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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Melba Moore sings. speaks to high schoolers

        Hillsborough High School will host 1970s singer and actress Melba Moore visited with students Friday, Sept. 28, as part of the third annual “Back to School with The HistoryMakers” program.     The program’s goal is to encourage students to commit to excellence and to commit to finishing their education. Ms. Moore, whose biggest vocal…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Mayor and BOE show ‘solidarity’ on school expansion referndum

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Unlike two years ago when the $39.6 million referendum to build a new school failed, municipal and school officials are apparently now on the same page in their support for the latest plan to address K-8 overcrowding.    At its Sept. 24 Board of Education meeting, school board members…

  • The Zonta Club Supports PEI Kids

    The Zonta Club Supports PEI Kids

    By Diane Blaszka Lawrenceville, NJ – October 2, 2012 – On the evening of Thursday, October 4, the Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer will honor Mercer County nonprofit PEI Kids with a grant supporting its Crisis Intervention for Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Program. The award will be presented at the Club’s 9th Annual Gourmet Garden…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Resident says campaign signs should be banned on township land

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Election time is coming.    That means road signs along roads and public land will crop up more and more before Nov. 6.    Should Hillsborough ban them on municipal property, a resident asked the Township Committee last week.    ”It’s that time of year again,” said David Brook, a resident of Winding…

  • PLUMSTED: PMUA announces price cut

       PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Municipal Utilities Authority (PMUA) has reduced its standard quarterly charge of $74 to $62 for trash and recycling collection services the fourth quarter of 2012.    This one-time $12 price reduction is available to PMUA customers whose accounts are current as of the invoice due date of Oct. 16.    The price reduction…

  • Princeton University goes back to school with Neurac Institute’s exclusive cutting edge treatment and performance training class

    Princeton University goes back to school with Neurac Institute’s exclusive cutting edge treatment and performance training class

    By Lori Dolnick University athletic trainers stay at the top of their game with Neurac Institute’s world-class methods – also available to local area residents and athletes PRINCETON, NJ — September 2012 — Neurac Institute, a leader in neuromuscular rehabilitation and fitness, recently held a two-day course for Princeton University athletic trainers and physical therapists…

  • ALLENTOWN: Borough awarded $55k sidewalk repair grant

       ALLENTOWN — The state has awarded the borough a $55,000 grant that provides most of the funds needed for fixing and replacing sidewalks on North and South Main Street, borough officials said last week.    The Borough Council passed a resolution Sept. 27 accepting the grant and giving its engineer the go-ahead to move the project…

  • MANVILLE: Pets get blessing of church

    MANVILLE: Pets get blessing of church

    One pet brought to the event was the Brussel Griffon dog, Morrissey, owned by Maria Scarpantonio.

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of Sept. 24-30

       Someone drove over her lawn, causing ruts in the grass, a Lee Place woman told police at 10:50 a.m. Sept. 24. * * *    Kids were throwing rocks at a train, a North Street caller said at 6:32 p.m. Sept. 24. Patrols responded and warned a juvenile. * * *    The fire company was dispatched…