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  • Program gets RAVE reviews

    Monroe senior citizens volunteer to read to children. By: Jamie Simpson    Members of the senior population in Monroe are reaching out to the township’s children through literature.    The RAVE (Reading Aloud Volunteer Ensemble) program began in 1992 by the Monroe Township Public Library as an outlet for the senior population in Monroe to visit local…

  • Fire hits house on Wykoffs Mill Road

    Arson suspected as blaze strikes abandoned Hightstown house. By: Sarah Winkelman    HIGHTSTOWN — A suspicious fire erupted in an abandoned building on Wyckoffs Mill Road at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday. It is being investigated as an arson, police said.    Hightstown Engine Co. No. 1 received a report of a fire engulfing 151 Wyckoffs Mill Road,…

  • Borough receives park aid

    Jamesburg to receive more than $500,000. By: Al Wicklund    JAMESBURG — The borough will receive more than $500,000 from Middlesex County for a new ball field and other improvements to the Green Acres Park recreation area adjacent to the Grace M. Breckwedel School on Augusta Street.    The funds come to Jamesburg in the form of…

  • Mantz: 0-2 start not end of the world

    Central pulls away for 24-10 win By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High head football coach Rick Mantz gave his players two choices in the post-game speech following last Friday night’s 24-10 home loss to Hunterdon Central. They could either sit back and sulk about the team’s 0-2 start or come back strong and start a…

  • Lady Raiders suffer tough losses

    Team must recover quickly By: Rudy Brandl        After opening the season with a lopsided victory over Franklin, the Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team has fallen on hard times. HHS entered the week on a three-game losing streak and all three setbacks have been frustrating.    Hillsborough started the 2002 campaign in similar fashion but rallied…

  • Schools pass test standards

    Only three county districts meet new federal guidelines By:Beth Kressel    Donald Burkhardt, superintendent of Manville schools, considers the district fortunate — it was one of just three schools in Somerset County, he says, that met all aspects of the federal No Child Left Behind testing standards on the high school proficiency assessment.    "The standards are…

  • International Flavor

    The Café Annick Music and Arts Festival Sept. 28 will be a perfect opportunity explore other cultures. The free festivities feature tables of arts and crafts displayed outside the café on Broad Street and continuous music inside. By: Susan Van Dongen Eco Del Sur is among the artists scheduled to perform at Café Annick’s Music…

  • Reward is offered to arrest vandals

    Bordentown City auto dealer offering a $1000 award for information leading to the arrest and conviction of vandals who destroyed three of his cars. By: Scott Morgan    A Bordentown City auto dealer is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the vandals he said destroyed three of his cars.…

  • A helping hand

    New family mentoring program aims to help in stressful times By:Beth Kressel    Harvey Rich was 40 years old when he returned to New Jersey after living in California and Tennessee trying to jump-start a career as a songwriter and country musician while working as an accountant on the side.    But when he met his future…