• Somerset County Freeholders to Host 9/11 Ceremony

    Somerset County Freeholders to Host 9/11 Ceremony

    The Somerset County 9/11 Memorial is located at the corner of Main & Bridge Streets in Somerville.

  • West Nile Virus: Protect yourself from mosquitoes

       The Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection are urging state residents to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito-borne West Nile Virus (WNV) by taking simple steps to reduce populations of the insect on their properties.    Late summer and early fall are typically the most critical times of the year to be aware…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District schools open

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District schools open

    Staff photos by Charles W. Kim There was a flurry of activity at Constable Elementary School Thursday as classes resumed for the new school year. Top, Students line up in front of the school. Kindergar´ten teacher Joanne Kirk pre´pares her classroom. Princi´pal Amanda Rosenberg welcomes students and par´ents. Annmarie Kelleher helps twins Julia and James,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District schools open

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District schools open

    Staff photos by Charles W. Kim There was a flurry of activity at Constable Elementary School Thursday as classes resumed for the new school year. Top, Students line up in front of the school. Kindergar´ten teacher Joanne Kirk pre´pares her classroom. Princi´pal Amanda Rosenberg welcomes students and par´ents. Annmarie Kelleher helps twins Julia and James,…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: ‘X’ marks the spot for doomed street trees

    ROBBINSVILLE: ‘X’ marks the spot for doomed street trees

    Sidewalk replacement program to begin next week By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The orange X’s painted on scores of mature street trees destined for the ax in The Ridings and Washington Greene neighborhoods prompted questions from concerned residents at the last council meeting.    The township, which is undertaking a sidewalk replacement program…

  • IN THE KITCHEN: Local farm crosses state lines

    IN THE KITCHEN: Local farm crosses state lines

    By Faith Bahadurian, Special Writer    Simply Grazin’ organic farm owned by Mark and Lynne Faille, is expanding. In addition to their rented farmland on Route 206 in Skillman, they now own land in Virginia and New York. The farm’s meat is sold in Whole Foods Markets from Maine to Virginia; McCaffrey’s Markets; and served in…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Administrators report back to school went smoothly

    By Charley Falkenburg, Staff Writer    Friends reuniting, lockers slamming, pencils scribbling assignments — all mark the sounds of the annual hustle and bustle of the first day of school.    Yesterday was an exciting day for the schools in Princeton, Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro, as each district welcomed both new and familiar faces back into its…

  • Har Sinai Schedules High Holy Days Services

    By Har Sinai Temple HAR SINAI TEMPLE SCHEDULES HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES Hopewell Twp. – Har Sinai Temple will celebrate the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) with a series of services appropriate for different ages and the meanings of the separate holidays.           On Sept.…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Sept. 7

    Sat., Sept. 8    Mind & Meditation, 10 –11 a.m., West Windsor Library. The workshop will explore the elegant Mind-Breath-Body connection. Free community service of The Art of Living Foundation. Sign up at the library or call 609-799-0462 to register.    Sahaja Meditation, 10 a.m. –noon, West Windsor Library. Sahaja Meditation is a technique to manage stress,…

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