• Tuesday’s school board Candidates Night will be televised

    By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters will hold school board Candidates Night on Tuesday (March 29). The 90-minute program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the TV studio at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington-Titusville Road. It will also be televised live on Comcast channel 19, and Verizon channel 32. Beginning March…

  • Steck – DiCostanzo

    By: centraljersey.com Mr. and Mrs. William Steck, of Roebling, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kimberlee Steck, to John DiCostanzo, son of Pamela DiCostanzo. of Lake Worth, Florida, and Frank and Anita DiCostanzo, of Danbury, Connecticut. The bride to be is is a human resources manager for Global Tower, LLC, in Boca Raton, Florida.…

  • LAWRENCE: Applicants sought for school board

       Robert Brackett, Lawrence Board of Education (BOE) member, submitted his resignation last week to board President Laura Waters.    Mr. Brackett said his commitments at work are the reason for his resignation, which was effective March 14. During his two-year Lawrence Board tenure, Mr. Brackett served on the Finance as well as the Community Relations and…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Brady pancake breakfast raises $6K

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Brady pancake breakfast raises $6K

    Staff photo by Mary Brienza Volunteer Debbie Pagan serves breakfast to some of the 250 people attending the breakfast Sunday.

  • Mayor lands meatball prize

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    When folks in Pennington Borough want to know what’s cooking in town, they’re likely to ask Mayor Anthony Persichilli.    But they might not get the sort of answer they expect, because the mayor is a talented chef in addition to being top dog in local government. In fact, his meatballs…

  • The Ashtons have big plans for their 38 acres

    The Ashtons have big plans for their 38 acres

    The Ashtons, of Route 518, have five sons, 38 acres, six beef cows and more. Shown above feeding the cows are Issac (left), 11, and David, 16.

  • Board president’s remarks improper

    By: centraljersey.com I find School Board President Dr. Matthew Speesler’s remark about teachers caring "more about themselves than they do about the students" in a recently published report highly inflammatory and improper. It is exactly this kind of rhetoric that fosters bitterness and animosity between all concerned parties. It is not the role of a…

  • Tues., March 22

    By: centraljersey.com Memoir Writing Workshop for Seniors: A memoir is a personal story and anyone can write one. This introductory course, facilitated by Maria Okros, is designed for seniors to reflect on a significant life experience and put it on paper. 2:30 p.m. Free. Lawrence library. Registration suggested, 609-989-6920 or email [email protected]. Future session: March…

  • LAWRENCE: Author tells of woman’s crusade for equal rights

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Susan B. Anthony — she of the $1 dollar coin — and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are both well-known figures in the arena of women’s rights and the push to grant women the right to vote.    But it was the lesser known Alice Paul who took up the charge in the…

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