• ALLENNTOWN: Borough explores sale of Conine’s Millpond to state

    Borough Council seeks public input at Dec. 11 meeting By David Kilby, Special Writer    ALLENTOWN — Borough officials are asking the public for feedback at the next Borough Council meeting on whether they should sell Conine’s Millpond, commonly known as Allentown Lake, to the state.    The council introduced an ordinance Nov. 28 authorizing the borough…

  • New Doctors Express in Bound BrookAnnounces Grand Opening December 12

    New Doctors Express in Bound BrookAnnounces Grand Opening December 12

    Dr. Jennie Malone of the Bound Brook office of Doctors Express

  • LAWRENCE: Attic fire extinguished

    LAWRENCE: Attic fire extinguished

    Lawrence firefighters look into the attic of a house on Arcadia Avenue Tuesday night. Staff photo by Lea Kahn

  • LAWRENCE: Attic fire extinguished

    LAWRENCE: Attic fire extinguished

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A house at 175 Arcadia Ave., in the Eldridge Park neighborhood, was damaged by a fire Tuesday night that started in an attic crawlspace on the second floor of the house, according to Lawrence Township officials.    The fire was reported at 6:35 p.m., and volunteer firefighters from the Slackwood, Lawrence…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Scouts, landscaper help shape up elementary school’s outdoor look

    HILLSBOROUGH: Scouts, landscaper help shape up elementary school’s outdoor look

       For the past four years Karen Briegs, Hillsborough Elementary School’s Home and School Association’s Outdoor Beautification Chair, has relied on the work and community spirit of local Scout families to maintain gardens that surround the school.    ”When I took on the program in 2009, my goal was to select plants that would fill in the…

  • Rider, professor honored by Militia Museum

    Rider, professor honored by Militia Museum

       When the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey needed a hand, Rider University was there, at the ready. Now, five years after the development of a vital internship program that benefits both students and the museum alike, Rider was honored as the recipient of the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey Robert A.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Ornaments honor his mom’s memory

    Stephen Wurst will light hospital’s "Hope" tree on Tuesday    After losing his mom when he was only 12, Stephen Wurst of Hillsborough became active to keep his mother’s memory alive.       His “Laurie’s Legacy” campaign is now in its third year. Laurie Parlin, who died in August 2009 from breast cancer, will be remembered with the…

  • FALL WINE TASTING AT MORRIS MUSEUM ON DEC. 6 TO BENEFIT ST. HUBERT’S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER

    By St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center FALL WINE TASTING AT MORRIS MUSEUM ON DEC. 6 TO BENEFIT ST. HUBERT’S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER Taste More Than 100 Wines from Around the World and View the Exhibits at the Morris Museum  Wine, art and animal lovers are invited to a Fall Wine Tasting at the Morris Museum…

  • Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Workshop Focuses on Keeping Mercer Children Safe

    Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Workshop Focuses on Keeping Mercer Children Safe

    By Penny Ettinger West Windsor, NJ – December 4, 2012 – To educate Mercer County citizens and organizations about the sensitive and prevalent issue of child sexual abuse, PEI Kids/Greater Mercer Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and the Mercer County Commission on Abused, Neglected and Missing Children recently hosted a conference entitled "Preventing Child…

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