• HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Signs OK now for open spaces

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Thousands of acres of Hopewell Township land have been permanently preserved as open space.    Baldpate Mountain, Mercer County Park Northwest, Alliger Park — which together total well over 1,500 acres — are three of the many tracts involved.    Like many other areas in the township preserved as open space, they…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Park to serve as ‘living memorial’

    ROBBINSVILLE: Park to serve as ‘living memorial’

    The late Tom Blakely of Robbinsville is shown in this 2008 family photograph with his wife, Deborah, and daughters Maggie (left) and Brielle. A new park on Meadowbrook Road has been named for him. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Blakely)

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Diversi-tree mural to highlight township

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Diversi-tree mural to highlight township

    Photographer: Sherry Rubel Art Lee, of Dayton, Rebecca Garner, of Monmouth Junction, and Crossroads South student Jessica Stephenson work on the tree mu´rals for a community event to celebrate art and diversity.

  • TO YOUR HEALTH: Belly fat is no laughing matter

    Dr. Terry Shlimbaum    A large waist circumference is linked to an increased risk of major health problems including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease.    Potbelly . . . spare tire . . . love handles. Guys have lots of lighthearted ways to describe excess belly fat, but it’s no laughing matter.    A…

  • NEW HOPE: Officials to show off new borough facility
  • County gets money for worker training

    By: centraljersey.com The Workforce Division of the Somerset County Department of Human Services has received an additional $315,000 in federal stimulus funds to enhance and expand its training and educational services for displaced workers in Somerset and Hunterdon counties. "The majority of our Workforce Division’s clients have degrees or some type of higher education," said…

  • State’s pharma and biotech industry needs state help, not cuts

    By N.J. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-14th District     When you think of a pro-business state, what images come springing forward? Lower taxes, less government regulation, and support for private enterprise should all come to mind. These are the reasons why states such as Delaware attract small business entrepreneurs from all over the country.     However,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Miller-led girls win CJ IV XC

    HILLSBOROUGH: Miller-led girls win CJ IV XC

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Julianna Miller was a steady No. 2 last year, just behind Ashley Smolinka race after race, for the Hillsborough High School girls cross country team.    With Smolinka’s graduation, it figured that Miller would move to the top spot. Not only has Miller assumed the top spot, she has taken…

  • ALLENTOWN: Test result ‘oddities’ concern UFRSD officials

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Upper Freehold Regional School District officials say eighth-graders scored strongly on state standardized tests last spring, but the language arts scores of elementary school students were disappointing.    ”There are a lot of districts, and we are certainly one of them, that are very disappointed because the scores did…

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