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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Willows Swim Team ends successful year

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Willows Swim Team ends successful year

    The Willows Swim Club Team ended the 2014 summer swim season by competing in the final two championship meets. On July 24 and 26, 2014, the swimmers traveled to the Brookside Swim Club in Milltown. There, 578 swimmers from 11 teams competed in the New Jersey Swim and Dive Conference (NJSDC) "B" League Championships. The…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 10s win first three at regionals

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    While the Robbinsville Little League 12-year-old all-star softball team is off at the Little League World Series, their 10-year-old team is enjoying a trip to its own division’s highest level.    There is no Little League World Series at the 9/10 level, and the farthest they can advance is the…

  • MONROE: Town hosts ant-crime event

    MONROE: Town hosts ant-crime event

    Charley Falkenburg photo. A firefighter-in-training tries his hand at extinguishing some practice flames in Thompson Park during Monroe’s fifth an´nual National Night Out.

  • CRANBURY: Latest COAH obligation concerns committee

    By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing’s latest mandate on the number of affordable housing units the township must produce drew concern from members of the Township Committee, at a recent meeting. During the meeting in June, township Affordable Housing Planning Consultant Mary Beth Lonergan discussed the…

  • MONROE: Curtain Falls on ‘Evita’

    MONROE: Curtain Falls on ‘Evita’

    By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer MONROE — The Mighty Oak players brought Broadway to the local stage with its final performance of Evita at the township’s high school on Sunday. Performances of the musical about the rags-to-riches rise of the First Lady of Argentina, Eva Peron, ran for six shows starting back on Jul 25.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Girl Scouts hand out awards to leaders and participants

    HILLSBOROUGH: Girl Scouts hand out awards to leaders and participants

    Three Gold Award recipients are in the middle of the standees: Meghan Bochinski, Nicole Rossi and Erin Moore. (Photo courtesy of Brianna De La Cruz)

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Borough hosting annual 9/11 ride

    HIGHTSTOWN: Borough hosting annual 9/11 ride

    By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — Nearly 1,000 motorcycles will pass through downtown Hightstown on Saturday, Aug 25 as part of America’s 9/11 Ride. The 14th annual, national event remembers volunteers, heroes and victims who lost their lives in the 2001 deadly attacks. America’s 9/11 Ride Hightstown Coordinator Paul Kocher said the ride will…

  • MONROE: Curtain Falls on ‘Evita’

    MONROE: Curtain Falls on ‘Evita’

    Submitted photo. The Mighty Oak players perform "Evita" at Monroe Township High School.

  • MANVILLE: Kindermusik studio to open downtown

    First Roots Music Studio will have its grand opening at 109 South Main St., Manville, on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. A ribbon-cutting will be held at 9 a.m. with Mayor Angelo Corradino, followed by a fun demo class at 9:30 a.m. The Snow Queen arrives at 11 a.m., followed by a "Frozen"-inspired…