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  • New rides, but familiar fun, at Rotary Fair

    By: Eileen Oldfield – Staff Writer A ride called The Tempest and a giant swing are new attractions at the Hillsborough-Manville Rotary Club’s third annual fair, which opened Monday. The fair runs from 6 to 11 p.m. Monday through July 24 in the field next to Lowe’s in the Hillsborough Promenade and will feature about…

  • Strong effort for Lawrence 10-year-olds

    By: centraljersey.com The Lawrence Little League 10-year-old All-Stars recently defeated Chambersburg 12-2 in the opening round of the District 12 Late 10-Year-old Tournament at Central Park in Lawrence. Kyle Smith was the winning pitcher and recorded the game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the fourth. Finn Lillis got the save and had two hits…

  • Boro Council gets briefed on PD’s Detective Bureau

    Policing Princeton By: Lauren Otis – Staff Writer Princeton Borough Council got a lengthy tutorial on the Police Department’s Detective Bureau at their meeting last week, as they sought information on the department in their quest to find appropriate staffing levels for the force going forward. "I know it got long and tedious, but you…

  • HRYL camps put kids in driver’s seat

    By: Ken Weingartner – Special Writer MANALAPAN – The Harness Racing Youth League capped a week of activities at Gaitway Farm with three exhibition races at the facility Friday. Winning races, with help from professional counterparts, were Cara DiGiuseppe, of Allentown (assisted by John Duer); Mary McDermott, of Millstone (Jim Marshall III); and Gina Fagliarone,…

  • Olshevski leads Robbinsville to Section 3 softball title

    By: Justin Feil – The Packet Group Ed Horowitz admits that he has run out of ways to compliment Hannah Olshevski. Olshevski, the ace pitcher for the Robbinsville 12-year-old all-star softball team, threw a complete-game four-hitter while striking out six in an 8-0 win over Manasquan-Brielle in the Section 3 championship Saturday. "Hannah is Hannah,"…

  • Scott Rocco tapped as interim superintendent

    17-year district vet says he’ll help move ‘budget process forward’ By: Eileen Oldfield – Staff Writer The Board of Education appointed Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Scott Rocco as interim superintendent during its Monday night meeting, with current Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer’s last day in the district being Friday. "I am excited to take on this responsibility…

  • Hopewell’s Maida taking the high seas by storm

    By: centraljersey.com Hopewell Valley resident Lauren Maida, who lives by the sea in Lavallette during the summer months, has become quite the sailor. Maida and her teammate, Jessica Magno, competing for the Lavallette Yacht Club, recently finished first in the UBA Regatta at the Mantoloking Yacht Club against participants from seven other clubs on the…

  • Hustle U16 team rolls along

    By: centraljersey.com The Hillsborough Hustle 16U team continues to build on last season’s success, by winning consecutive national qualifying tournaments. The girls started out the season strong by making it to the finals of their first tournament of year in Oaks, Pa. After going 3-0 on Saturday the team the garnered the No. 1 seed…

  • MANVILLE: NJIT students plan to use mall site for study projects

       Graduate architecture students from the New Jersey Institute of Technology will use the Rustic Mall site off Main Street as a case study for community design, making recommendations that may ultimately be implemented in the site’s redevelopment.    The Manville site was recommended by Somerset County Planning Director Robert Bzik, AICP/PP, to Rocky Hill architect and…