• Michael Skelly Sr.

    By: centraljersey.com BORDENTOWN CITY – As we ride the RiverLine, or a train on the Northeast Corridor, we seldom think of where it all began. On Nov.12, 1831, members of New Jersey’s Legislature, dignitaries and townspeople were invited to Bordentown by the newly formed Camden & Amboy Railroad Co. to take part in a party…

  • Lea Kahn

    By: centraljersey.com When a police officer knocked on the door to his apartment at the Lawrence Plaza apartment building a few days before Christmas last year, Ira Serle didn’t know what to expect. But the police officer, who was out of uniform and off duty, appeared at Mr. Serle’s doorstep to present him with a…

  • Baldpate closings

    By: centraljersey.com The Mercer County Park Commission will close Baldpate Mountain to all visitors on select days due to the annual deer management project. Those dates are: Dec. 1-3, 8-11, 15-18, 22-24, 29-31; Jan. 1, 5-8, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29 and Feb. 2-5, 9-12. Exact project dates also will be posted on the various gates leading…

  • Charles W. Kim

    By: centraljersey.com The Public Service Electric and Gas utility company recently gave the South Brunswick Soccer Club $300 to help its traveling league program. According to a Nov. 14 press release from the utility, the donation was given in the name of employee Scott Landrieu, who is a material control and logistics manager for the…

  • Sunday, Nov. 28

    By: centraljersey.com Etz Chaim Sociable Singles: 1-4 p.m., Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave.; admission $5; call 609-655-5137. Wednesday, Dec. 1 Board meeting: 10 a.m., Amboy Bank, League of Women Voters of Monroe Township. Saturday, Dec. 4 Holiday card-making: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cranbury Library, 23A N. Main St. Tree lighting: 6 p.m.,…

  • Capitol

    By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Developmentally disabled Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle to improve the lives of developmentally disabled New Jerseyans and those in psychiatric hospitals and developmental centers is moving forward. "As a society, we should be judged on…

  • Tree lighting

    By: centraljersey.com The annual Holiday Tree Lighting will be held on Nov. 27 on the Wachovia Bank corner, Bridge and S. Union streets, Lambertville. Santa will arrive at 4 p.m. Immediately following the tree lighting, children are invited to the Justice Center, 25 S. Union St., to chat with Santa. Children of all ages are…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Pirates team third at MOC

    Riff brothers help South to highest finish By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    HOLMDEL — Jake and Dan Riff didn’t have to wait long to know it had been a good Meet of Champions.    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South twin sophomores could tell from the reaction of Pirates head coach Kurt Wayton.    ”It looked like me…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: How seniors can adapt to change and loss

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