Author: Central Jersey

  • SOUTH COUNTY: Time is short to decide on school board candidacy

    Lambertville, Stockton and West Amwell have a new regional school district, the creation of which was OK’d overwhelmingly by voters Sept. 24, 2013. That day, voters approved the regionalization proposal that led to the formation of the new single district July 1, 2014. This new district, under the leadership of Superintendent Louis Muenker, has the…

  • MANVILLE: Emily Sellar graduates magna cum laude

    College graduation announcements Jessica Anne Griswold of Hillsborough received a bachelor of science degree magna cum laude May 11, 2014, from the University of Richmond (Va.) She majored in chemistry and minored in business. Jessica receivced departmental honors and the American Institute of Chemists award for excellence in chemistry. She is a member of the…

  • SOUTH COUNTY: Two county youngsters win at National 4-H Shooting Sports

    Two Hunterdon County youths won medals as a record 553 4-H youngsters representing 34 states participated in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational from June 23-29 in Grand Island, Nebraska. An estimated 1,600 participants, coaches, parents, family members and 4-H faculty and volunteers attended. State teams and individual 4-H youth competed throughout the week in…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA swim coach Donovan leaving to take job in Florida

    HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA swim coach Donovan leaving to take job in Florida

    Somerset Valley YMCA Head Swim Coach Matt Donovan (far right) with a winning relay at YMCA Nationals in 2008. From left are Mara Valenzuela, Y Coach Rob Rynone, Kristen Moll of Hillsborough, Casey Stahl, Kelsey Hurley and Coach Donovan. Mara, Casey and Kristen were from Bridgewater.

  • MANVILLE: Debit card reportedly used fraudulently

    Polilce blotter, July 7-13 A woman came into Manville police headquarters at 9:36 a.m. July 7 to report that someone had used her husband’s debit card in New York to make fraudulent purchases totaling $541.49. — A Manville man came to headquarters at 4:52 p.m. July 7 and said he had visited a website that…

  • FantasySharks.com acquires FantasyInsights.com in strategic partnership

    FantasySharks.com acquires FantasyInsights.com in strategic partnership

    By 1888PressRelease 1888PressRelease – Sharks Fantasy Sports, LLC which owns and operates FantasySharks.com, a leading fantasy football content and tools provider, has acquired FantasyInsights.com. Fantasy Insights has a 21-year track record of providing premium fantasy football content to their subscribers and will become a core piece of a new premium fantasy football content subscription service,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Plane crashes off Sunnymead Road

    One victim being taken to hospital A 73-year-old Hillsborough man was the pilot of a small, home-built plane that crashed in a swampy, wooded area off Sunnymead Road in Hillsborough. The pilot was reportedly practicing takeoffs from the Central Jersey Airport on the Hillsborough-Manville border. Field reports said the pilot — apparently the only victim…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA swim coach Donovan leaving to take job in Florida

    HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA swim coach Donovan leaving to take job in Florida

    The Somerset Valley YMCA is launching a search after the team’s successful lead coach said he will be leaving at the end of the summer season to pursue a career opportunity in south Florida. Head Coach Matt Donovan will remain through Aug 8. The Somerset Valley YMCA is seeking to hire a new coach by…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Club fair to peak with fireworks

    HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Club fair to peak with fireworks

    The Super Shot ride will take kids to new heights at the Rotary Club Fair from Aug. 12-17 next to the Lowe’s store in the Hillsborough Promenade off Route 206 near Triangle Road.