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  • ROBBINSVILE: Mayor confirms talks under way with Amazon

    Online retailer reportedly eyeing Route 539 redevelopment zone By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — Mayor Dave Fried confirmed Tuesday the giant online retailer Amazon is considering the 176-acre redevelopment zone off Route 539 for one of the two mega-warehouses it has pledged to open in New Jersey in 2013. “We are in talks with…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Teen landscaper chosen for young entrepreneur award

    HILLSBOROUGH: Teen landscaper chosen for young entrepreneur award

        Thomas Cahill, a junior at Hillsborough High School and owner of Cahill Landscaping, has been selected as recipient of the 2012 Young Entrepreneur Award. presented annually by the Somerset County Business Partnership. The award recognizes achievement, encourages development of business skills and salutes the entrepreneurial spirit and ideal of community service.     Developing an…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: It’s showtime for Raider Marching Band

    HILLSBOROUGH: It’s showtime for Raider Marching Band

    Color, music and pageantry will be on display Saturday when Hillsborough hosts 18 high school bands at its annual Home Show festival on the high school football field. The entrance fee is $10, or students and seniors $8. Spectators can come any time. Performances begin at 2:30 p.m. Hillsborough’s show, with music from an original…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: GOP duo cites communication improvements

    Campaign Corner material submitted by the candidates    Republicans on the Township Committee have made local government more customer-friendly, open and transparent for Hillsborough residents, say the party’s two candidates for Township Committee.    Eliminating no-bid contracts that previously characterized the local government professional vendor process has been key, said Mayor Carl Suraci and running mate Greg…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Anita Barry chosen by chorus as ‘Woman of Note’

    HILLSBOROUGH: Anita Barry chosen by chorus as ‘Woman of Note’

       Jersey Harmony Chorus has selected Anita Barry of Hillsborough as its 2012 Woman of Note.    Ms. Barry has been a Sweet Adeline for more than 40 years, starting with the former Queen City Chorus in Plainfield, then with the former Somerset Valley Chorus, which merged with the Millstone Valley Chorus to form the Jersey Harmony…

  • Elect Shaina Ciaccio to school board

    From Mary Caffrey, Robbinsville. To the editor: I must respond to last week’s letter (“Politics Intrudes in Robbinsville BOE Race”), as well as online ads that have characterized Robbinsville’s school board election as “parents vs. politicians.” This race is really about status quo vs. change. Some current board members did not anticipate a well-run, energetic…

  • Roxey Ballet’s "The Nutcracker"

    Roxey Ballet’s "The Nutcracker"

    Roxey Ballet Company performs The Nutcracker

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of Oct. 1-7

       Police checked out footprints in the rear of a residence on Sidorskie Avenue at 8:19 a.m. Oct. 1. Patrol determined the numerous footprints were made to several residences from a PSE&G worker checking gas meters and there were no problems. * * *    A North 9th Avenue woman reported damage to her residence at 10…

  • Families Will Delight When “Sleeping Beauty” Fairytale Musical Comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre on Nov. 3

    Families Will Delight When “Sleeping Beauty” Fairytale Musical Comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre on Nov. 3

    Pictured are Megan Gonzalves as Princess Arielle (Sleeping Beauty) and Luke Doyle as Prince Stephen.