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  • LAMBERTVILLE: Solar energy co-op to meet July 22

    by Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Community leaders who are putting together a solar energy co-op are tentatively scheduled to meet July 22 to discuss the details of making the venture work with JCP&L and the state Board of Public Utilities.    The goal of the group is to ultimately save money by using solar energy in…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: A year of living easier — but maybe not free

    HILLSBOROUGH: A year of living easier — but maybe not free

    Hillsborough resident Florence Stoveken accepts a check for $10,000 from Provident Bank President Chris Martin, after winning second place in the bank’s Live Free for a Year contest. Photo courtesy of Provident Bank

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Millstone school district merged

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer State law ends 13 districts not operating any schools    Legislation consolidating the state’s non-operating school districts, such as Millstone Borough, with the districts their students attend was introduced June 26, approved June 30 and in effect July 1 (Wednesday) — and officials say passing the bill so quickly didn’t allow…

  • MANVILLE: Borough briefs

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Seat belt grant added to budget    The Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution at its meeting June 22 to insert a new item into the budget to account for a recently received grant from the state.    The resolution passed 3-0, with Councilmen Ed Komoroski, Ken Otrimski and Ted Petrock absent.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: This year, rain just won’t go away; leaves fundraising for another day

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Even an estimated 80 percent drop in attendance because of the all-day impending rain did not stop local barbecue teams from competing for the top prize at the fourth Woods Road Fire Company No. 3 “No Fire-Just Smoke” Central Jersey Firemen’s BBQ Cook-off June 20.    ”We adapted to the rain,”…

  • City Streets Cafe Named Top Central New Jersey Bar 2009

    City Streets Cafe Named Top Central New Jersey Bar 2009

    City Streets Cafe in East Windsor, NJ Named Top Central NJ Pizza

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Celebrating a half-century of flowers

    Garden Club is 50 By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    A half-century of flowers.    That’s what the Rocky Brook Garden Club is celebrating this year as it marks its 50th anniversary.    The club, whose members primarily live in East Windsor, Hightstown and Cranbury, was founded by Wilma Sehulster. It engages in various activities and programs throughout…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       Cabrini Onyiuke, 52, of Princeton, was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right after police received an anonymous call of a driver traveling on Route 206 and swerving across the lane at 6:38 p.m. June 27.    Mr. Onyiuke was pulled over by police after he was seen swerving into the inside turn…

  • CRANBURY PRESS: Rain takes toll on farmers

    By Sean Ruppert and John Saccenti, The Packet Group    Hardly a day has gone by in the last month without rain.    For most people, it has been an inconvenience, something that has ruined a barbecue or a trip to the ballpark, but nothing more.    For area farmers though, the extra precipitation has made life difficult.…