer County Radio Control Society Come see Corsairs, Mustangs, Texans and more at Warbirds Over New Jersey! Free admission and parking for all. Hot breakfast and lunch available. Open to military models of all sizes. No landing fees. Please note that AMA Open or Youth…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Phone system expected to save borough $7,000 a year

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council recently approved the lease-purchase of a new telephone system that is expected to save the borough more than $7,000 a year.    By unanimous vote, the council OK’d a $35,484 three-year contract with Eatontown-based Hunter Technologies to install a VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) phone system.…

  • The Clare Estate Hosts Flu Shot Clinic

    By BORDENTOWN, NJ – The Clare Estate is hosting a flu shot clinic on Wednesday, September 23rd from 1PM-3PM. Given by Visiting Nurse & Hospice service community residents are encouraged to stop in to receive their yearly flu vaccine. All participants must present their Medicare Part B / Medicare card or pay a fee of…

  • The Pursuit of Happiness Under Authoritaian HOA Regimes

    The Pursuit of Happiness Under Authoritaian HOA Regimes

    By George K. Staropoli I renamed this article by Gary Daddario, “The Pursuit of Happiness” (Common Ground, Sept/Oct 2009, CAI) to “The Pursuit of Happiness under Authoritarian HOA Regimes”, which more accurately reflects the state of affairs and conditions within homeowners associations.  The article must be read with this understanding in order for the reader…