• Swimming in NJ: more than the Shore

    By: Michele Byers In New Jersey, it’s "the shore," not "the beach." Going "down the Shore" is one of our state’s most popular summer pastimes. But don’t think the salty surf is the only place to take a refreshing dip on a hot day. In fact, there are more than a dozen freshwater lakes open…

  • Road work contract OK’d

    By: Linda Seida – Staff Writer STOCKTON – the Borough Council has awarded an $87,000 contract for road improvements. DeSantis Construction, of Somerset, will mill and repave Woolverton Road. Work on the approximately 800-foot road is expected to begin by the end of the month, borough Clerk and Administrator Michele Hovan said. Funds for the…

  • Religious services

    By: centraljersey.com Chabad Center for Jewish Life – Located at 32 New Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Weekly Saturday morning services at 10 a.m., followed by Kiddush lunch. For more information regarding programs the center offers, call 874-0444, or e-mail Chabad Director Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky at [email protected]. Fax: 908-450-3333. Web site with additional information at www.myjewishcenter.org. Christian…

  • Lost state aid key

    Borough planning 3-cent hike in tax rate By: Joanne Degnan – Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council will hold a public hearing later this month on a $2.16 million budget that would raise the average municipal tax bill by about 2.5 percent, or about $44 a year. Under the proposed 2010 spending plan, the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Festive fireworks draw a crowd

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    When the township decided to eliminate the Independence Day fireworks from the municipal budget to deal with tough economic constraints, South Brunswick officials were forced to look to donations as a means to keep the tradition alive.    Early indications from this past weekend’s revamped Independence Day festival prove the decision…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Board revises activity fees; some parents to pay more

    By: Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE – Parents of high school students who join several sports teams and clubs will be paying significantly more in activity fees during the 2010-11 school year under a new policy adopted by the Board of Education. Last year, families paid a flat annual fee of $100 for one child,…

  • The right question about Afghanistan

    By: Hank Kalet If you keep asking the wrong questions, you are going to keep getting the wrong answers. That’s what we have been facing in Afghanistan. Rather than asking the correct question – why are we fighting in the south Asian country? – we seek the elusive winning strategy: What do we need to…

  • Senior corner

    By: centraljersey.com The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 and older, and age 55 if disabled. Canned goods or non-perishable food items…

  • Environmental Endeavors

    Environmental Endeavors

    A Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey worker holds a ruddy turnstone with a transmitter.

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