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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > local > 02/21/2026 > tour-of-somerville-scrapbooks-digitized-for-public > 88775679007

Historic Tour of Somerville scrapbooks go digital

11+ hour, 4+ min ago  (531+ words) A piece of cycling history is being brought back to life. Two scrapbooks documenting decades of racing heritage from the Tour of Somerville " the longest-running competitive bicycle race in the United States " are being digitized to make their contents accessible…...

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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > local > somerset-county > 01/05/2026 > somerville-mayor-hopes-pot-money-could-be-a-pot-of-gold-for-town > 87992162007

Somerville mayor hopes pot money could be a pot of gold for town

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (14+ words) Gallagher: "Every dollar generated from any dispensary facility would be reinvested into healthier alternatives." ......

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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > local > somerset-county > 10/08/2025 > somerville-nj-real-estate-market-outperforming-somerset-county-expert-says > 86567116007

Somerville real estate market outperforming Somerset County, expert says

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (374+ words) SOMERVILLE " The county seat's real estate market is doing better than Somerset County's, a real estate consultant told the Borough Council. Jeffrey Otteau, founder, managing partner and chief economist of the Otteau Group of Matawan, said Somerville continues to be…...

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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > local > development > 08/18/2025 > rite-aid-site-in-somerville-sold-for-2-6-million-whos-new-owner > 85676331007

Rite Aid site in Somerville sold for $2.6 million. Here's what's coming

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (201+ words) SOMERVILLE - The building at the intersection of Gaston and Union avenues might not be empty for long after Rite Aid closes. Liquor Saver, now in the strip mall across Union Avenue by the Division of Motor Vehicles office, is scheduled…...

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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > local > somerset-county > 07/23/2025 > somerville-nj-east-main-street-redevelopment-project-gains-momentum > 85326978007

East Main Street redevelopment project in Somerville gains momentum

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (443+ words) SOMERVILLE " For more than three decades, Somerville officials have dreamed of redeveloping the east end of Main Street into a downtown gateway. Those dreams are inching closer toward reality as conceptual plans for the Gateway East Somerville mixed-use project received…...

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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > local > somerset-county > 07/10/2025 > somerville-moves-to-redevelop-landmark-granetz-building > 84520385007

Somerville moves to redevelop 'blighted' downtown landmark

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (306+ words) SOMERVILLE " The borough has taken the first step in redeveloping a landmark building at the west end of Main Street. The Borough Council has authorized the borough Planning Board to examine whether the Granetz Building at the corner of West…...

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mycentraljersey.com > story > entertainment > dining > 06/16/2025 > nj-restaurants-with-chefs-counters > 84131072007

Eat where the action is: These NJ restaurants feature chef's counters

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (939+ words) When Chef Scott Snyder opened Boulevard Seafood Company in Somerville nearly a decade ago, he was determined to build in a chef's counter, which faces a restaurant's open kitchen so guests have a front-row seat to where the action happens....

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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > local > somerset-county > 05/14/2025 > tour-of-somerville-bike-races-memorial-day-2025 > 83580219007

Can the Tour of Somerville return to its heyday? Organizers are optimistic about 2025

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (619+ words) Organizers of America's longest running bike race, with its roots reaching to 1940, hope they can turn back the clock and return the Memorial Day event to its heyday when tens of thousands of ... A record number of cyclists have registered…...

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mycentraljersey.com > story > news > history > new-jersey > 05/12/2025 > nj-history-may > 83098258007

Adult book store in Edison picketed: This week in Central Jersey history, May 12-18

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1476+ words) About 125 residents seeking to close the Adult Book Store in Edison maintained a picket line in front of the newly opened Route 27 shop all day on Friday, May 16, 1975. "We hope to be here as long as ... About 125 residents seeking to…...