• UPPER FREEHOLD: School leaders’ contracts on tap

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — Three school district leaders’ contracts are slated for a public hearing this month.    Superintendent Dick Fitzpatrick previously said he would be taking a 2 percent salary raise rather than the 3 percent increase in his contract. He would be making a salary of about $180,000 this…

  • LAWRENCE: Work begins on Eldridge Park district upgrades

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     With a ceremonial toss of dirt, Township Council broke ground Wednesday morning on the long-awaited improvements to the Eldridge Park business district — starting with a landscaped parking lot next to the Lawrence Road Fire Company.     The project actually began last month, when the township Department of Public…

  • LAWRENCE: Orchard celebrates apples

        The Apple Day Festival kicks off the fall harvest season at Terhune Orchards from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 and 20.     At this time of year, everyone’s attention at Terhune Orchards is focused on harvesting the 30 varieties of apples – from McIntosh to Stayman Winesap. On Apple Day pick-your-own apples…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the Sept. 10 edition

    Peg Dotson Peg Dotson     Tel: 499-3807     Fax: 499-3807     E-mail: [email protected]    Hooray! Shrimp Nite is coming back on Sept. 11 at the Wilitts-Hogan-Tonne American Legion Post 39 on Fourth Avenue, Roebling. Again, this year they are offering 15 large peel your own shrimp with homemade potato salad and cole slaw for only $10.…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Township hopeful of COAH certification

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — There is a light at the end of the COAH tunnel for the township’s proposed 160-unit affordable housing plan, according to local officials.    The township’s plan for the My Farm community and the alternative Lakeside Village Square Center is in the process of becoming COAH-certified, Township…

  • LAWRENCE: Nonprofits transfer lease for savings

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     It’s no secret that the economic downturn has affected nonprofit groups’ ability to raise money and continue their operations, and the Lawrence Township Community Council is no exception.     That’s why the Lawrence Township Community Council, which has funded the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center at 295 Eggerts Crossing Road…

  • Princeton Environmental Commission

    By Emily Reeves Princeton Environmental Commission                                                                NEWS 400 Witherspoon Street                                                                                          Princeton, New Jersey 08540                                                                                For Immediate Release Contact person:  Emily Reeves, 609-683-1713 The Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) is planning its third annual Green Home and Garden Tour this year.  This year’s free, self-guided tour will be Saturday, October 24, from eleven o’clock…

  • CHESTERFIELD: Further fundraising planned for renovated church

    CHESTERFIELD: Further fundraising planned for renovated church

    The newly renovated Chesterfield Baptist Church. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • Excellence in the Arts Awards Dinner – Oct. 1

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders SOMERVILLE – The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission has announced the recipients of the 2009 Excellence in the Arts Awards, the county’s highest artistic honor.  The four to be honored at a dinner at Twin Brooks Country Club in Watchung on Thursday, Oct. 1, are: Monica Cullen of…

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