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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Friends produce short films

    HILLSBOROUGH: Friends produce short films

    By Gabriella Perez, Special Writer    Best friends since eighth grade, Montclair State University film students Brian Schultz and Geoffrey Perez paired up this summer to write, produce, direct and shoot a collection of short films.    Mr. Perez and Mr. Schultz, both of whom are Hillsborough High School graduates, had written scripts in the past but…

  • Abandoned homes called a campaign issue

    Richard Onderko, Manville    It has been a few months since I personally handed Manville Mayor Angelo Corradino a copy of a state-sponsored strategy plan to tackle Manville’s abandoned homes problem.    Hurricane Floyd was a long time ago and after Hurricane Irene we have many more vacant homes to deal with. Why no action? I guess…

  • lawrence: Woman charged with spraying mace at man

    A Trenton woman has been charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses after she allegedly sprayed a 26-year-old Lawrence man with mace outside the Colonial Lanes bowling alley at 12:55 a.m. Sept. 1 By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A Trenton woman has been charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses after she allegedly sprayed a…

  • Sept. 29 dinner will benefit Hunterdon Land Trust’s efforts

    Sept. 29 at Matt’s Red Rooster Grill in Flemington    Enjoy a great meal for a great cause when the Hunterdon Land Trust holds its annual Farm to Table dinner on Sept. 29 at Matt’s Red Rooster Grill in Flemington.    This four-course dinner features fresh locally sourced food from Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, Fulper Farms, Griggstown…

  • LAWRENCE: Jobs fair with a military flair held at armory

    All that Novlet Dicker wants is a job. And the employer that hires her will get 100 percent of her effort, she said, as she walked around the New Jersey Army National Guard Armory on Eggerts Crossin By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    All that Novlet Dicker wants is a job. And the employer that hires…

  • LAWRENCE: Community Calendar

    Fridays through Sept. 27    A Meditation Circle will be held from 2:30–3:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Slow down and join Reference Librarian Ann Kerr and reduce stress using meditation. Registration suggested. Call 609-989-6920 or email Ann Kerr at [email protected].    Posture Perfect 3:30–4:30 p.m. at the…

  • MANVILLE: Church hosts Oktoberfest

       The calendar may still say September but this weekend there will be an Oktoberfest in Manville celebrating the German tradition. The event is sponsored by Christ the King and all the proceeds will go toward Christ the King School.    It will be held at Sacred Heart Church grounds from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept.…

  • Lowe’s Foundation Funds and Builds New Gym Floor at Boys & Girls Club

    Lowe’s Foundation Funds and Builds New Gym Floor at Boys & Girls Club

    Team members from Lowe’s in Hamilton help kids unveil the new gym floor they helped to build in the Boys & Girls Club of Mercer County facility in Trenton. (Photo courtesy of Boys & Girls Club of Mercer County)

  • LAWRENCE: Historical Society contest is really batty

    Want to bat around some names for the Brearley House’s new mascot, which happens to be a furry little critter that flies around only at night — otherwise known as a bat? By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Want to bat around some names for the Brearley House’s new mascot, which happens to be a furry…