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  • MONROE: Monroe receives WWII article plates

    MONROE: Monroe receives WWII article plates

    Gene Price, president of American Legion Post 522, stands with Mayor Richard Pucci as he presents the Township Council with the plates of the New York Times article announcing the end of the war in Japan and Europe. In the background is council President Gerald Tamburro. Photo by Joe Harvie

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Learning Express helps charities sell tickets

       Learning Express Toy Store, at 315 Route 206 North in the Hillsborough Promenade offers a free new service to local charitable groups to assist them in selling tickets for local events.    TicketExpress allows the group’s customers to buy tickets on Learning Express’ secure website and pick them up in the store or have them mailed…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens runners finish super season

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Lisa Leszcynski and the Robbinsville High School girls cross country team stuck around for an hour to see if the best season in program history would extend to the Meet of Champions.    The Ravens didn’t get one of the top three spots in Group II to automatically qualify, but…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Woman exiting bus hit by vehicle

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A woman exiting a bus crossed into the path of oncoming traffic and was struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening, according to police. The victim, Payal Mohan, 29, of Franklin Township had just gotten off a bus from New York City. The bus dropped off its passengers on the southbound side of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for week of Nov. 17

    Bank collects food donations Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Hillsborough is collecting non-perishable food items for The Food Bank Network of Somerset County.  Canned and packaged food can be dropped off at Coldwell Banker in Hillsborough’s office on 716 Route 206 and Raider Blvd. until Nov. 21. Office hours are 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.…

  • MONROE: Soccer legend teaches children in Monroe

    MONROE: Soccer legend teaches children in Monroe

       MONROE — Mia Hamm, the only five-time recipient of the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award, and the New Jersey Youth Soccer Association hosted a fundraiser to benefit the Mia Hamm Foundation and give children of all abilities the chance to have lunch and play with the soccer legend at Sports Zone on…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Community Rising to occasion to aid food pantry

    HIGHTSTOWN: Community Rising to occasion to aid food pantry

    Staff members at Rhodia in Cranbury contributed to the collection of food for Thanksgiving baskets.

  • CRANBURY: Solar panels cover rooftop of United Stationers

    CRANBURY: Solar panels cover rooftop of United Stationers

    jackjay Digital CEOs and politicians cut the ribbon in front of the inverters for the new rooftop solar panels atop the United Stationers distribution center in Cranbury on Monday. From left are Assemblyman Jon Branmick, of Legislative District 21; District 17 Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula; Hal Kamine, KDC Solar CEO; Wayne Scott, general operations manager of…

  • MONROE: Soccer legend teaches children in Monroe

    MONROE: Soccer legend teaches children in Monroe

    Mia Hamm stands with CVS pharmacy All Kids Can volunteers.