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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council trims proposed budget

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor The Township Council is working to trim the 2014 municipal budget, reducing a proposed 8-cent per $100 of assessed value increase to 1.8-cents so far.    ”(The proposed budget) was a wish list,” Councilman Jo Hochman said during a budget meeting Tuesday night. “This (reduced plan) is a real budget.”…

  • Buccaneer Bay BBQ Comes to Plainfield with Unity Bank’s Support

    By Yankee Public Relations PLAINFIELD (April 24, 2014) – Unity Bank has provided a construction loan to Jerome Pereira of Fanwood to support the opening of Buccaneer Bay BBQ, 154 Terrill Road, Plainfield. “People have always commented on my culinary skills and this was my dream,” said Pereira, an entrepreneur and business consultant. “The building…

  • MANVILLE: ‘Oz’ to make musical stop

    MANVILLE: ‘Oz’ to make musical stop

    Mary Ellen Day Members of the cast of Christ the King School’s production of the musical ‘Oz,’ include, from left, Rosie Burns, Katie Shubiak, Samantha Snell, Becky Rezac and Jackie Velona.  Photo by Mary Ellen Day

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  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Residents wary of tower lights

    Residents spoke about the matter during the public comment portion of the Township Committee meeting Monday night after some in the city voiced a desire to see a painted flag illuminated on the tower. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Township Residents expressed concerns about quality of life and home value impacts as…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Town celebrates library week

    EAST WINDSOR: Town celebrates library week

    EAST WINDSOR — Mayor Janice S. Mironov proclaimed National Library Week April 13 to 19, with the theme “Lives Change @ Your Library,” and recognized the important role of the two East Windsor branches of the Mercer County Library system, noting “our libraries are key centers for the community.”    The Mayoral Proclamation issued by Mayor…

  • Heroin Epidemic Rampant in NJ; New Facility Answers Public’s Need

    By: Carly DeCotiis New Program Provides Much-Needed Substance Abuse & Behavioral Health Services to Somerset County  Somerset, N.J. (April 23, 2014) – Much has happened with the “heroin epidemic” since February 22nd, when activists held a seminar in Camden, NJ to show how to administer an overdose antidote medication called Narcon. Since then, all of…

  • MANVILLE: ‘Oz’ to make musical stop

    MANVILLE: ‘Oz’ to make musical stop

    Mary Ellen Day Members of the cast of Christ the King School’s production of the musical ‘Oz,’ include, from left, Rosie Burns, Katie Shubiak, Samantha Snell, Becky Rezac and Jackie Velona.  Photo by Mary Ellen Day

  • Bringing Communities Together

    Bringing Communities Together

    By Carla Debbie Alleyne This year Princeton University’s Office of Religious Life Hallelujah! will be producing a hip-hop musical entitled “The Mogul,” starring Jon Cortez ’16 on May 1st – 3rd at 7pm at the Frist Performance Theatre.  Tickets are free and the show is open to the community.  The musical is written and directed…