• Princeton jewelers open a new store

    Business update By: Lea Kahn – Staff Writer LAWRENCE – Rocio Lopez and her husband, Marco Gonzalez, are living the American dream. Starting with one store in Princeton Borough that they opened four years ago, they have now expanded to include a second store at 1143 Lawrence Road. The new store, called Marco’s Jewelry II,…

  • Squandering an abundance of farmland

    By: Michele Byers The last few weeks have brought the fresh taste of high-quality, locally grown fruits and vegetables to many New Jerseyans. The Garden State still produces some of the best tomatoes and corn in the world. We should all take note, however, of a new inventory of our disappearing farmland nationwide. Since 1982,…

  • Man charged in burglary in Royal Oaks complex

    By: Chelsea Radler – Staff Writer South Brunswick police have arrested a man allegedly involved with at least two area burglaries, including a July 6 break-in at an apartment in Royal Oaks off Route 1. Monroe and North Brunswick police captured Ronald Williams, 43, of Monroe, in the allegedly process of committing a burglary July…

  • Detective: Crime is down

    By: Linda Seida – Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE – Lambertville police presented figures Monday that show crime is down. And, most of the arrests made in the city have involved non-Hispanics. The statistics show that reportable crimes are going down "a little bit," while the statistics on the number of Hispanics arrested are "basically unchanged," police…

  • Health matters

    DBT, life skills therapy, helps troubled women By: Catherine Wetzell, M.A. – Princeton HealthCare System Having the skills to deal with life’s challenges is essential, particularly for women who are dealing with emotional trauma and recovery from addiction. A new program at Princeton House Behavioral Health, a unit of Princeton HealthCare System, is helping women…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local woman receives ‘Prestigious’ award

    HILLSBOROUGH: Local woman receives ‘Prestigious’ award

    Hillsborough resident Jean Angelo, at right, received the “Prestigious Woman of New Jersey” award from Worship for Life Community Outreach, a Jackson-based non-profit organization. Above, the group’s co-founder, Madie Nash (left) tells the audience about Ms. Angelo’s community work, as Ms. Angelo’s daughter, Kelli Rouse, holds the award.

  • Just a thought

    By: centraljersey.com "The alternative to the totalitarian state is the cooperative commonwealth." – Norman Thomas, American Socialist leader

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Board to study value of HES site

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Zoning expected to entice developers to town center — but there’s no ‘for sale’ sign    While a proposed change in the town’s zoning laws offers developers an incentive to build on the current Hillsborough Elementary School site, the school is not for sale, school officials said during Monday’s Board of…

  • Drive for cancer patients tops $27,000

    By: centraljersey.com Stephen Wurst, 13, recently undertook a fundraising project for cancer patients being treated at Somerset Medical Center that inspired a classmate, resulting in the pair raising more than $27,000 for the center. Stephen launched his project in memory of his mother, Laurie Parlin, who died of breast cancer in August 2009, raising the…

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