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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Sarah Wilson given National Merit Scholarship grant

    HILLSBOROUGH: Sarah Wilson given National Merit Scholarship grant

       Sarah A. Wilson of Hillsborough High School is one of about 1,000 high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 200 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations.    Sarah, who will attend Texas A&M University in the fall on an academic scholarship and majoring in industrial engineering, was granted the…

  • Community Calendar: April 19

    Thurs., April 19    Common Foot Problems in Children: 7 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Join podiatrist Craig Shapero for a discussion on foot pain in children, caring for your child’s feet, flat feet, sports, in-toe and out-toe, and children’s footwear. Please register online at www.mcl.org , clicking on…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Millie Murphy to play with Symphonic Band

       Hillsborough resident Millie Murphy will perform in the Raritan Valley Symphonic Band’s free concert titled “Opera!” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at Bridgewater-Raritan High School , 600 Garretson Road, Bridgewater. Ms. Murphy will perform on the trumpet, which she has been playing since she was a young teenager. She has been a member of…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar, week of April 19

    Fri., April 20    Senior citizens’ dance: The PTA and the high school Key Club sponsor the event, featuring a meal and a DJ, in the Manville High School gymnasium, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Seniors can just show up. Fri., April 27    Pro wrestling: National Wrestling Superstars perform to benefit Boy and Cub Scout Troop 193 of Manville.…

  • Local Weight Loss Center Achieves Gold Standard for Excellence

    Local Weight Loss Center Achieves Gold Standard for Excellence

    By Princeton Weight Management Center Princeton, NJ: Princeton Weight Management Center, a weight-loss program located in Princeton, was recently awarded the 2011 HMR Gold Standard Certificate of Achievement. This award distinguishes Princeton Weight Management Center from hundreds of clinics nationwide using the program for weight loss developed by HMR (Health Management Resources). HMR recognizes programs…

  • MILLSTONE: Millstone River cleanup set for April 21

       Communities and local volunteers are joining together to score a win for clean water over the growing threat of “people pollution” during Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association’s sixth annual stream cleanups.    The cleanup will be happening in Millstone from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 21. The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, members of the Millstone…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Chang resigns from BOE

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Chang resigns from BOE

    Ed Birch photo Elizabeth Chang wraps up her final Board of Education meeting Monday night.

  • Award-Winning Author Chris Grabenstein Launches Book at Princeton Academy

    Award-Winning Author Chris Grabenstein Launches Book at Princeton Academy

    Author Chris Grabenstein poses with fifth grader Robert Enck of Pennington who was acting librarian for the day.

  • Award-Winning Author Chris Grabenstein Launches Book at Princeton Academy

    Award-Winning Author Chris Grabenstein Launches Book at Princeton Academy

    By Princeton Academy Princeton, NJ- “Who wants to read a whole story about really nice people having a really nice day?” was the thought-provoking question posed by award-winning author Chris Grabenstein to a group of second through fourth grade boys at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart. “Nice is boring!” piped up a young volunteer,…