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  • Composting Workshops – Register by Sept. 6

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders HILLSBOROUGH – The Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management and Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County will hold two backyard-composting workshops for Somerset County residents and employees on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and again from 6:30 to 8 p.m.   The workshops will be…

  • MANVILLE: Digital sign almost ready to be lit up

    MANVILLE: Digital sign almost ready to be lit up

    Through private fund raising, money was raised for a digital sign that has been installed in front of the high school on Brooks Boulevard. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    Zach Gallagher gave his daughter, Kaia, 3, her first fishing derby experience.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Man accused of arson could avoid trial and jail

       Curtis Westover, charged with aggravated arson of a decrepit, but historic, building on Amwell Road, should know by the end of the month if he’ll be accepted into a judicial program that would help him avoid trial.    Mr. Westover was interviewed Tuesday by officials of the Pre-Trial Intervention program, said his public defender, Chanal Wilson.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Ex-Hillsborough man helped build Mars rover drill

    HILLSBOROUGH: Ex-Hillsborough man helped build Mars rover drill

    By Peter Sclafani, Staff Writer    Hillsborough High School graduate Tim Szwarc was a part of the team that built the Mars rover, named Curiosity, that landed on Mars early Monday after completing its 254-day journey from Earth.    Curiosity, the most complex Mars scientific exploration vehicle built to date, weighs almost a ton and is equipped…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Senior Corner column, week of Aug. 9

    CHAPTER A    The bulletin board belonging to Chapter A hangs in the meeting room near the rear door. Please post items of interest, i.e., newspaper clippings, pictures, jokes, etc., you would like to share with other members.    Chapter A meetings are the first Thursday of each month at the Municipal Building. All Hillsborough seniors may…

  • MILLSTONE: Use of fireworks concerns township

    By Amy Batista, Special Writer    MILLSTONE — The sound of firecrackers exploding in the sky during the Fourth of July led to safety concerns during the Township Committee meeting July 18.    ”We have an ordinance in place, and it’s illegal to shoot fireworks in Millstone at any time, and that includes July Fourth, post or…

  • MANVILLE: Olympics give us a special treat

       Up to your gills in the Olympics yet?    We’re not. We could watch as much as we could find time to sit in front of the tube.    All of its emotion, effort and intensity sure beats most of what else is broadcast on TV these days.    We became agitated toward irritation with the near-excessive coverage…

  • MANVILLE: Malinowski cited for work with horses

    MANVILLE: Malinowski cited for work with horses

    Manville resident Karyn Malinowski received an award for her work in equine science July 16. She is shown with Erik Swensson from Zinpro Performance Minerals, sponsors of the award, in Phoenix at the American Society of Animal Sciences annual conference. (Photo courtesy of American Society of Animal Sciences)