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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Five from township are in vo-tech’s National Honor Society class

    HILLSBOROUGH: Five from township are in vo-tech’s National Honor Society class

    Somerset County Vocational-Technical High School’s 2011-12 chapter of the National Honor Society poses. In back row, from left, are Samantha A. Schnitzer, Semen Rezchikov, Brinda Raghuraman, Ankur Pranjal, Olabade Omole, Eline A. Nijveldt, Tyler S. Mylroie, Jorge L. Moran, Brandon L. Malebranche, Timothy P. Mahon, Varun R. Khandavalli and Urma Jalil. In front, from left,…

  • MANVILLE: Fire damages two houses

    MANVILLE: Fire damages two houses

    It started between the two residences, police say By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Two South 21st Avenue families saw their houses damaged Saturday from a fire at about 12:40 p.m.    Police said the cause is thought to be accidental, and the case is still under investigation.    Fire Chief Marc Pruiksma said the call…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Five from township are in vo-tech’s National Honor Society class

    HILLSBOROUGH: Five from township are in vo-tech’s National Honor Society class

       Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School welcomed 25 new members into the National Honor Society at its fourth annual National Honor Society induction ceremony in March.    During the induction, a traditional candle-lighting ceremony was performed by second-year members Siddarth Santhebennur of Somerset, Brianna Holman of North Plainfield, John Bender of Hillsborough, Peter Falk of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Amwell Road project seeks public comments

    Tonight and tomorrow night (Wednesday and Thursday) should be the last ones that Amwell Road between East Mountain and Zion roads will be subject to night-time road paving. The work runs from 8 p.m.    The Somerset County Engineering Division will hold a 7 p.m. public meeting tonight, Thursday, April 26, to discuss plans and hear…

  • SBHS tops in county food drive

       Participation rose while donations slightly fell during this year’s Spring School Food Drive, an annual appeal for nonperishables sponsored by the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services.    Thanks to the 151 participating schools that collected a total of 58.7 tons or 117,400 pounds of food, MCFOODS once again dubbed this its largest single…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings fall in charity doubleheader

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings fall in charity doubleheader

    By Bill Mielko, Special Writer    After winning a slugfest last week, the South Brunswick High School girls’ softball team dropped two games in a doubleheader Saturday.    A total of 24 runs were scored April 20 as the team came up victorious with a 14-10 win over Pascataway. After building a 9-run Viking lead in the…

  • Marcellus Water Defenders places banners across bridges on the Delaware River reading: WE CANT DRINK MONEY

    Marcellus Water Defenders places banners across bridges on the Delaware River reading: WE CANT DRINK MONEY

    Marcellus Water Defenders This Earth Day, Marcellus Water Defenders places banners across bridges on the Delaware River reading: WE CANT DRINK MONEY Bucks County, PA, April 22, 2012: On Earth Day, early Sunday morning, Marcellus Water Defenders, an autonomous group enraged about the ecological destruction and water contamination resulting from the natural-gas extraction called hydraulic-fracturing,…

  • Community Calendar: April 26 edition

    Thurs., April 26    Children’s Weekly Storytime Sessions: Allentown Public Library, 16 South Main St., Allentown. Stories, rhymes and music for all ages. Call library for age groups and times 609-259-7565. Fri., April 27    Villages in Partnership 24-hour Water Walk for Malawi: 7 p.m., Allentown High School, 27 High St., Allentown. (The community is welcome to…

  • MANVILLE: Council votes to merge library into county system

    MANVILLE: Council votes to merge library into county system

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    The Manville Public Library will become a part of the Somerset County Library System following a unanimous vote of the Borough Council on Monday night.    The vote added a caveat that any fees, funds and grants obtained will stay with the Manville Public Library and not go to the…