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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Horses, puppies and mock mayhem at school

    ROBBINSVILLE: Horses, puppies and mock mayhem at school

    A chance to put away the books for hands-on lessons By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — There were horses on the soccer field, puppies in the classroom, hip-hop dancing down the hall and crash dummies on the lawn at Pond Road Middle School and it was all going according to plan.    Friday was…

  • Celtic Myth and Faith – The Art of Rita Stynes Strow
  • MANVILLE: Here’s looking at you!

    MANVILLE: Here’s looking at you!

    Lynette Byrne, of Manville, points to her photo on the enlarged cereal box at the Shop´Rite ceremony Friday. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)

  • LAWRENCE: Blue ribbons placed on trees for autism awareness

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    While some folks might want to paint the town red, families whose children have been diagnosed as autistic were “lighting it up blue” Monday — the color that has been chosen to represent autism.    All around Lawrence Township Monday, trees and bushes were festooned with blue ribbons in a bid…

  • MANVILLE: Green Village development off Route 206 fell short

    Guest comment: "Could have been better’ says environmental leader in Hillsborough By Peter Ruitter, BoroGreen    Vital importance of community involvement may well be the most important outcome of efforts to improve the Green Village proposals that were before Hillsborough’s Planning Board at two public hearings in March.    The future of the proposed Green Village area…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Lawrence firefighters use oxygen masks to save dogs

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Nearly 20 dogs and small puppies that were trapped inside a burning Hopewell Township house Monday night owe their lives to the efforts of volunteer firefighters from the Lawrence Road Fire Company, Hopewell and Ewing townships and Hopewell Borough.    The fire at 2339 Pennington Road (Route 31) was reported around…

  • New Jersey CyberKnife Highlights Healthy Living for National Cancer Control Month

    New Jersey CyberKnife Highlights Healthy Living for National Cancer Control Month

    Practicing early detection and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are the first steps to ensure that cancer is found and treated at the earliest stage, increasing the rate of survival.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Start now to hop to it on June 2

    HILLSBOROUGH: Start now to hop to it on June 2

    Now is the time to start laying the base of work to be able to run proudly in the Y’s Hillsborough Hop five-kilometer run on June 2. This photo is from the start of last year’s race. Start now to hop to it on June 2    Running in the annual Hillsborough Hop 5K is a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Olympian is enshrined in artwork

    HILLSBOROUGH: Olympian is enshrined in artwork

    Teenager Zoe Zylowski’s portrait of Joetta Clark Diggs is unveiled for township’s public art gallery By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Four-time Olympic runner Joetta Clark Diggs had her portrait unveiled and welcomed into Hillsborough’s public art collection Friday night.    The painting shows Ms. Clark Diggs posing in front of the Olympic Games rings, track shoes…