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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Sign size at issue in Sonic proposal

    HILLSBOROUGH: Sign size at issue in Sonic proposal

    By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    Thomas Mascia, who is attempting to open a Sonic restaurant on Route 206 at Oxford Place, says the success of his proposed business may hinge on the size of its sign.    But the size of the sign he wants is larger than township regulations allow, and it is one of…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Questions about heart health?

    HEALTH MATTERS: Questions about heart health?

    By John D. Passalaris, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     Heart disease: It’s the leading cause of death among Americans and one of the most common medical problems in the United States.     It is also one of the most preventable — but first you have to know the facts.     What is heart disease? There…

  • Experience pays off for Manville wrestlers

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    As happy as the Manville High School wrestling team was to place its highest in over a decade at the Somerset County Tournament on Saturday, their Holmdel Tournament win two days later was an even better indication of how far the Mustangs have come.    The Mustangs entered the Holmdel…

  • MANVILLE: Weston teacher receives deserved recognition

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Teachers Who Make Magic is very special group that has gone above and beyond and have not received adequate recognition. Radio station Magic 98.3 in Somerset believes that these teachers should have the honor of recognition.    For the fourth year, Magic 98.3 has sponsored Teachers Who Make Magic along…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY:Town mourns its fallen soldier

    By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN CITY – Flags around the city are being flown at half-staff in honor of a 23-year-old former resident killed in Afghanistan.    Army Pfc. Benjamin Moore, 2006 graduate of Bordentown Regional High School and former EMT and lieutenant at Hope Hose Humane Fire Company, was killed in Ghanzi Province on Jan. 12,…

  • Cynthia Williamson

    By: centraljersey.com LAMBERTVILLE – Her name may not be as readily familiar, but C.J. Critt’s voice is a mainstay in audiobooks she has narrated for New York Times best-selling novelist Janet Evanovich. For nearly two decades, Ms. Critt has lent her voice to a broad range of characters the author created for the hugely popular…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: War of words: Stone Bridge students go 20 rounds in spelling bee

    UPPER FREEHOLD: War of words: Stone Bridge students go 20 rounds in spelling bee

    Second-place winner Amanda Eider, grade 8. (Staff photo by Joanne Degnan)

  • Drug awareness presentation

    By: centraljersey.com Thursday, Jan. 20 – Jacqueline Duca, student assistance counselor, and Officer Brant Uricks, school resource officer, will host a parent program on drug awareness at 6:30 p.m. at New Egypt High School, 117 Evergreen Road. Learn more about: – social host law; – underage drinking; – underage drinking and driving; – alcohol and…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: War of words: Stone Bridge students go 20 rounds in spelling bee

    UPPER FREEHOLD: War of words: Stone Bridge students go 20 rounds in spelling bee

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — Nothing spells apprehension, a-p-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-o-n, like 20 middle school spelling bee contestants fidgeting in their folding chairs beneath the glow of stage lights in a darkened auditorium.    As the Stone Bridge Middle School’s first Scripps Spelling Bee contest got under way Jan. 13, the tension was palpable. Parents…