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  • COUNTY: Burlington officials pursue pothole plan

    Burlington County maintains 508 miles of roads, equaling over 1,000 lane miles. Since December, road crews have used approximately 14,000 tons of salt and over 100 tons of patch material, including hot asph The Board of Chosen Freeholders has approved a three-point countywide emergency pothole mitigation plan, Burlington County Freeholder Director Leah Arter Monday.    ”As…

  • COUNTY: Wildlife Center seeks volunteers

    To register for an orientation, contact Volunteer Coordinator Jane Rakos-Yates at [email protected] or call 609-303-0552, ext. 103. Mercer County Wildlife Center, which accepted and treated 2,300 birds, mammals and reptiles in 2013, is holding orientations for new volunteers at the facility in Hopewell Township.    ”This facility is one-of-a-kind both in terms of quality of care…

  • Zorzal Music Ensemble to present cross cultural concert of Latin American, Spanish and Sephardic songs at Prince of Peace Church on April 5

    Zorzal Music Ensemble to present cross cultural concert of Latin American, Spanish and Sephardic songs at Prince of Peace Church on April 5

    By Carlos Fernandez In a program entitled Songs of Love and War, Zorzal Music Ensemble will present Latin American, Spanish and Sephardic music on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 7:00 pm at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church located at 177 Princeton-Hightstown Road in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. Admission is free; free-will offerings will be accepted.…

  • The Jewish Afterlife…and Getting There Gently

    The Jewish Afterlife…and Getting There Gently

    Bruce Birnberg, Executive Director of The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Testing, testing: Record crowd takes SBPD exam

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Testing, testing: Record crowd takes SBPD exam

    Ed Birch photo. Almost 1,000 people took the police examination at South Brunswick Monday night. Test takers filled all of the cafeterias at the high school to have room for the exam. Lines formed around the front of the school on Ridge Road.

  • HAMILTON: Hospital hosts flea market

    To reserve a space, call Carol Holloway at 609-443-8760. HAMILTON — The Auxiliary of Robert Wood University Hospital Hamilton will hold its annual spring flea market on Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the hospital campus.    According to a press release, each year, more than 100 vendors fill the hospital’s employee…

  • Brunch at Home is March 30

    Brunch at Home is March 30

    By Sharon Naeole It was six years ago when the Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) first bandied about the idea of creating brunch baskets that we could sell to the greater Princeton community. Seven years later, with more than 2,000 baskets sold and delivered to hundreds of people in more than a dozen local communities…

  • The Jewish Afterlife…and Getting There Gently

    The Jewish Afterlife…and Getting There Gently

    By Toby Ehrlich “The Jewish Afterlife…and Getting There Gently,” will be presented at Temple Emanu-El in Edison, NJ with speaker Bruce Birnberg. This intellectually stimulating presentation will make you laugh, cry and ponder the meaning of life…and death. The presentation focuses on “why we do what we do” in the Jewish tradition. There will be…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Testing, testing: Record crowd takes SBPD exam

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Testing, testing: Record crowd takes SBPD exam

    The entrance examination for South Brunswick police officer candidates drew a record 972 candidates last Monday evening at the high school. By Ed Birch, Special Writer The entrance examination for South Brunswick police officer candidates drew a record 972 candidates last Monday evening at the high school.    Lines of candidates stretched around the front of…