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  • HILLSBOROUGH: School start times may change

    Nearly $1 million in busing savings could be realized By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough could save an estimated $950,000 a year by rearranging its school bus routes, but it would mean starting classes at the middle school a half hour earlier than now.    And the district could save $1.7 million with a more radical…

  • LAWRENCE: Eggerts Crossing video part of Black History Month

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The sidewalk outside Lawrence High School won’t be lined with limousines, red carpets or lights, but nevertheless next week marks the premiere of a 20-minute video entitled “The Struggle to Create: The Story of Eggerts Crossing.”    The video, which was produced by Lawrence High School students, outlines the history of…

  • Gizmos and Gadgets: a report on CES 2013
  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Tally ho on the Assunpink trails

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Tally ho on the Assunpink trails

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — If you’re a fan of the PBS hit series “Downton Abbey,” you’ll recall the foxhunting scenes, elegant British men and women on fine horses surrounded by hounds.    A similar, more modern scene plays out here on during fall and winter with the Monmouth County Hunt Club.    In…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Project Freedom fund-raising for backup generator

    ROBBINSVILLE: Project Freedom fund-raising for backup generator

    Four area Rotary Clubs have joined with Project Freedom Inc. to help fund-raise to install a backup generator system for the residential complex for people with disabilities on Hutchinson Road. Shown from left with the project’s blueprints are: Jim Haws, Rotary Club of Hamilton Township; Peter Rafle, Princeton Corridor Rotary Club; Tim Doherty, PFI’s executive…

  • MILLSTONE: School district facing project shortfall in 2013-14

    MILLSTONE: School district facing project shortfall in 2013-14

    Resignation leaves vacancy on board during budget season By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer    MILLSTONE — Although preliminary figures indicate the 2013-2014 Millstone school budget is facing a $688,434 shortfall, the school board is planning no school tax levy increase for local taxpayers.    At the Jan. 28 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Scott Feder stressed…

  • LAWRENCE: Meetings with 2 public sessions start next week

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Starting with Tuesday’s Township Council meeting, residents will have twice as many chances to address the council during its twice-a-month meetings.    Township Council gave final approval to an ordinance at its Jan. 22 meeting that revises the meeting agenda to include two “public participation” portions — one at the beginning…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: 34 precision drill teams to compete Saturday

    Winterguard hosts competition at high school    The Hillsborough Band Parents Association will host its 13th annual Winterguard Show in the high school’s main gym Saturday, Feb. 2.    A total of 34 winterguards will compete, starting with middle school guards at 4:30 p.m. and moving up through the classes to conclude with exhibition performances by both…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Student inspires ‘thank you’ card to PSE&G

    HILLSBOROUGH: Student inspires ‘thank you’ card to PSE&G

       In the days and weeks following Superstorm Sandy, third-grader Kendall Kowitski heard the Public Service Electric & Gas utility roundly criticized for its response to the downed trees that cut electric service to thousands of homes across the state.    Kendall’s home on Walnut Grove Road was fortunate to be powered by a generator, and the…