• Bowling Day to aid digital sign campaign

    By: centraljersey.com The Manville Education Foundation is planning a Community Bowling Day event to give families a chance to have some fun together during the Manville School District Easter recess. The event will be held at Ten Pins Lanes in Manville from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19. Deb Knitowski of the…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: State police back gangs data

    HIGHTSTOWN: State police back gangs data

    Officials, residents continue to criticize survey, chief By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — State police representatives told the Borough Council on Monday that the number of gangsters and gangs operating in Hightstown according to their state survey appeared accurate. But the council and many in the standing-room-only crowd in the council chamber were left…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Treadmill ignites; townhouse residents displaced

    EAST WINDSOR: Treadmill ignites; townhouse residents displaced

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Six people were smoked out of their home Tuesday when a fire burned the basement of their part of a Twin Rivers townhouse, fire officials said.    Barry Rashkin, chief of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, said four adults and two children fled from 488 Fairfield…

  • Shoes

    By: centraljersey.com Have any gently used shoes you no longer wear…and want to give up for a good cause? Cadette Troop 6-1098 is collecting all shoes (sneakers, dress shoes, sandals, etc.) to give to a charity called Soles4Soul, which will distribute them to needy places where shoes may be a luxury. The girls are thinking…

  • Mary Brienza

    By: centraljersey.com A 20 year old Kendall Park resident was arrested for allegedly stealing a purse with six credit cards from a volunteer at the Hugs for Brady pancake breakfast at the Senior Center on Ridge Road Sunday, police said. Police said Jessica Taylor attended the event and allegedly took a volunteer’s purse that had…

  • Local St. Baldrick’s Day event nets over $100,000 for charity

    By: centraljersey.com One hundred fifteen shavees, 67 children and 48 adults – including four girls and three women – accepted the lofty challenge issued by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and shaved their heads in exchange for donations to help raise money for childhood cancer research. More than $107,000 was raised locally as part of a…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Viking girls take county championship game

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Viking girls take county championship game

    Viking player Erica Dwyer scored eight points in the first quarter of the championship game.

  • PRINCETON: Justice Hoens credits autistic son, caregivers for success

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    Charlie’s angels helped more than just Charlie; they helped Helen Hoens get to the New Jersey Supreme Court.    Ms. Hoens, an associate justice since 2006, credits her son, Charlie, and his support system for making her the woman she is today. Her son, 27, is autistic and his angels can…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local Jews celebrate Purim at two events

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local Jews celebrate Purim at two events

    Staff photo by Mary Brienza Some of the 250 people gathered at Pierre’s Restaurant on George’s Road Sunday night for a celebration of the Jew´ish holiday of Purim.

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