Category: archives

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Forrest to leave prosecutor’s post

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In baseball, managers have an opportunity every year to work with an all-star team that they have put together specifically for one event.    But for Somerset County Prosecutor, and self-proclaimed baseball enthusiast, Wayne Forrest, who announced his upcoming retirement Wednesday after two-and-a-half terms in office, he has, over the years,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Taste fundraiser may mitigate aid cuts

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The Hillsborough Education Foundation’s annual Taste of Hillsborough fundraiser has the same appeal as years past — good food, good entertainment, and good company — though the funds generated through the event are more important to the organization this year.    ”Because of the reduction in state aid to our public…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       A caller reported the theft of a green BMX bike, valued at $50, from the CVS parking lot at 3:39 p.m. April 12. Police reported checking the area around the South Main Street store without finding the bike.    At 9:26 a.m. April 13, a North Weiss Street resident reported losing his wallet containing $80 in…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Annual watershed stream cleanup slated

    By Davy James, The Packet Group    With cold temperatures receding and a new season in full bloom, townships across central New Jersey are gearing up for a special type of spring cleaning.    The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association will be conducting its fourth annual Watershed-wide Stream Cleanup over the next two weekends to help improve the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Student help needed for summer classes

       The Hillsborough Township Public Schools Special Services Department is looking for student volunteers for their Extended School Year (ESY) program.    The district’s ESY program is for students in self-contained classes, preschool through high school, who experience significant regression of skills during prolonged breaks from school. The ESY program runs from July 6- Aug. 14. The…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Hillsborough animator’s work selected for festival

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    This may be her first public film screening, and she may not know what will come out of showing her work to entertainment professionals, but for Hillsborough resident Christine Chong, she has already achieved success because she is doing what she loves.    And now, Ms. Chong is just looking toward…

  • MONROE: Budget defeat sends spending plan to council

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    MONROE — The school district’s $80.5 million budget now will go to the Township Council, after 56 percent of voters cast ballots against it Tuesday.    The defeat was the third straight for the district budget and came during a year in which fewer than half of all budgets statewide won…

  • Theology for a Troubled Believer

    By Lisa Crane  Sunday, April 25:  Author Event/Reading & Book Signing: Theology for a Troubled Believer, by Diogenes Allen at All Saints" Church, 16 All Saints’ Rd., Princeton 11:30 PM – 12:30 PM Diogenes Allen is a Stuart Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary and the author of numerous books, including, with Eric O.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual Hall of Fame class to recognize 7

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    South Brunswick High School will be recognizing a handful of the best athletes to pass through its hallways with the upcoming SBHS Hall of Fame Class of 2010.    Seven athletes will be inducted for their significant achievements during their time at SBHS.    To be inducted are Ann Dowgin, Class of…