• HOPEWELL VALLEY: Clothing, textile bins at all Valley schools

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Clothing, textile bins at all Valley schools

       Hopewell Valley’s Clothing and Textile Drive, held annually on Election Day since 2010, is now a year-round event, giving residents a convenient way to donate and recycle used clothing and textiles anytime in bins at each Valley school.    The drive, run in partnership with Brooklyn, New York-based SpinGreen (http://spingreen.com), keeps textiles out of landfills and…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cops: Florida man had gun in Target parking lot

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cops: Florida man had gun in Target parking lot

    South Brunswick Police arrested a man Friday afternoon for allegedly having a gun in the parking lot of the Target store on Route 1.    Police charged driver Brandon Gill, 25, of Jacksonville, Florida for unlawful possession of a firearm, police said.    According to police, at 3 p.m., Target security reported a suspicious vehicle that had…

  • MANVILLE: Patriots win 2 of 3 on first weekend

    More than 7,000 fans attend season opener Friday    The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots, 6-3, before 5,105 fans at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater on Sunday afternoon to avoid the three-game sweep.    The Patriots opened the season Friday night by defeating the Ducks, 3-2, on Jonny Tucker’s walk-off double in 15th inning in…

  • EAST WINDSOR: $15K rehabilitation grant available

    By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR — A $200,000 grant will remain available to assist low and moderate-income homeowners correct damages to their homes, according to Mayor Janice Mironov in a recent statement.    The Township Housing Rehabilitation Program, which was awarded to the township back in February of last year, is funded by the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cops: Florida man had gun in Target parking lot
  • Unity Bank Contest Offers $16,000 in Prizes to Small Business Owners Who ‘Dream Big’

    By Yankee Public Relations Unity Bank has launched a contest for small business owners in the bank’s branch footprint that will award a total of $16,000 in cash prizes, including $10,000 for the lucky winner. Four runners-up will each receive a $1,500 prize. The Small Business Dreams BIG Contest is designed to help small business…

  • MANVILLE: Senior Center hosts sing-along

       Josie Mescallado will sing classical and opera selections, Broadway show tunes, popular movie classics and patriotic songs today, Thursday, April 24, at the Manville Senior Center at the Fire Company No. 1 at 20 South Third Ave.    Attendees will be encouraged to sing along.    The senior center is normally open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m.    A…

  • PRINCETON: Eating clubs chow down from trucks for charity

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer    The eating clubs at Princeton University are normally the scene of college partying, mansions on Prospect Avenue where future Supreme Court judges, corporate CEOs and college presidents go to let loose.    But on Friday, a section of Prospect was closed for a student-organized fundraiser to support “Send Hunger Packing,”…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Council discusses dog limit ordinance

    According to officials, the current limits households to three dogs, except for the case of a larger property where up to six dogs may be kept. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — Writing local ordinances can often mean officials having to weigh governance and the quality of life of constituents.    These factors were both…

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