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  • Zydallis, Weaver honored as MHS scholar-athletes

    Join the county’s best on special night By: Mary Ellen Zangara    SOMERSET — The Somerset County High School Principals’ Association held their 19th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner last Thursday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset.    Thirty-one of the top female and male senior student-athletes were honored from the county. The athletes, with their combined…

  • Elks Club honorsarea youngsters

    By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Hillsborough athletes and Scouts were among the youth recognized at the first Youth Recognition Dinner sponsored by the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Club Youth Activities Committee.    The event, held Sunday, honored outstanding youth from both Hillsborough and Manville for activities in the 2001-2002 "Elk year."    More than 100 youngsters were given various awards for…

  • Scout helps restore May Nature Trail

    Replaces information signs, clears paths and mulches trail in Washington’s Tantum Park. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Many people may not know that Bobby McNamara of Boy Scout Troop 79 became an Eagle Scout last week. But many area residents are benefiting from his service project.    Bobby, an 18-year-old Washington resident and senior at Lawrence…

  • Edition of May 9, 2002

    Esther M. Stackhouse    Esther M. Stackhouse, 88, died Sunday at Chandler Hall, Newtown, Pa. Born in Camden to Warren and Bessie Stackhouse and a lifelong area resident, she had lived in Pennington for more than 52 years.    An Army veteran, retiring in 1973 with the rank of major, she had been the head nurse for…

  • SCHOOLS

    Science and art meet at the painted pond By: Stacey Gorski    In the hallway at Indian Fields School, passers-by have to look twice to make sure the tall bird, a crane, painted on the wall is not a real one that somehow wandered onto school property.    "That was our goal — to make it as…

  • Gulick House holds architectural significance

       Editor’s note: This story first appeared in The Lawrence Ledger in 1997. We thought we’d reprint it since the article provides a glimpse inside the William Gulick House, which is being threatened with demolition. By: Lea Kahn    Thousands of motorists pass by the William Gulick House daily, but few realize that behind the wall of…

  • Carrying the Response

    Printmaker Diana Gonzalez Gandolfi has just started to examine the concepts of time through her artwork. Her efforts can be seen at the Atelier Fine Art Gallery in Frenchtown through May 27. By: Jim Boyle    The passage of time is too often taken for granted. People let the hours and days slip by without stopping…

  • Engineer latest to quittownship post

    Frank Scarantino accepts job outside of Somerset County By:Alec Moore    Township Engineer Frank Scarantino is the latest township department head to call it quits, submitting his letter of resignation to officials on Monday.    "My primary motivation was that I had a new career opportunity," said Mr. Scarantino, who has been with Hillsborough Township since 1989…

  • SBHS baseball outfield is death valley for opposing hitters

    By: James McKeever    When a pitcher for the South Brunswick High School baseball team sees a fly ball jump off the hitter’s bat, he has a good idea where the ball will end up: In the glove of an outfielder.    "Our outfield has been unbelievable,” said Vikings coach Leo Danik. "They catch everything in sight.…