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  • Hillsborough Soccer Club Expands Youth Programs with Dutch Total Soccer

    By Cal Patterson Although we are deep into the summer, our teams are in high gear preparing for the fall season.  Hillsborough Soccer Club has expanded its program for the coming season 2011-2012. We have also partnered with Dutch Total Soccer who continue to serve as our primary professional trainers and game day coaches.  HSC offers…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: You can help Ian Progin fund by recycling electronics

       Progin’s Players, a walking and running team dedicated to supporting the family of ill Hillsborough educator Ian Progin, has a new fundraiser.    The team’s sponsor, Electronics Recycling Services, will collect used laptops, cell phones and cell phone chargers (these items can be damaged.) A portion of the proceeds will be donated directly to the Progin…

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner for week of Aug. 18

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55, if disabled.    Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town needs to control taxes

    By William Axlerod, Kendall Park To the editor:     Having just received my new tax bill, I find it necessary to make a number of comments.    Last years Township budget included the Library tax but this year the two were separated. Thus the actual township rate went up 10.5 percent.    The Middlesex County Board of…

  • MANVILLE: Anti-bullying initiatives coming to schools

       It won’t be long before the kids will be going back to school. That means in most cases new clothes, new classes, catching up with friends about summer vacation, starting new classes and, unfortunately for some, being bullied.    Bullying and cruel nicknames in school are not new. But these days, with the Internet and social…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Preparedness is key heading back-to-school

    By Kim Spinelli, Special Writer    As students return to the classroom next month, there will be some changes in the district including some to make parents’ lives a bit easier, according to officials.    One of the most important new resources available to South Brunswick students and parents this year is the availability of online school…

  • MANVILLE: Hair, fashion show to raise money to fight genetic disorder

       A charity hair and fashion show struts its stuff in Manville on Sunday, Aug. 28, to raise money for children with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS), a little-known genetic disorder.    Love, Beauty and Fashion will be held Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 10 p.m. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins…

  • Caritas Chamber Chorale to Hold Auditions

    Caritas Chamber Chorale to Hold Auditions

    By Adrianne Petillo Caritas Chamber Chorale is currently seeking singers, especially tenors and sopranos, interested in performing many styles of a cappella sacred music for its 2011-2012 season.  Caritas Chamber Chorale, founded and directed by Barbara Sanderman, sings benefit concerts for the Adorno Fathers’ St. Francis Caracciolo Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. …

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Police, township honor heroes

    ROBBINSVILLE: Police, township honor heroes

       ROBBINSVILLE — Eight people who were instrumental in helping to save lives over the past 14 months were honored by the township on Aug. 11.    The Police Department and Township Council presented awards to eight citizens who jumped in an assisted others in trouble in life-threatening situations.    The eight were honored for their roles in…