• Local communities lead the way for clean air

    By: centraljersey.com Environmental legislation is dead in the U.S. Congress, at least until after November’s mid-term election. The so-called cap-and-trade bill – which would put a price on carbon emissions – has been stalled in the U.S. Senate for more than a year, while a much weaker energy bill remains mired in what has become…

  • Council candidate cites his record

    By: centraljersey.com Here’s a representative list of activities in which I have engaged while dealing with recent tax issues and the 2010 revaluation: – I initiated the program of no municipal tax increase that is now in its second year. – I led the council’s successful program to assert control over the police department when…

  • Natalia Knochowski

    By: centraljersey.com CRANBURY – The township is starting to collect data about what is needed to repair the Brainerd Lake dam in order to meet requirements of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Dam Safety. Therefore, over the next few months, residents may be seeing some increased activity in the lake, including…

  • Photo: Frank Wojciechowski

    By: centraljersey.com Virginia was born on Sept. 15, 1910, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Philip F. Chapman, a prominent local lawyer and banker, and Gladys Doten, a leading figure in Maine’s women’s suffrage movement .While she missed seeing Halley’s Comet in 1910 by six months, she did see it in 1986. Virginia attended the…

  • PENNINGTON: FARMERS MARKET UPDATE

    Tom Adelman    On Saturday, the Pennington Farmers Market will present a variation on its end-of-the-month collections. In addition to accepting a number of items that cannot be recycled curbside, the market will receive donations of used bicycles.    The market will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Pennington Shopping Center, off Route 31 near…

  • From Roosevelt’s playground to the Superdome: Panfile’s lessons opened doors to success in life

    By: Tony Pawlik, MHS Class of 1971 They dedicated the Manville high school football field to one of my teachers, last week. He was my sixth-grade teacher way back in 1964, I remember it like it was yesterday … walking to Roosevelt School on that first day of school, you didn’t know who you would…

  • Foundation sets annual walk

    By: centraljersey.com The Lawrence Township Community Foundation’s (LTCF) second annual Community Day Walk will be held Sunday, Oct. 3 at Village Park rain or shine. Registration starts at10 a.m. and the walk begins at 11 a.m. at the playground area near Bergen Street entrance. Individual walk registration is $20 and family registration is $30. Joan…

  • Hamnett Soccer Round-Up

    By: centraljersey.com England topped Brazil, 4-1, thanks to numerous saves from goalie Karoline Dapprich, strong midfield play by Caroline Bohra and stellar defense from Sharon Mendez. Brazil fell despite great offensive pressure from Brazil’s Chloe Brensinger, Grace Raterman and Natalie Klek. Mia Rhodes scored Brazil’s lone goal and Morgan Slutzky and Jalyn Fleming excelled on…

  • PRINCETON: Township seeks county grant for open space land

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    The Township Committee is seeking some help from Mercer County.    On Monday, it agreed to apply for a $150,000 grant to acquire 35 acres of permanent public open space along the base of Princeton Ridge.    Owned by All Saints Church, the property connects to county parkland and Herrontown Woods.    The…

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