• Online wine of the month clubs offers the novice an easy way to become a connoisseur

    By sendonline Inc. Wine tasting is an interesting and exciting way to spend an afternoon. But like with many new hobbies, the novice may feel intimidated to experience wine tasting and embarrassed to ask simple questions to other wine enthusiasts.  Books have been written on the subject most have seem to be written for those…

  • SPRINGFIELD: County to break ground on fairgrounds

        Burlington County will break ground for the new year-round County Fairgrounds and park on the 640-acre open space site off Route 206 in Springfield Township Wednesday, March 25, at 2 p.m. The former Sod Farm, located just south of the Columbus Market on Jacksonville-Jobstown Road, will be a public recreational site with facilities for…

  • Boheme Opera NJ Presents "Madame Butterfly"

    By Charlene Thellmann Boheme Opera New Jersey presents Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” April 17 and 19 at Patriots Theater at The Trenton War Memorial. Come with Boheme Opera to a time when Japan was coming into a new age, when some were willing to embrace the future for power, some for pleasure – and one…

  • PRINCETON: Township, borough, tackle joint budget

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    A joint meeting of the finance committees of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township has recommended a 5 percent across the board cut in operating expenses at agencies jointly operated by the two municipalities and has not recommended funding significant capital requests by the fire and recreation departments in order to…

  • NORTHERN BURLINGTON: Proposed budget a mixed bag for four sending districts

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Residents in the Northern Burlington County Regional School District will be asked to approve a proposed tax increase of just under 3.5 percent this year.     On March 30, the Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the nearly $34 million budget, up less than 1 percent from…

  • Cooking with the Chef Cooking Class Fundraiser at the Yardley Inn

    By Yardley Inn On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar will host its seventh annual cooking class, which benefits the Lower Makefield 9/11 Garden of Reflection. Executive Chef Eben Copple will lead several interactive cooking demonstrations with a focus on scrumptious pasta dishes. The cooking demonstration kicks off at 7 p.m.…

  • ROCKY HILL: Loss of state aid forcing boro tax hike

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    ROCKY HILL — The loss of municipal aid from the state is continuing to put the squeeze on the borough of Rocky Hill, driving up taxes for its residents, according to Mayor Ed Zimmerman.    With school taxes are added in, the average homeowner will see a jump of about $600,…

  • PRINCETON: University safety director leaving

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Steven J. Healy, Princeton University’s public safety director, will leave the post he has occupied since 2003 at the end of this academic year to work on national campus security issues.    Mr. Healy plans on turning his focus to working as a managing partner of Margolis, Healy and Associates, a…

  • World renowned prosthetist to provide care to amputees in Edison

    Jennifer Adase World renowned prosthetist to provide care to amputees in Edison As seen on national news, developer of first prosthetic tail for dolphin   Edison, NJ – World renowned Certified Prosthetist Kevin Carroll will provide free prosthetic evaluations to local amputees on Tuesday, April 14th at Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, 265 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837.…

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