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  • HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of Feb. 22

    HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of Feb. 22

    Three East Windsor employees received Employee of the Year awards from Mayor Janice Mironov Feb. 19. Commemorating the occasion are, from left, Detective Joseph Gorski; Mayor Mironov; Jennifer Santiago, secretary to the township manager; and Public Works Director William Askenstedt. (Photo by David Kilby)

  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: Week of Feb. 21

    By Michelle Marinello, Guest Columnist    The Affordable Housing Board meeting is planned for 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, in the Municipal Building.    The Jobstown Fire Company meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, at the at the station firehouse.    The Springfield Township Republican Club meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday,…

  • HUNTERDON: NJ Comptroller Matthew Boxer to address Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce

       New Jersey State Comptroller Matthew Boxer will address the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce and the NJBIA, New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s monthly ELC, Employer Legislative Committee Breakfast. This will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 8 a.m. at Beaver Brook Country Club in Annandale.    Mr, Boxer was sworn in as New Jersey’s…

  • MONROE: Students take a quick trip around the world

    MONROE: Students take a quick trip around the world

    Amy Batista photo Students at Brookside visit the fifth annual Cultural Fair hosted by the Barclay Brook/Brookside PTA and celebrate cultures around the world on Feb. 15. Students here are visiting India learn about some yoga poses during the visit.

  • MANSFIELD: Skaters request space

    Youth petition Township Committee By David Kilby, Special Writer    MANSFIELD — Teens are looking for a safe place to freely skate in town.    A few friends have gotten together and petitioned the township to build a skate park in Mansfield. According to the teens, they do not wish to skate on properties that are off…

  • REGISTER SPOTLIGHT: PHOTOS: Week of Feb. 21
  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Committee pauses for ecosystem

    Township pondering pros and cons of mosquito spraying By David Kilby, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The pellet form of a chemical spread by helicopter to kill mosquito colonies in the municipality has raised environmental issues, since the pellets are believed to interrupt the ecosystem and affect pollinizing insects including bees.    Committeewoman Jill Popko, liaison…

  • Isobel Wayrick Wildlife Art Gallery to Feature Work of Bernardsville Local, Joseph F. Pescatore

    Isobel Wayrick Wildlife Art Gallery to Feature Work of Bernardsville Local, Joseph F. Pescatore

    By Sarah Stapperfenne From March through May, the Isobel Wayrick Wildlife Art Gallery will feature the work of Joseph F. Pescatore, a local Bernardsville resident and photographer. The Gallery is part of the New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary also located in Bernardsville. An avid birder and photographer, Pescatore brings to the gallery an…

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of Feb. 21

        The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. Residents of Manville age 50 and older are eligible for membership. Also, persons who do not remain residents of Manville are still eligible for membership.     Canned goods or nonperishable food items will continue…