• Artifacts found at bridge site

    By: centraljersey.com On March 12, a discovery was made at the Jacobs Creek Bridge site where, some history buffs say, George Washington and his soldiers forded the creek in 1776. A Revolutionary War era stirrup was found along with a coin. The stirrup is "similar" to those in use during the Revolution and into the…

  • LAWRENCE: New Jersey attracted Jewish immigrants

    LAWRENCE: New Jersey attracted Jewish immigrants

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    When the Jews immigrated to the United States from Europe, their first stop was the tenements of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, right?    Well, not exactly, said Michael Aaron Rockland.    Many of them skipped the Lower East Side and fanned out to New Jersey — both urban and rural.…

  • EDITORIAL: School election coverage to focus on reader needs first

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    The 2011 school board election campaign season officially began March 8 with the filing of nominating petitions.    It will end on election day, April 27.    This year it involves three open Hopewell Township seats (three-year terms) on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education. Five township residents are hoping to…

  • Thanks for coverage of riverblindness benefit

    Dr. Daniel L. Shungu, Lawrenceville Thanks go to The Princeton Packet for its excellent coverage of the African Soirée, a benefit for the United Front Against Riverblindness (UFAR).    The front page article by Victoria Hurley-Schubert and photograph by Phi lMcAuliffe helped your readers understand how it costs just 58 cents to distribute Mectizan, the drug…

  • Elliot B. Sambol, M.D.

    By: centraljersey.com From high blood pressure and stroke to varicose veins and peripheral arterial disease, poor circulation can lead to more than just cold hands and feet. When blood flow is limited, it can cause a variety of health conditions that if left untreated, could become life-threatening. Poor circulation is often a result of plaque…

  • The message of National Invasive Species Awareness Week is clear: Unless we make restoring native ecosystems a paramount concern, we will lose them.

    By: centraljersey.com "Star Trek" fans will recall that Starfleet’s prime directive when encountering an alien civilization was noninterference. But for alien species invading this state we’re in, the opposite is true. Nearly one-third of New Jersey’s 3,000-plus native plant species now are considered rare. We are losing our native wildlife to invasive flora and fauna…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Panel selects nominees for council vacancy

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Three people were nominated by the Democratic Municipal Committee on Thursday to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Walter T. Daniels Jr., said Mayor Janice Mironov, the committee chairwoman.    ”All three are active and long-term residents of East Windsor,” Mayor Mironov said.    A letter…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: South energy pact will be inked March 31

    By Cynthia Williamson, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — After working for close to three years to develop a plan to bring solar-powered energy to Lambertville and West Amwell, the South Hunterdon Renewable Energy Cooperative will sign a contract with Swan Creek Energy LLC on March 31.    The monumental event will take place at the Lambertville Justice…

  • NB Knights soccer team continues rolling along

    By: centraljersey.com The Northern Burlington Knights boys soccer team is currently 2-0-0 in the SJSL Flight 1 U18 Division. The Knights opened with a convincing 7-0 victory over the Winslow Wildcats. David Woloff led the attack with three goals, followed by single tallies from Devon Pepper, Dan Belcher, Shawn Carmignani and Stefan Knudson. Greg Perri…

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