• It’s go time for athletes

    By: centraljersey.com The middle of August means time to get back to work for area high school athletes. Actually, the middle of August means time to ‘officially’ get back to work for area high school athletes. While Monday marks to official start date for high school practices for the fall season, many athletes have been…

  • Down on the farm

    By: centraljersey.com Horse-drawn wagon tours of Hopewell Township’s Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District will be offered to the public on Aug. 14, courtesy of Howell Living History Farm. The district, which includes 13 properties, is listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places. The 30-minute tours will leave the farm on a continuous…

  • Where to write

    By: centraljersey.com – President Barack Obama: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20500; telephone, 202-456-1111 (for comments), 202-456-1414 (for switchboard); fax, 202-456-2461. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.whitehouse.gov U.S. Senate – Frank Lautenberg (D): Washington office: 324 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510; 202-224-3224; fax, 202-228-4054. Newark office: One Gateway Center, 23rd Floor,…

  • Letters to the editor

    Thanks for story By: centraljersey.com Thank you for shining a bright spotlight on the importance of organic farming with your July 29 article "Growing a Greener World to feature Honey Brook." The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is proud to host the Honey Brook Organic Farm on its 860-acre Reserve in Hopewell. Over the past 20…

  • Future road projects may include bike lanes

    By: centraljersey.com TRENTON – Cyclists in Mercer County could get a bit more "shoulder room" under a proposal by Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes to explore the addition of bike lanes when major roadway improvements are made to county routes. "In past generations," Mr. Hughes said in a press release, "many county roads were built…

  • Recreation update

    By: centraljersey.com The Hopewell Township Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a community trip to the Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center on Sept. 16. Located in Millville, Wheaton Arts (formerly Wheaton Village) is home to the Museum of American Glass, which houses one of the most comprehensive collections of American glass with over 7,000 objects…

  • Holocaust aftermath is topic of library program

    By: centraljersey.com MONROE – "Hear Us Speak: Voices of the Second and Third Generations" is the subject of this year’s annual Henry Ricklis Memorial Committee Monroe Township Public Library program. The program is at the library on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 1:30 p.m. The library is off Perrineville Road in the Monroe Municipal Complex. The…

  • Equal protection will rule

    By: Hank Kalet California voters cannot enshrine discrimination in their state’s constitution. That, in a nutshell, is what federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled last week by tossing out an amendment to the California state constitution that made it impossible for gays and lesbians to marry there. Chief Judge Walker, of the Northern District of California,…

  • Beating the odds in pool Lenape

    Lenape swims well at PASDA By: Zoe Crain – Special Writer With only 15 members of the Lenape Swim Club competing in the PASDA Championship Meet, the odds of success were stacked against them from the beginning. However, the team overcame the challenge of boasting a short roster, and placed fifth overall in the Division…

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