Santa Claus is Coming to Town!!

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The Robbinsville Township Fire Department and the Robbinsville Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3786 will escort Santa Claus through Robbinsville Township for his annual visit on Saturday, December 14th beginning at 11am.

NEW UPDATED SCHEDULE HERE AT THIS LINK

Santa will also attempt to make his way to every neighborhood with a schedule reflecting the time/neighborhood.

When posted, the schedule will be a TENTATIVE schedule only and Santa’s arrival times are simply estimates. Santa may arrive slightly earlier or later than listed depending on the duration of prior stops or any emergency calls that we may have to respond to during the event. On the day of the event a “Santa Tracker” will be posted showing his exact location.

The tracker will be posted on this Facebook page and the Robbinsville Professional Firefighters Association – IAFF Local 3786 page.

Additional details to follow.

By: Dennis Symons, Jr.

HUNTER, NY–You have to wake up early on a Sunday morning to beat a snowstorm and holiday traffic one of the most busiest travel days of the year. Leaving the area at 6 am, I arrived at Hunter, NY around 9 am the snow had not begun to fall yet. Winter storm warnings were forecasting two feet or more for the region so it was worth leaving early to beat chaos on the roadways.

Sunday was spent riding Hunter Mountain Resort, as the storm approached snow began covering the trails and high winds were felt at the summit. This was a multiple day event so rooms were booked at the Holiday Inn Express back at the Thruway Exit. The ride back to the hotel was a little sketchy since the storm started to really produce some nice snow on Sunday evening and though the night.

Monday was used to explore Catamount Resort on the New York, Massachusetts Border in the Berkshire Mountains. The radar was looking good over there so it was worth the new adventure to visit a mountain on a multi resort pass called the Indy Pass. (See story on Catamount Resort Visit)

Snows remained light most of Monday but snow started to pile up again Monday night so the alarm was set for an early wake up for Tuesday morning, knowing Tuesday would be a powder day.

Upon arrival on Tuesday morning at the Hunter Mountain parking lot staff were using the mountain’s groomers to plow and open the parking lots. Making my way to the lift the line was long at the ticket window so it is one of the days it pays to have a season pass and walk right by the ticket line.

The first run down that morning was on Racers Edge a double black, Hunter has not even begun to make snow on that trail yet this year. I was able to find some spots of fresh snow but many of the runs were tracked out pretty quickly on this powder day.

With all the recent snow the time is now to get out there just in case the weather happens to take a turn for the worst. The weekend ahead looks like a great skiing and snowboarding weekend. Monday and Tuesday next week there is a chance of rain but snow makers will be able to lay down another coat of snow on Tuesday night according to the forecast Get out there and put in a day or two before the rain comes.

December 6, 2019

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)– MidJersey.news was officially open about month month ago. Since making the site public it has received 62,400 page views by 13,167 visitors. Visitors read an average 4.7 stories per visit.

On this site there are 107 stories/posts all written in the past month or so.

If you have been reading the site regularly so much news happens that things move down the news feed quickly so use the following to help navigate the site so you don’t miss a story.

Eight stories were published yesterday and stories within the past week are still relevant so sign up for e-mail and check the Latest 50 stories in the right reading pane.

If you are a first time visitor or you want to see stories related to your town, use the category buttons at the top of the page to help navigate to the town or news interest.

Other ways to navigate the website is the search box on the left reading pane for a detailed search of all stories posted. There is a “category” drag down box just below the search box to help locate what you are looking for.

Social Media: Facebook MidJerseynews and Twitter MidJerseynews YouTube

MidJersey.news right now just has advertising that is provided by the web hosting company. In the future once established local advertising will be available. I want to get the site up and going and produce a great product before launching advertising.

You can support this website now by every so often clicking on the advertisements on the web page.

Another way to support the website and to see all the videos first is “subscribe” to my YouTube Channel. There are over 100 videos posted on that channel some videos are from my archives of news videos back when working for WZBN in Hamilton. The YouTube Channel needs to get to 1,000 “subscribers” so take a second and hit the subscribe button on there.

95% of the photography on this page comes from myself and I have art available for sale at Dragonfly Design Studio at 6 Church Street in Allentown. There is also a large canvas of the old mill available in the Moth Coffee House. Stop in and check out those local businesses and my other work. I am also available for photography check out my website and Facebook site.

Why call it “MidJersey” news? Central Jersey seems to be hijacked by an area well north of our area and even areas well above the Rartain River. Years ago we had a trivia argument where the exact center of the State of NJ was. I e-mailed the USGS US Geological Survey were the exact center of the State of NJ is and they thought that was a great question and responded after some researching the topic. The reply I received that stated that if you used a computer model with the area and shape of New Jersey and filled it with liquid the balancing point would be in Hamilton Township along the marsh lands of the Crosswicks Creek. Hamilton Township would be the mid-point of New Jersey and the scientific center of New Jersey. Sorry to the folks north of the Raritan River you are “North Jersey”

November 30, 2019

By: Dennis Symons, Jr.

MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Millstone Township, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 116 held an Eagle Court of Honor today. Six Scouts made the Rank of Eagle Scout, it is the the highest rank in BSA an honor that only 2 to 4% of all Scouts achieve. Luke D. DePinho, Jordan Daniel Lisnow, Nicholas Luke Meier, Noah Lee Meier, Andrew Joseph Raccuglia, and Jared Scott Skidmore obtained the highest rank in the BSA as Eagle Scout.

December 12, 2019

By: Dennis Symons, Jr.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)—Firefighters from Robbinsville and surrounding towns battled a truck-car carrier fire on the New Jersey Turnpike around 11:53 am today. The fire was at Mile Marker 61.6 South Bound outer lanes (truck lanes) just prior to Exit 7A. Robbinsville “Squad 40” Highstown and Groveville (Hamilton Twp. Station 19) responded with engines, tankers responding were Allentown, East Windsor, Cranbury and Monroe Township. The truck was carrying several vehicles at the time of the fire and all were consumed. Firefighters were still on scene at time of this report. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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December 5, 2019

By: Dennis Symons, Jr.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)—The Robbinsville Township Council payed a visit to the Robbinsville Township Police Department’s new police training facility, shooting range. The modular, pre-fabricated indoor range manufactured by Shooting Range Industries, LLC features 4 lanes and a video training system so police can practice different scenarios.  Council members Ron Witt, Mike Cipriano, Vince Calcagno, Chris Ciaccio and Dan Schuberth listened to the police department members talk about the value of the facility and the importance of the training they will receive with the new facility. Also there was a demonstration to the amount of sound that comes from the new facility, video below you will hear a lightly muffled sound from live firing inside the range first with a hand gun then with a high power rifle. Then further back in the parking lot again with the rifle. Some residents were concerned with loud noises coming from the facility but that was not the case as demonstrated by RTPD.

Robbinsville Township Council Members given tour of new police gun range.

November 27, 2019 by NJSP

Earlier this week, Sergeant Burek and members from the Central Lab teamed up with the Sunshine Foundation Mercer County Chapter to donate Thanksgiving baskets to some much-deserving families.

The Sunshine Foundation’s mission is to answer the dreams of chronically ill, seriously ill, physically challenged and abused children ages 3 to 18, whose families cannot fulfill their requests due to financial strain that the child’s illness may cause.

Sgt. Burek has been a part of this organization for many years—not always from the helping side—but as a recipient of foundation’s genorosity.

At the age of 18 months, Sgt. Burek’s sister was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor in her left kidney. As a family of five with a sick child, his family struggled emotionally and financially. The Sunshine Foundation contacted his family and granted them a trip to their Dream Village in Florida and tickets to Disney World for a week. This trip gave his family the opportunity to have some fun and get away from the daily trips to St. Christopher’s hospital in Philadelphia.

His sister ended up beating cancer, however her kidney stopped functioning due to chemotherapy. She endured 2 years of dialysis before receiving a kidney transplant at the age of 15. She is now 32 years old and married with a child of her own.

Since 2006, Sgt. Burek has had the opportunity to represent the New Jersey State Police as a chaperon on the Mercer County Chapter Sunshine Foundation’s annual trip to Disney World, which departs from the Mercer County Airport on the first Tuesday in May.

Having been a part of this foundation for so many years and personally understanding the impact a sick child can have on a family, members from the Central Lab teamed up with the Sunshine Foundation’s Mercer County Chapter to provide a little help to deserving families for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Sunshine Foundation was started in the 1960’s by a Philadelphia police officer named Bill Sample, who was assigned to a local children’s hospital. He encountered critically and terminally ill children and saw firsthand how their families were burdened not only by mounting medical bills, but also by the frustration of not being able to provide their children’s special dream.

For more info on the Sunshine Foundation please visit
https://www.sunshinefoundation.org/

December 3, 2019

By: Dennis Symons, Jr.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–The Township celebrated the lighting of its Christmas Tree and Menorah at the Robbinsville Township Senior Center tonight. The event was well attended and included: Arts and crafts, Photos with Santa, Gingerbread House Display by the Allentown-Robbinsville Girl Scouts, Robbinsville High School Choir Performance, Free Hot Chocolate (by David Bradley). The Robbinsville Township Police Department was on hand and the Robbinsville Township Fire Department escorted Santa to the tree via Robbinsville’s fire engine.

December 5, 2019

2:00 PM —UPDATE ROUTE 130 IS NOW OPEN EXPECT DELAYS IN AREA AS UTILLITY WORK IS ON GOING

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)– A traffic accident took down a utillity pole in the area of NJSIAA in Robbinsville. The roadway is closed between Sharon Road and Woodside Road. Avoid the area.

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AVOID ROUTE 130

MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH RT. 130 @ NjSIAA. POLE/ WIRES DOWN ACROSS BOTH LANES OF THE HIGHWAY. DETOURS ARE IN POSITION. PLEASE AVOID AREA.

December 10, 2019

ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–The Robbinsville Township Police Department announced Officer Shawn Emmons for being awarded Officer of the Year and Dispatcher Vivian Salguero-Cincilla for being awarded Dispatcher of the Year. Thank you for for your dedication and service to the community.