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  • Summer Camp – Space Available

    Maryann Hutson Calling All Campers!!  Fernbrook Farms Education Center’s Summer Day Camp program still has space available for children ages 6 to 11 and for children in our enrichment program, ages 12-14.  From 8:30 am to 4 pm, campers can choose the activities they want to participate in and there’s always brand new ones to…

  • MANSFIELD: Woman killed crossing Route 206

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer MANSFIELD — Police are looking for witnesses in an accident that took the life of a 27-year-old Mansfield woman.     Arlee M. Toto, 27, of Columbus was struck and killed while crossing Route 206 early this morning, Friday, police said. Police and the Mansfield Township Emergency Medical Service responded to…

  • Trenton ACS Meeting

    ByNick Semenuk THE ALEMBIC May 2009 THE VOICE OF CENTRAL JERSEY CHEMISTS TRENTON SECTION ACS AWARDS NIGHT BANQUET TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 ; 5:30 PM AT Antonio’s 71 West Upper Ferry Road West Trenton NJ 08628 SOCIAL TIME STARTS AT: 5:30 PM DINNER: PROMPTLY AT 6 PM FOLLOWED BY AWARDS CEREMONY AT 7 PM Dinner:…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Wind generator rules relaxed

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The township is taking a step aimed at helping residents conserve energy with a plan to allow for energy systems that are easier to use.    ”We are moving in a positive direction here,” Mayor Frank DelCore said. “We are at the forefront of green issues.”    The Township Committee unanimously approved…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: From curtains to curios, Duke items up for auction

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Collectors and history enthusiasts alike are being offered the chance to “shop like an heiress” with two separate auctions that encourage buyers to purchase a piece of furniture or clothing once handpicked by Doris Duke.    The Doris Duke Estate will hold two, two-day auctions to sell its European furniture, decorative…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Looking to spread some sunshine

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Just as the sun returned warm temperatures to the area this week, some students at St. Augustine of Canterbury School are hoping to bring some sunshine into the lives of sick children at Robert Wood Johnson Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick.    Third-graders at the school decorated shoe boxes, which they…

  • MANVILLE: Revised graffiti ordinance pending

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Changes allow for reporting, time of year    An updated version of the proposed graffiti ordinance that was killed in March is expected to be reintroduced at the May 11 Borough Council meeting.    The ordinance that was originally introduced in March and would have required property owners to remove graffiti within…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Coast Guard’s local home

    HILLSBOROUGH: Coast Guard’s local home

    Raritan resident Ernie Hall, a member of the Hillsborough-based Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla, talks with a boat owner at Round Valley Reservoir, Saturday. Auxiliary members provide inspections and educational services for area boat enthusiasts. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Store cleans up trashy ‘donations’

    HILLSBOROUGH: Store cleans up trashy ‘donations’

    Amwell Auto and Tire Center owner Joe Traszer, and employees Donnie Riggs and Alfred Daniels, clean up garbage dumped near donation bins behind the business. Photo courtesy of Buck Sixt