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  • MANVILLE: Library poets are crowned

    MANVILLE: Library poets are crowned

    Manville Public Library Director Ed Smith sits with the winners of the library’s annual Po´etry Contest. From left are Jade Jimenez, Jose Jimenez, Holly Cornelson and Emma Hey´wood. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Nine from community take a turn as ‘teacher for a day’

    By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    Nine Hillsborough residents got the experience of a lifetime on March 30 when they took part in the first “Teacher for a Day” program in the district.    The event, sponsored by the Hillsborough Education Association, connected each participant with a teacher from a school in the district. Each pair met…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Recycle foam cups, get free ice cream cone

    Store observes Earth Day with a promotion    In celebration of Earth Day, the Super Sundaes store at 435 Amwell Road will give a free small soft-serve ice cream cone to anyone who brings in 10 cleaned foam food containers for recycling from April 19 to 30.    The store has pledged to collect and recycle the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for week of April 14

    Staff music show funds scholarship    Thursday, April 14 — The Hillsborough Grand Staff Ensemble will have its spring concert at 7 p.m. at Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Road. Suggested donations are $5 for adults, $2 for students/seniors and $10 for a family.    Proceeds are awarded to a Hillsborough High School senior planning to…

  • A response to concerns about Freedom Fest

    Carl Lecroix, Freedom Fest State Fair Inc.    I am writing in response to Raymond Canter’s April 7 letter pertaining to the site of this year’s Freedom Fest State Fair Inc. (FFSF), as he indicated several inaccuracies that I feel should be addressed so the public does not have a misperception about this event.    Mr. Canter…

  • Powwerhouse Gym Hillsborough

    By Lee DiBlasio Members Lose Big at POWERHOUSE GYM HILLSBOROUGH.  Modeled after the TV show "Biggest Loser”, POWERHOUSE GYM in Hillsborough just finished its second 8-week Weight Loss and Exercise Program on Tuesday nights.   The class provided participants with a progressive workout program created by a Personal Trainer and basic nutrition lessons from a Registered…

  • Powerhouse Gym Hillsborough

    By Lee DiBlasio Members Lose Big at POWERHOUSE GYM HILLSBOROUGH.  Modeled after the TV show "Biggest Loser”, POWERHOUSE GYM in Hillsborough just finished its second 8-week Weight Loss and Exercise Program on Tuesday nights.   The class provided participants with a progressive workout program created by a Personal Trainer and basic nutrition lessons from a Registered…

  • Next ‘BOBO Friday’ Food Collection – April 15

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next “Buy One, Bring One” (BOBO) collection of food and personal-care items for needy families in Somerset County will be held Friday, April 15. Public drop-off locations include: §         Somerset County Administration Building, 20 Grove St., Somerville §         Somerset County/Bridgewater Library, North Bridge Street & Vogt Drive, Bridgewater…

  • Raritan Valley Road Runners Open House

    Ken Mangin On Saturday, May 14th, the Raritan Valley Road Runners (RVRR) will sponsor an outdoor “open house” at Grove # 5 near the Landing Lane entrance to Johnson Park, 1050 River Road, Piscataway, NJ from 7:30 am to 9:30 am, with a group stretch at 7:50 am.  Joggers and runners of all ages and…