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  • HomeSharing helps many find shelter

    To the editor    HomeSharing Program of Somerset County will be holding its twelfth annual Phonathon on Feb. 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12 at the Somerset Messenger-Gazette Building in Somerville.    This is the largest fundraising event for the organization, and during these five evenings more than ten percent of HomeSharing’s annual budget is raised. Over…

  • Craft gallery to mark 25th year at Allentown mill

    Jimmy Carter was the president when Karen Deets began the Off the Wall Craft Gallery. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — A downtown anchor store will celebrate 25 years of business this weekend.    Jimmy Carter was serving the first year of his term as president when Karen Deets began the Off the Wall Craft Gallery in…

  • Township holds off on release of bonds

       Township Council tabled two resolutions Tuesday that would have authorized the partial release of a performance bond and a soil disturbance bond for the Lawrenceville Point development, off Bunker Hill Road.    Residents appeared before Township Council to complain about problems at the senior citizens condominium development, which was built by Pennington Properties. The developer is…

  • County’s plan for Manville receives honors

    Downtown New Jersey names plan among ‘Best of the Best’    The county’s revitalization plan for downtown Manville was named as one of the best programs in the state by Downtown New Jersey, an association of planning and business groups.    Manville’s plan was one of two Somerset County planning initiatives named among the 2001 "Best of…

  • Lawrence grapplers earn split

    Wrestling By: Mike Molaro    Seniors Ed Ortiz and Kyle Rendall each registered two pins last week as the Lawrence High School wrestling squad split its two matches to stand at 3-5 overall and 3-4 in the Colonial Valley Conference.    The Cardinals used six pins, including three in under a minute, en route to a 45-31…

  • ‘Monster’s Ball’

    Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton get physical in this steamy Southern saga.   [R] By: Kam Williams    Halle Berry made a sizzling splash last summer when she appeared topless for the first time in Swordfish. You can expect a veritable tidal-wave reaction to her steamy scenes with Billy Bob Thornton in Monster’s Ball, an unlikely love…

  • Mae Dooley

       MANVILLE — Mae (Melnyk) Dooley passed away Jan. 17 at home. She was 90.    She was born in Jersey City, and lived in Manville most of her life. She was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of Christ The King Roman Catholic Church in Manville.    Mrs. Dooley was a member of the John’s Manville Quarter…

  • Swimmers sweep to 6-2 records

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High swim teams improved to 6-2 with an easy sweep of Franklin last Thursday afternoon. With the season’s most important meets right around the corner, the Raiders are looking to peak. Freshman Frank Ippolito and senior Jamie Schnatter each won two individual events and participated on two winning…

  • SBHS girls on the move while boys seek groove in bowling

    By: Stacey Gorski    The South Brunswick High girls’ bowling team is in the groove, while their male counterparts are having a hard time finding the pocket.    In the past week, the girls both won a team tournament at Laurel Lanes and then went on to beat East Brunswick, improving their season record to 9-4. The…