Author: Central Jersey

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raider band sweeps state awards

    HILLSBOROUGH: Raider band sweeps state awards

    The Hillsborough Raider Marching Band competed in the U.S. Bands New Jersey State Championship on Saturday at Rutgers University. In Group V competition the Raiders performed their show, "Hide & Seek," and scored an amazing 90.388 to win first place. They also brought home caption awards for best music, best visual, best guard and best…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Committee candidates are introduced
  • MANVILLE: Halloween fun night is Thursday

    Community calendar issue of Oct. 30 Thurs., Oct. 30 Halloween event: Manville recreation department holds "fun night" at VFW hall, 600 Washington Ave. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Games, costume contest, hot dogs and chili, music with DJ Sparrx. Drop off jack-o-lanterns for contest judging between 5:15 and 5:45. Sat., Nov. 1 Polish dinner: Manville Exempt Firemen’s Association…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Many turn out for pipeline protest

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Many turn out for pipeline protest

    Hopewell Valley area residents protest the PennEast pipeline by marking off “125 feet of devastation.”

  • Candidates worked to market township

    Jim Cann and Jill Popko, Bordentown Township If you have driven down Crosswicks Street lately, you might have noticed some big changes. Our Public Works Department has expanded into the adjacent old National Fence site. Acquiring this property saved taxpayers over a million dollars compared to our next best option for the much-needed expansion. We…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raider band sweeps state awards

    HILLSBOROUGH: Raider band sweeps state awards

    From left, Hillsborough’s Alina Lou, drum major Sydney Rosen and Minjoo Kim hold banner proclaiming their award-winning performance in the New Jersey state championships.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Big signs continued to stay up, Dems say

    Letter to the editor To the editor: For the last 10 days two very large signs supporting the Republican incumbent candidates for Township Committee have been displayed along Route 206. The signs violate local ordinances. The signs are 32 square feet in size (8 feet by 4 feet) while the ordinance states no signs are…

  • MANSFIELD: School district: Invest in the future

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer MANSFIELD — The school district is encouraging residents to vote Tuesday and invest in the safety and education of township children. Questions have been put on the ballot that pertain to adding full-day kindergarten and safety measures to the schools. "Full-day kindergarten is a sound investment for the academic achievement…

  • Keep track of pipeline

    Caroline Katmann, executive director, Sourland Conservancy On a beautiful autumn morning this past Sunday, the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Sourland Conservancy co-hosted a guided hike through the Baldwin Lake Wildlife Management Area in Hopewell Township. The original purpose of the hike, as proposed by Cathy Reuscher, Mid-Atlantic policy associate for the Appalachian Mountain Club,…