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  • MANVILLE: FEMA official says, ‘Read letters sent to you’

    To the editor:    I visited one of the disaster recovery centers (DRCs) this morning and was able to listen to the staff meeting. One of the issues they have been trying to help people with is this:    Some people affected by prior disasters, and who received FEMA assistance funds in the past, are coming into…

  • LAWRENCE: Stove causes garage fire

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The garage behind an Oaklyn Terrace residence was destroyed by a fire Nov. 28 that was apparently caused by a wood-burning stove in the garage, according to Lawrence Township Fire Marshal Dale Robbins.    The fire, which was reported at 5:33 p.m., destroyed the garage and damaged a 1995 Ford Bronco…

  • Concern over hunting on Mercer park land

    Tony Singleton, Lawrenceville I am a resident of Lawrence and am very concerned about allowing deer hunting in the Pole Farm which is connected to Mercer Meadows, Rosedale Park and joined to the new soccer field on the Lawrence-Pennington Road.    There has never been legal hunting in this preserved land and the number of people…

  • Free Tennis Clinics for Adult Beginners at Nassau Tennis Club

    By Stacey Anderson Nassau Tennis Club is offering a free instructional tennis clinic for adults who have never (or barely) played tennis.   The free 60-minute sessions will be held on:  Monday, December 10, 10:30 am Tuesday, December 11, 11:00 am Wednesday, December 12, 9:30 am Thursday, December 13, 11:00 am Saturday, December 15, 9:00 am Sunday,…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: 15K lights, 125-plus trees equal holiday magic

    UPPER FREEHOLD: 15K lights, 125-plus trees equal holiday magic

    The McCormicks’ festively decorated living room is all ready for Sunday’s open house to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. Staff photo by Phl McAuliffe

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Santa Claus will make rounds in Flagtown this Saturday

    HILLSBOROUGH: Santa Claus will make rounds in Flagtown this Saturday

       This Saturday, the Flagtown Fire Department (Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company No. 1) will continue its annual tradition of escorting Santa around Flagtown to visit the local children. Santa will deliver token gifts for children 12 years old and under, as well as candy canes and cheer for kids of all ages. Santa will make his…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Woman pleads guilty to auto insurance fraud

       A Hillsborough woman pleaded guilty to lying on her auto insurance policy and benefiting to the tune of almost $35,000 over 13 years.    Maria Demeter, who is also known as Maria Schebece , of East Brookside Lane, Hillsborough, entered the plea Friday, Nov. 30, to Judge Julie M. Marino to insurance fraud in the third…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Planners to hear testimony Thursday night on rehab center

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Testimony will continue tonight before the Planning Board on an application to build a 56-bed drug- and substance-abuse rehabilitation facility on Route 206 at Old Somerville Road and Flanders Drive.    Neighbors, who wonder about the appropriateness of such a center adjacent to a residential area, will be listening carefully.…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Sports complex proposed on open space nixed

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The developer made a pitch, the residents cried foul, and before anyone knew it, the game ended, and open space got the save.    Less than 24 hours after dozens of residents packed a Township Council meeting to protest a plan to build a 22-field athletic complex on 153…