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HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA’s ‘Hop’ foot race draws nearly 500
Partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures were a welcome start to Saturday’s 11th annual Hillsborough Hop 5K foot race. Nearly 500 runners and walkers participated, with Hillsborough Mayor Gloria McCauley sounding the starting horn. For the second consecutive year, the overall winner of the race was Jordan Magath of Hillsborough, who broke the course record…
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LAWRENCE: Colonial Bowling Lanes getting major makeover
By Lea Kahn When Mayor Greg Puliti was young, he belonged to the junior bowling league that met at the Colonial Bowling Lanes on Brunswick Pike, down the street from his childhood home on Bunker Hill Avenue. ”When I got a little older, I used to put quarters in the pinball machines (at the Colonial…
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CRANBURY: Residents want Turnpike traffic behind wall
Charles Gallagher says a shed on his property was damaged during the Turnpike widening project.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Fire in home’s bathroom extinguished
An early-morning fire yesterday left a Gemini Drive home uninhabitable. Police and fire departments responded to a report at 3:25 a.m. They found the fire in the second-floor bathroom, contained it there and put it out. The fire department ventilated smoke from the home. No one was injured. Police said they…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for week of June 9
Students present their own plays Friday, June 10 — Hillsborough High School Theatre will present “Hillsborough Shorts,” an evening of student written and directed one-act plays at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the high school, 466 Raider Blvd. Admission is $10. Tickets will be sold at the door. For info or to reserve, call…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rep. Lance to host info session on service academies
Congressman Leonard Lance will host his annual “Service Academy Information Fair” for high school students in the 7th Congressional District from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11, in the conference center of Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch. Representatives from the U.S. Military (West Point), Naval, Air Force, Merchant Marine and Coast…
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Love’s Complications Reign in “Twelfth Night” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre July 1-10
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – William Shakespeare’s whimsical comedy, “Twelfth Night,” is the season opener for Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre 2011 Summer Festival. Shakespeare ’70, Mercer County’s classical repertory company, sets the stage for a gender-bending romantic charade of seduction, deception, misplaced passions and other mischief Fridays, July 1 and 8…
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MANSFIELD: Two staffers honored after 30 years with Mansfield district
By Amber Cox MANSFIELD — Two retiring staff members were honored at the school board meeting on June 7 for 30 or more years of service to the school district. Joann Hersh, the librarian, is retiring after 30 years of service. Ms. Hersh started at John Hydock Elementary School in September 1981,…
