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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Christians, Muslims bridge divisions with visit

    By Lea Kahn, The Packet Group    Ellen Heath did not know what to expect when she visited the Islamic Society of Central Jersey, but she knew it would be a learning experience.    Ms. Heath, along with a handful of members of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville’s Peacemaking Committee, spent a couple of hours Saturday afternoon…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       Helena Shutack, 89, of Somerville Avenue, was charged with careless driving at 10:56 a.m. April 27 after hitting the front of Easy Pharmacy, located on Kennedy Boulevard.    Police reported receiving a call about a motor vehicle crashing into a building and dispatched patrols, the Fire Department and rescue squad to the scene.    An investigation of…

  • MONROE: Theresa Wysokowski remembered as loving mother, grandmother
  • Land Trust Farmers’ Market to reopen Sunday

    To learn more about the Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance, visit: www.hlta.org    The Hunterdon Land Trust’s Farmers’ Market at Dvoor is reopening on May 16.    Shoppers will find locally grown vegetables, artisan breads and cheeses, grass-fed meats, flowers, honey, wine and much more while enjoying a cup of coffee and the spring sunshine. WDVR FM will…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBAA 10U third in Hillsborough

    SOFTBALL    The SBAA 10U travel softball team recently took third place in the Hillsborough Spring Thaw Tournament.    Leadoff hitter Jessica Risch reached base five times (two hits) in three games, Katie Thau had three hits and Samantha Knehr had a key two-run double in game one to help the Vikings claw back for a tie.…

  • MANVILLE: Meetings with schools’ new principals present familiar faces in new places

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    A series of meetings which began Monday for parents to get to know the new principals at Manville High School, Alexander Batcho Intermediate School and Roosevelt School is meant to ease the transition for the new principal and the parents they’ll work with.    ”It’s the correct thing to do,” District…

  • Solebury says thanks

    Home & School Association of Solebury School     Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of our community, Solebury School’s annual dinner auction was a huge success! Many families, faculty members, and students joined in the effort, which raised over $100,000 for our school.    It was especially heartening to feel the warm support of the small…

  • MANVILLE: ABIS council raises funds to help Haiti

    MANVILLE: ABIS council raises funds to help Haiti

    The ABIS Student Council members, shown with advisor Robin Cook, raised more than $600 for American Red Cross projects in Haiti. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Teachers union won’t give back, Fried says

    Township asks for reopened contract after voters reject budget for schools By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — As the Township Council prepared to undertake its review of the defeated $38.2 million school budget, Mayor Dave Fried said Tuesday that he was “disappointed” to be told by the teachers union leadership that they would not…