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  • COLUMBUS NEWS: Week of Nov. 6

    By Peg Traino, Guest Columnist    The next Columbus Home and School meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. Dec. 12. The meeting will be held in the Mansfield Township Elementary School Media Center.    All interested residents are invited to attend the meeting.    The next Mansfield Township Board of Education meeting will be held 7:30 p.m. Monday…

  • MANSFIELD: Author shares perseverance

    MANSFIELD: Author shares perseverance

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    MANSFIELD — A New Jersey sports author visited with Mansfield Township Elementary School students Friday.    The event, “A Day in the Life of Author,” featured writer Dan Gutman.    He spoke to Mansfield students, many of whom were decked in sports apparel, during a school assembly Friday.    ”Hey, you know what…

  • MERCER COUNTY: Scouts attend Rescue Camporee

    MERCER COUNTY: Scouts attend Rescue Camporee

       Three hundred area Cub Scouts attended the Scouts to the Rescue Camporee at Mercer County Community College in November.    Demonstrations were held by area rescue and fire squads, from both local communities and Mercer County, the state police, Homeland Security and the Coast Guard. Classes were given in first aid, rescue breathing and character building.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Tonight’s tree-lighting ceremony postponed

       Due to the cold rain, tonight’s (Friday’s) ceremony to switch on the lights on the township’s Christmas tree has been postponed. It will now be held next Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m.    Santa arrives to greet Hillsborough Township young and old, followed by visits with him at the North Pole house on the property.…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Students suggest recycling ideas to township

    EAST WINDSOR: Students suggest recycling ideas to township

    Celebrating the community contest are, from left, second-place winner Rahul Kamat, third-place winner Harish Rabindran, East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov and Simrit Grewal, first-place winner. (Courtesy photo)

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Toys sought for low income children

       HIGHTSTOWN — The non profit organization Rise is busy getting ready for its annual Holiday Party this December.    The party provides gifts for local low income children.    There are 700 children registered for the gifting program, according to Rise.    The party for gift distribution, pictures with Santa, food and games will take place at 10…

  • FLORENCE: Police embrace new technology

    FLORENCE: Police embrace new technology

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer     FLORENCE — Nov. 19, Township Council members were presented with the Police Department’s newest addition to its fleet — equipped with state-of-the-art technology.     Chief Alvin Scully told the Register-News on Nov. 16 that the Tahoe “has a new design, and it is equipped with an automatic license plate…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Car slams into restaurant

    EAST WINDSOR: Car slams into restaurant

    The car crashed into Dosai Place restaurant, 440 Route 130, East Windsor. (Photo by Steve Kelly)

  • MANSFIELD: Author shares perseverance

    MANSFIELD: Author shares perseverance

    Author Dan Gutman discusses writing with elementary school essay contest winners in Mansfield Township last week. (Photo by Amy Batista)