• Religious services

       Chabad Center for Jewish Life — Located at 32 New Amwell Road, Hillsborough. No membership charged. 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.…

  • MANVILLE: Elks tree sales help special programs

    MANVILLE: Elks tree sales help special programs

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Sunday was a beautiful day — perfect for taking extra time to select a Christmas tree, which many area residents did at the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge on Brooks Boulevard.    The Elks have been selling the trees for many years with the proceeds going to its programs for special needs…

  • CRANBURY: Police work goes digital

    Department computerizes fingerprint process By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — The Cranbury Police Department is joining the law enforcement community’s latest stab at cutting edge technology.    Taking fingerprints from criminal offenders will take on a whole new face as the department officially welcomes its first LiveScan Machine at the end of December.    LiveScan is…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Hybrid vehicle considered by township

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council is looking at more ways to go “green.”    The council on Monday will consider purchasing a 2010 Ford Escape hybrid four-wheel drive vehicle to be used for the Department of Community Development and the Division of Code Enforcement.    Township Business Administrator Robert Hary said…

  • JAMESBURG: Helping others have a warm winter

    Chiropractor collecting coats for state’s needy By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — Forget spring cleaning and jump into the latest holiday fad — winter cleaning, at least that’s the advice of Monroe Chiropractic Care owner, Debra DeMarco.    That’s because Dr. DeMarco is once again collecting used coats as part of its annual Baby, It’s…

  • HomeFront gives thanks for community support

    Connie Mercer of HomeFront     In 2009, HomeFront received 13,928 pleas for help from families facing homelessness, hunger and all the other economic, social and personal problems that go with poverty. This represents a 34 percent increase over 2008.    The State of New Jersey is, in a way, at the center of the current crisis…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police launch monthlong DWI crackdown

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In continued efforts to protect those out driving during the holiday season, the Hillsborough Township Police Department will be participating in the annual holiday Over the Limit, Under Arrest Year End Statewide Crackdown.    The program will last from Monday through Jan. 3, with the township conducting an impaired driving checkpoint…

  • Weighing in on a "Hefty" Thanksgiving Food Drive

    Judith McLaughlin, Principal LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40 CRAVEN LANE LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    For Further Information Contact: December 3, 2009                                                      Judith A. McLaughlin, Principal                                                                                                              (609) 671-5572 N E W S    R E L E A S E       Weighing in on a “Hefty” Thanksgiving Food Drive           Lawrenceville Elementary School’s…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: A festive weekend of holiday cheer

    By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist    Today (Friday) at 7 p.m., the tree lighting in Memorial Park, near the fire house, will take place. The Woman’s Club of Cranbury, which annually sponsors the event, invites everyone in town to start their holiday season with this beautiful tradition. * * *    The Friends of the Cranbury Public Library…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community