• HUNTERDON: Chamber establishes Business Relief Fund

       In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce has established a Business Relief Fund to assist local Businesses that have been impacted. The goal is to have money available to donate to businesses that have had damages that are not covered by insurance.    ” Your help in this effort is very…

  • Unemployed Workers Can Apply for Storm-Recovery Jobs

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders SOMERVILLE – Somerset and Hunterdon counties, under the auspices of the Greater Raritan Workforce Investment Board, will participate in a federally funded program that will enable public and private nonprofit organizations to hire unemployed workers for storm cleanup. The U.S. Department of Labor approved a $15.6 million National Emergency…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Sayreville beats Vikings 28-14

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Sayreville beats Vikings 28-14

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    The South Brunswick Vikings lost 28-14 to the Sayreville Bombers Oct. 19 as the visitors outscored the Vikings 21-0 in an action filled fourth quarter.    Both teams traded two possessions each until there was just 1:21 remaining in the opening quarter as quarterback T.J. Perkowski scored the Vikings opening touchdown…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School board election result still unclear

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    Tuesday’s election to fill three positions on the South Brunswick Board of Education was placed into a state of confusion after the polls closed with one of the contested seats separated by only 110 votes.    Candidates Azra Baig and incumbent member Barry Nathanson remained close in the voting with Nathanson…

  • Solar System Backs Up Generator, Keeps Power On in Face of Sandy’s Fury

    Solar System Backs Up Generator, Keeps Power On in Face of Sandy’s Fury

    By Robert P. Baker When Sandy slammed into Bayonne, NJ, a one-of-a-kind solar electric system developed by Advanced Solar Products, Inc. (www.advancedsolarproducts.com) of Flemington, NJ helped keep the power on at Midtown Community School, where 50 to 75 grateful residents of this historic Hudson Riverfront city spent the night sleeping on cots in the warm,…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Challengers prevail in town, school elections

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — David Boyne unseated Robbinsville Councilman Dennis Shennard on Tuesday night, capturing 59 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results released by the municipal clerk’s office.    Keith Kochberg also appears to have lost his seat on the Robbinsville school board by 239 votes to challenger Shaina Ciaccio. Ms.…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: ‘Sandy’ leaves much of area powerless for days

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Hopewell Valley, like many other communities in New Jersey, experienced a hopefully once-in-a-lifetime storm that began Oct. 29.    When terrible “Sandy left, many other problems began. Pennington    About 25 Pennington Borough homes were still without electric power Tuesday morning, borough Police Director Bill Meytrott said.    At that point, “some people…

  • Grant Supports PEI Kids’ Program for Juveniles on Probation

    Grant Supports PEI Kids’ Program for Juveniles on Probation

    By Diane Blaszka Lawrenceville, NJ – November 8, 2012 – A $25,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the City of Trenton will help PEI Kids — a Mercer County nonprofit dedicated to keeping children safe — continue to serve at-risk teenage clients via its highly regarded Comprehensive Juvenile Offenders Outreach Services (CJOOS) program. The…

  • Hottest cities for car thefts

    By Jim Gorzelany Here’s where car thefts are most prevalent and how you can avoid being a victim. While vehicle thefts are declining nationally — the FBI’s preliminary 2011 crime statistics indicate a 3.3 percent drop over 2010 numbers — they’re on the rise in many of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas according to data…

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