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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Leaders plot recovery from storm

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Life returned to some semblance of normal this week as Hillsborough and New Jersey recovered from Hurricane Sandy’s wrath.    The township that suffered from storms that brought heavy rain (August) and then snow (October) in 2011, saw the latest storm’s damage caused mostly by ferocious wind. Uprooted, toppled or twisted…

  • NJ2AS writing Contest

    By NJ2AS NJ2AS, the Second Amendment Society is going to Organize it’s First High-School Essay Writing Contest on November 1st The New Jersey Second Amendment society, NJ2AS is going to organize the first high school essay-writing contest. The writing contest will start from 1st November 2012. Manahawkin, New Jersey, PRWEB, Tuesday, October 30, 2012: The…

  • MANVILLE: Day’s police blotter relives storm phone call by call

    MANVILLE: Day’s police blotter relives storm phone call by call

    As businesses prepared for Hurricane Sandy, this expressed the worst fears that were never realized, thankfully. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • MANVILLE: Sandy can’t scare Halloween away

    MANVILLE: Sandy can’t scare Halloween away

    Four-year-old Abby Van Buren gives out candy at Monday’s Trunk or Treat event. She wanted to give out candy rather than go trick or treating.

  • MANVILLE: Public bullying’ will deprive borough of a good man, employee

    To the editor:        The communications over the past few months with regard to the fundraising softball tournament in May are quite disheartening. Yes, Mr. Armstrong had a lapse in judgment that he does not deny and that he has taken full responsibility for. It was a mistake that he has made restitution for tenfold.…

  • SOMERSET COUNTY: Lance easily wins third term

    Congressman Leonard Lance, a Republican from Clinton Township, earned a thrid term in the U.S. House of Representatives with a lopsided 58%-40% victory over state Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula. Mr. Lance gained about 56% of the vote in Somerset County, 54% in Union  County and padded the lead with margins of 60% or more in three…

  • BEACON storm, new weather updates

    SHR will be closed on Nov. 8, due to the inclement weather and continued road and power issues in our area.   From Lambertville: Nov. 7,  3:30 p.m. Today, JCP&L repaired and restored the third power line feeding the City of Lambertville. We believe power has been restored to the residents and businesses located within…

  • MANVILLE: Sandy can’t scare Halloween away

    MANVILLE: Sandy can’t scare Halloween away

    Lines of children dressed and paraded through the firehouse, collecting candy along the way, Monday night at a postponed Halloween celebration. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: After big storm, life returning to semblance of normal

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Warming center: The Hillsborough Municipal Building is open from 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. as a warming center at least today and Friday. Further need will be reevaluated Friday.    Water: Distribution is also available at the health department in the municipal complex between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m.    Gasoline: Odd-even gas…