Category: archives
-

UPPER FREEHOLD: Walnford celebrates summer’s bounty
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor Families spread bright tablecloths on the wooden picnic tables beneath the shady trees while the sound of bluegrass and old time music meandered through the air. Historic Walnford proved a serene escape from the cityscape and suburbia for over 500 people on Saturday. They were all there to bask…
-

-

SENIOR CORNER: Aug. 21
The Manville Senior Citizens next meet at noon Thursday, Sept. 11, at the VFW on Washington Avenue. Reminder: The Senior Swim is Friday, Aug. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cooper Pool in Lost Valley. The pool is heated so we don’t have to worry about swimming in cold water. There will also…
-

POLICE BLOTTER: Aug. 21
A resident reported two magnetic business signs valued at $100 were stolen off a truck while it was parked in the Wal-Mart lot Aug. 11. The investigation is continuing. Jorge A. Tavares Jr., of Manville, was charged Aug. 11 at 7:55 p.m. with eluding, resisting arrest, receiving stolen property, drunken driving and various motor vehicle…
-

HILLSBOROUGH: Teens continue studies in tropical environment
Hillsborough teen Madison D’Amico with Adriana at Escuela La Cruz, an elementary school in St. Elena in the Monte Verde province. The building is the school.
-

STATE WE’RE IN: Greening New Jersey
By Michele Byers Much of the Garden State is green and leafy, thanks in large part to land preservation. Check out a new interactive map to see the green in your community! You can find out if your town has been building new parks, protecting natural areas, preserving farms or saving historic sites. For…
-

SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Group hosts annual Halal festival
By Samira Amer, Special to the Packet The Muslim Youth Community Center (MYCC) held its third Annual Original Halal Food Festival Saturday at Rowland Park. According to organizers, about 50 vendors and more than 4,000 guests from the tri-state area crowded the Rowland Park fields during the event. Launched in 2012, the Halal Food Festival…
-

HILLSBOROUGH: Shop Hillsborough cards available
"We have taken another step forward in the Shop Hillsborough Program," Mayor Doug Tomson announced at a recent Township Committee meeting. "The Shop Hillsborough cards have been received, and we are getting ready for the mid-September launch," he said. To date, 30 businesses have enrolled in the Shop Hillsborough Program as participating merchants. They are…
-

STATE WE’RE IN: Greening New Jersey
By Michele Byers Much of the Garden State is green and leafy, thanks in large part to land preservation. Check out a new interactive map to see the green in your community! You can find out if your town has been building new parks, protecting natural areas, preserving farms or saving historic sites. For most…
