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  • MILLSTONE: Local dancers excel in competition
  • LAWRENCE: Day care center hearing to be resumed

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The owner of a day care center, proposed for the former headquarters of the New Jersey Conference of Seventh Day Adventists on Brunswick Pike, might learn Wednesday whether her application for a conditional use variance will be approved.    The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 7 p.m. in the…

  • LAWRENCE: She wears the pants … and she collects them too

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Jeans are a staple in nearly every teenager’s wardrobe — but what if there isn’t enough money in the household to buy them?    Thanks to Nelle Evans, that won’t be an issue for hundreds of teens. The Lawrence Middle School student organized a drive to collect new or gently used…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: More info promised on budget

    Public hearing — and last chance to change budget — is March 26 By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    School officials expect to release more detail about the proposed 2012-13 school budget next week after board members meet in committee to look at possible changes.    The board has been seeking public comments about what to spend…

  • MANVILLE: Two Manville youngsters at Vo-Tech School will compete in state skills competition

    Vo-tech duo from Manville will go against state’s best in competition    Two Manville high school vocational and technical students will test their skills March 31 against other vocational schools in the state at the SkillsUSA New Jersey Skill and Leadership Championships.    The Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School students competed Feb. 4 in local…

  • MANVILLE: Schools to hold symposium on bullying law

       Manville schools will hold a symposium on harassment, intimidation and bullying Thursday, March 22, at 9:30 a.m. in the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School Media Center.    The public is invited to attend.    Student counselors and students will share with the invited members of the community what the district is doing to create a school culture that…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE fetes cops for NNO

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE fetes cops for NNO

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    School district officials took a few minutes during the Board of Education meeting Monday night to recognize the police department for another successful National Night Out program.    The annual event was held at Rowland Park in August and was attended by almost 4,000 residents and gave members of the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town budget introduced

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    Township Council members introduced the municipal budget Tuesday night by a vote of 4-0 with Councilman Joe Camarota abstaining.    Members have been working on the proposed plan for several weeks and have whittled away at the initial administration proposal of $47.3 million with a 5.5 cent per $100 of…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: FBI nabs alleged sexual predator