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  • HILLSBOROUGH: What happened to winter?

    Mild temperatures, little snow put area on track to one of mildest ever recorded By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Temperatures could rise above 60 degrees today and near that mark tomorrow, according to weather forecasts.    What happened to winter?    It’s either not here yet, or it may never arrive, says David Robinson, a Rutgers…

  • LAWRENCE: Mall renovations getting underway

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Regular shoppers at the Quaker Bridge Mall may have noticed some stores have closed in recent weeks, but the vacancies are not the result of economic conditions.    Those closings mark the beginning of a long-awaited renovation and expansion of the 1-million-square foot mall, which will grow to 1.6 million square…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: History comes to life at school assembly

    HILLSBOROUGH: History comes to life at school assembly

    At Auten Road School, Michael Huang poses as 19th-century scientist Michael Faraday, who established the basis for the concept of the electromagnetic field in physics.

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Special service of hope planned for Chesterfield

       BORDENTOWN CITY — A special interfaith candlelight Service of Hope and Healing for the mourning Chesterfield community will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary’s Church, 45 Crosswicks St. All are welcome to attend. St. Mary School requested the service because some of its enrolled students are from Chesterfield where 11-year-old Isabelle Tezsla…

  • LAWRENCE: Police raid shop, seize $300,000 in evidence

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The owner of the Wonderland Smoke Shop and a clerk who worked in the store on Brunswick Pike have been charged with an assortment of drug offenses after the store was raided by the Trenton Police Department, the Lawrence Township Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Feb.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Fire budget approved overwhelmingly

    Patullo defeats Uniszkiewicz for seat on fire commission board    Voters overwhelmingly approved this year’s $2.1 million fire budget on Saturday.    They also chose Nicholas Patullo over incumbent Robert Uniszkiewicz for one of the five posts on the Board of Fire Commissioners. Greg Kane was re-elected, too.    Mr. Kane received 274 votes, Mr. Patullo 211 and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: At the library, you can hear Oscars songs, learn about presidential dining

       The AARP Foundation Tax Aide will offer free income tax form preparation help for older taxpayers and people with limited incomes. Representatives will be at the library from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, March 5, and Mondays, March 12, 19, 26, April 2 and 9.    You can learn about some of the favorite…

  • MANVILLE: Flood aid applications available online

    Piscataway Rotary Club looks to distribute proceeds of Jan. 27 dinner in Manville    Mary Ellen ZangaraSpecial Writer    The Piscataway Rotary Club raised about $6,000 for Manville flood victims by holding a spaghetti dinner that about 175 attended at the Manville-Hillsborough Elks on Jan. 27.    Now they want to give the money away. Dave Szymanski of…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Feb. 23

    Thurs. Feb. 23 Sing along: Join us at the South Brunswick Senior Center at noon for a sing along with Gwen. There will be familiar songs with familiar lyrics. Come join us to sing for a happy life. Requests will be added to next month’s sing a long. This free program is open to South…