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‘We need both natural lands and playgrounds, sports fields’

In calling for the "preservation" of "half" of New Jersey's land (https://centraljersey.com/2024/05/06/an-urgent-call-to-preserve-half-of-new-jerseys-land/), Jay Watson and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation are misleading your readers. What they're including as "preserved land"...

Common calendar, Packet papers, May 17

Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which...

Hillsborough Township creating a Community Equity and Diversity Profile

Hillsborough Township officials are taking a "deep dive" to create a Community Equity and Diversity Profile. Township Planning director...

An ‘ode’ to New Jersey’s dragonflies and damselflies

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you're near a pond, stream, or marsh on a...

Depression and suicide risk can intensify in spring and summer

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Intense symptoms for individuals with depression are commonly associated with the winter...

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7th DISTRICT: Businessman Larsen challenges Rep. Lance again in GOP primary 

Businessman David Larsen kicked off his fourth Republican primary election effort to unseat incumbent Congressman Leonard Lance on Saturday. Mr. Larsen said he believed “this...

HILLSBOROUGH: Snow threat cancels clinic 

In anticipation of a snowstorm, the township health department has cancelled its free rabies clinic for dogs and cats planned for Saturday at the...

HILLSBOROUGH: Former mayor, administrator Michael Merdinger dies

By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Officials and organizations are discussing how best to honor the memory of former mayor and township administrator Michael Merdinger, who...

HILLSBOROUGH: Play top courses — virtually — in 3-D at Neshanic Valley

Golfers can virtually play any of 26 championship golf courses indoors at the Neshanic Valley Golf Course Learning Center, 2301 South Branch Road in...

HILLSBOROUGH: Phone, wallet reported stolen; shopping cart wheeled from store

Hillsborough police said a patron of a Route 206 business reported Jan. 13 that his phone and wallet, with an estimated total value of...

HILLSBOROUGH: Sports complex with two domes proposed for Hillsborough Road

By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Apex Sports and Events wants to build a state-of-the art athletic and recreation facility on 19.6 acres on Hillsborough Road. The...

HILLSBOROUGH: Police report seven DWI arrests 

Hillsborough police reported seven instances of driving while under the influence and related charges going back to mid-November. -- Peter Sweeney, 60, of Hillsborough was...

HILLSBOROUGH: Township police report six arrests for marijuana charges

Hillsborough police reported six instances of marijuana and related charges that had been brought since the first week in November. Amber Highsmith, 23, of Somerset...

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