• Take Back Day is ‘overwhelming success’ in Hunterdon

    The event was a collaborative effort involving the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Narcotic Task Force, Hunterdon County Sheriffs Department, local police departments, and the Safe Communities Coali    The recent “Take Back Day” resulted in a record collection of nearly 600 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs from throughout Hunterdon County.    Sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency,…

  • LAWRENCE: Womanspace gives Sigmund Award to Joe Torre

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    If you to want to stop the cycle of domestic violence, you have to do a lot of educating.    That was the message delivered by baseball legend Joe Torre.    Mr. Torre, with his wife, Ali, created the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation several years ago to help children cope…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: At summer camp, kids learn more than how to have fun

    To the editor:    If you ask any child attending summer camp why they enjoy it, inevitably the word “fun” will come out of their mouths. Camp is fun, there is no denying that, but it is so much more.    A summer camp is an intentional community where children are positively guided through experiences that are…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Softball parent wants turf too

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Softball parent wants turf too

    Ed Birch photo. Material and equipment begin to arrive ahead of the artificial turf installation at the high school.

  • MANVILLE: Every time it rains, there is cause for concern

    To the editor:    We had another close call in Manville with the recent rain event. It seems in the past we only had to worry when tropical storms hit our area but now things seem so different.    It is time for action by our state government. It has been well 40 years of inaction to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: She takes no backseat to anyone but Gervais

    HILLSBOROUGH: She takes no backseat to anyone but Gervais

    Hillsborough’s Eliza Holland Madore pauses with her favorite YMCA counselor, Whitney Curry. Eliza is seen in an Audi commercial in which she steals the scene from comedian Ricky Gervais. (Photo courtesy of the YMCA)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: She takes no backseat to anyone but Gervais

    HILLSBOROUGH: She takes no backseat to anyone but Gervais

    You’ve seen Eliza, age 8, on TV commercial making comedian cringe By Kaitlyn Affrunti, Special Writer    On an ordinary day, Eliza Holland Madore is an average 8-year-old playing with her friends at the Somerset Valley YMCA. On other days, she’s living the life that many only imagine.    Eliza’s budding acting career has taken off, as…

  • PRINCETON: AvalonBay plans to sue over additional testing

    Company thinks it is being asked to do more than required By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    Developer AvalonBay will fight Mayor Liz Lempert and the Princeton Council in court to turn the former Princeton Hospital site into a 280-unit residential development.    AvalonBay has balked at the council’s insistence that it do additional environmental testing…

  • Aspire FCU Offering Two Loan Promotions for May

    By Aspire FCU Aspire Federal Credit Union has announced a new contest that can help those in the market for a new auto loan or would like to refinance from another financial institution. If you like Aspire on Facebook during May 3 – 10, 2014, you’ll be in the running to win having your new…

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