• HAMNETT ROUND-UP

    By: centraljersey.com The following is a wrap-up of this week’s Lawrence Hamnett recreation soccer results. GIRLS 11-13 Norway won twice over the weekend as Shaye Lipskind scored four goals in a 4-3 victory over Brazil. Norway followed with a 4-1 win over China as Mia Cribb scored two goals, Lipskind notched the game-winner and Eden…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Best-selling author launches at Pond Road

    ROBBINSVILLE: Best-selling author launches at Pond Road

    Tony DiTerlizzi, the acclaimed author and illustrator of eight children’s books, including the just-released “The Search for WondLa,” speaks to students at Pond Road Middle School in Robbinsville on Sept. 21.

  • OEM: River not expected to flood today

       Despite the heavy amount of rain expected today, the Delaware River is not expected to flood, according to David Burd, of the Lambertville Office of Emergency Management,    Mr. Burd said, “The National Weather Service is currently forecasting the Delaware River at Lambertville to crest at 7.3 feet or 5.7 feet below the flood level of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Land by Allentown rezoned for commercial uses

    Robbinsville council acts despite criticism, planners’ suggestions By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council has voted to rezone farmland and residential properties on Route 526 near the Allentown border for commercial use in an action criticized by residents from neighboring towns who decried the loss of the greenbelt anchored by the 18th…

  • EDITORIAL: Fiscal and tax questions that need to be asked

    by centraljersey.com Let’s have a conversation about taxes. Not the kind of conversation we’ve grown used to, in which taxpayers and politicians complain about rising property tax bills and bad mouth the long list of scapegoats, but one in which we ask ourselves honest questions about what we expect from our state and local governments…

  • REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Keep your head up when you bike

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A few months ago, my mother-in-law gave my wife a nearly new bicycle, saying she couldn’t use it anymore.    So we brought it home.    It’s the first bike we’ve had around in quite a while since our sons stopped riding them. I used to borrow those, too.    They were mountain…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City Hall renovations to be unveiled

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Residents are invited Friday, Oct. 1, to the grand opening of City Hall where they can get a look at the results of a $1.6 million renovation.    The unveiling of improvements and upgrades that began more than a year ago, in June 2009, will take place at 11…

  • Local salon to make Komen donations

    By: centraljersey.com EAST WINDSOR – A local salon is taking some altruistic action in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For the month of October, Reflections Hair and Nail Studio says it will contribute $10 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation each time a customer gets a Pink Pedi, At the same time, those customers…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township facing hike in pension payments

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    This year’s budget woes will likely continue into next year, with one of the first increases involving pension payments the township must make.    The township expects a 20 percent increase in pension payments for public and police employees next year, which amounts to a $367,000 increase over this year’s payments,…

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