• Free Tire Drop-off : May 18-22

    Somerset County Board of Freeholders   The Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management is partnering with the Somerset County Road Department to collect scrap tires. Somerset County farmers and residents can drop off used tires at the Peapack Garage, located at 5 Holland Ave. Tires, with or without rims, will be accepted Monday, May 18, through Friday, May 22, from…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: CIL celebrates 25 years

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Jean Gibson heard the words of people who didn’t believe it could be done.    But she had a developmentally disabled son, and she knew she wouldn’t be around forever to look after him. There were no existing programs to help adults with developmental disabilities learn to live independently and hold…

  • Art & Spaghetti dinner in Stockton on May 17

    PTO is sponsoring the event at the Stockton Firehouse    The Stockton Borough School PTO is sponsoring the seventh annual Art & Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction at the Stockton Firehouse on May 17.    The dinner will feature chefs — Kristen Meil of Meil’s in Stockton, and Melissa Hamilton, chef and former co-owner of the Hamilton…

  • 6 Meditations to Transform Your Life (6-week series)

    6 Meditations to Transform Your Life (6-week series)

    By Diane Cadman LAMBERTVILLE, NJ – May 6, 2009 Menlha Buddhist Center, a western Buddhist Meditation Center, located in Lambertville, NJ will begin a new 6-week series of meditation classes entitled “6 Meditations to Transform Your Life” beginning Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Taught by westerners, the meditation classes are very easy to understand and apply…

  • Future voter impressed

    Austin J. Kruger of Bordentown City To the editor:    I, Austin Kruger, walked into Ms. Cheesman’s first open-house meeting a little scared and nervous, not knowing what to expect. Then after a few minutes I, with all the others at that meeting, realized just how Ms. Cheesman’a ideas would improve Bordentown. After that meeting, I…

  • SPRINGFIELD TOPICS: From the May 7 edition

    By Jen Kokotajlo    Deadline for submitting items for this article will now be Sunday evening. Anything submitted after may not be included in the following edition. Any questions please contact me, [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding. * * *    The Wrightstown Rotary meets every Thursday night at 6 p.m. at the Garden State Diner,…

  • Manalapan named Tree City USA

    MANALAPAN — The township has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry. This marks the 18th year Manalapan has received the national recognition. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State…

  • Police investigate car, home break-ins, thefts

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Police are advising residents to be vigilant and to keep the doors of their home and cars locked after several break-ins and burglaries have been reported in town. According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, on April 27 between 8:45-10:35 a.m. an unidentified person forcibly…

  • Equine virus testing made easier in New Jersey

    The New Jersey Department of Agriculture Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory is now connected with GlobalVetLink for online submittals of equine infectious anemia (EIA/Coggins) tests. Equine infectious anemia is a viral disease for which there is no vaccine or cure. Most horses die from EIA, but some horses recover and become carriers. The disease is believed…

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