• SOUTH BRUNSWICK – SBHS students collect food

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – SBHS students collect food

    Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Students at the high school collected 12,250 pounds of food for the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (M.C.F.O.O.D.S.) over the weekend, according to South Brunswick High School Principal Timothy Matheney.    The donated food items filled 240 plastic bins, and was about the same amount as last year, Mr.…

  • Political theater?

    Todd Brant, Hopewell Township     After watching last week’s Township Committee meeting, I would like to comment on the actions of several committee members during the process to select a municipal judge. It was obvious that committee members Vanessa Sandom and John Murphy were not satisfied with the process selected by Mayor Jim Burd to…

  • Library sets book sale

    By: centraljersey.com MONROE – The Friends of the Monroe Township Library will hold its annual book sale April 30 through May 6 where the public can purchase gently used books and media. The book sale offers thousands of donated items sorted into fiction hardcover and paperbacks, nonfiction, children’s books, movies, music and audiobooks. Gift books,…

  • 50 years of Green Acres open space

    By: centraljersey.com Michele Beyers Special Writer New Jersey’s Green Acres Program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This highly successful program is the longest continuously running, state-supported open space program in the nation – a testament to the foresight of those who established it and to countless New Jersey voters who voted yes for open…

  • Mon., March 14

    By: centraljersey.com Cranbury Township Committee, 7 p.m., municipal building, 23A North Main St. Monroe Township Historical Preservation Commission, 7 p.m., Senior Center meeting room, municipal building, 1 Municipal Plaza. Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission, 7 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. Tues., March 15 Cranbury Township Historical Preservation Commission, 7:30 p.m., municipal building, Town Hall, 23A N.…

  • Many thanks!

    Ed and Doris Vinarski, Lambertville     On behalf of the senior citizens who responded to the recent invitation — offered by the South Hunterdon Regional High School faculty/staff and student body — to provide transportation, if needed, to a luncheon prior to enjoying a well-performed musical comedy, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” thanks!    The students at the…

  • PBSN Singles Night at Peter Nero and The Philly Pops Grand Opening Concert – Music and Comedy Starring Robert Klein, Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Wednesday, March 30, 2011
  • No relation to reality

    Ken Hansen, Hopewell Township     I’d like to share my thoughts regarding the largest line item in our annual school budget — teacher salaries. Teachers’ salaries recently have grown at rates that bear no relation to the reality the taxpayers funding the district have faced these last two years.    I’ve written on this topic before,…

  • LAWRENCE: Flood maps on view today

    Mercer County residents are invited to attend an open house to review the county’s new, preliminary flood maps today (March 10) from 4-8 p.m. at the Mercer County Library, Meeting Room No. 1, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. The open house is being hosted by the county and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which developed the…

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