• Students design CD covers with anti-drug messages

    By: centraljersey.com Students were invited to create anti-drug messages by creating a CD cover complete with artwork and song titles as part of the Red Ribbon Week celebration sponsored by the Hillsborough Township Life Skills Committee and the Hillsborough/Millstone Municipal Alliance. Last October was the 25th anniversary of Red Ribbon Week, which works to present…

  • CHESTERFIELD: Black History Month lessons to live by

    By Amber Cox    CHESTERFIELD — Ruby Bridges was 6 when U.S. marshals escorted her past jeering crowds in 1960 as she entered the all-white William Frantz Elementary School to integrate the New Orleans school system.    Ruby was one of the civil rights heroes studied by the second-grade classes at Chesterfield Elementary School for their Black…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Governor talks about tough times for budget

    HILLSBOROUGH: Governor talks about tough times for budget

    Phil McAuliffe Before a huge U.S. flag, Gov. Chris Christie answers questions from the crowd at a town hall meeting Wednesday morning in Hillsborough.

  • SENIOR CORNER: Week of March 3

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled.    Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each…

  • MANVILLE: Volunteers create cards for military

    MANVILLE: Volunteers create cards for military

    Lori Pizzoli makes greeting cards for the use of U.S. military personnel serving overseas. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Bordentown HS to stage "Curtains"

    By: centraljersey.com BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – "Curtains," the murder mystery musical comedy, will be presented at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center on March 24 – 26 at 7:30 p.m. With music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Rupert Holmes, this production will be performed by the award-winning students of the Bordentown…

  • MANVILLE: Rosary Society to host annual pierogi supper

       Sacred Heart Altar Rosary Society is holding its annual Pierogi Supper on Wednesday, March 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the parish auditorium. The community is invited to join the parish for dinner.    The cost for the supper is $8 for adults and $4 for children 8 and under. The pierogi supper includes a…

  • PRINCETON: A singular Institute: Writer tells the story of the IAS through photos

    PRINCETON: A singular Institute: Writer tells the story of the IAS through photos

    Albert Einstein takes center place for this photograph taken on May 22, 1939, at the dedication ceremony for the Institute for Advanced Study’s first building. Named for Caroline Bamberger Fuld and her late husband, Felix, Fuld Hall provided much-needed space. Since 1933, the IAS faculty had grown to include professors in economics, politics, and humanistic…

  • Election District Boundaries Realigned in 13 Somerset County Towns

    By Election Board Administrator Jerry Midgette, Esq.             The Somerset County Board of Elections has unanimously approved the adjustment of 76 election district boundaries located in 13 of the county’s 21 municipalities. Affected voters will be notified by mail in April, prior to the annual school boards election. Visit the Board of Elections website at www.co.somerset.nj.us/elections…

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