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  • ALLENTOWN: Shonk, Scheuerman win MCT wrestling titles

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Sam Shonk and Ross Scheuerman won championships at the Mercer County Tournament, held this past weekend at Trenton High. After all, they are the same two Allentown High School wrestlers that won MCT titles last year as well.     “Anything…

  • Former Avaya Exec Launches New Venture To Help Small Businesses Thrive In A Tough Economy

    By Nick Panayi emorfie poised to shape the leaders of tomorrow through use of ʻbite-sizedʼ consulting services and new generation marketing techniques Princeton, NJ, February 8th, 2010 – – Nick Panayi, formerly Vice President of North America Marketing at Avaya, has teamed up with long-time associates to launch emorfie – a new generation marketing consulting…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township seeks additional cuts to required fees

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In its fourth move taken since 2007, the Township Committee unanimously introduced an ordinance Jan. 26 to reduce construction fees required for building raised patios on houses, as well as other cuts.    ”We are trying to reduce fees where it is appropriate,” Mayor Frank DelCore said. “We are doing things…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Good deed gone bad

    Samaritan is hurt helping crash victims By Davy James, Staff Writer    A South River resident was critically injured after being struck by a car while trying to help two motorists who were involved in a separate collision Monday evening on Route 130, according to police.    Jerson Pena-Sandoval, 24, suffered extensive injuries to his lower extremities…

  • MANVILLE: Parents learn to spot signs of children’s gang activities

    MANVILLE: Parents learn to spot signs of children’s gang activities

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    About 40 parents, community members and Manville school district staff attended a two-hour gang awareness and identification workshop on Jan. 21, hearing Detective Sgt. Joseph Walsh, of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Gang Task Force, describe area activities by dangerous gangs.    ”It’s a great program to bring residents to…

  • MANVILLE: Cars hit by paint balls

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Police are investigating an incident in which 23 cars in several areas of town were shot by paintball guns early Monday.    Routine patrols discovered most of the damage to the cars, which involved the vehicles being struck by pink paintballs. The incidents occurred on North Fifth, North Sixth, Huff and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Creating an award-winning kids’ sanctuary

    HILLSBOROUGH: Creating an award-winning kids’ sanctuary

    Mr. Biro holds the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award he received for the project. Photo by Olivia Holmes Photography

  • COLUMBUS NEWS: From the Feb. 4 edition

    Peg Traino Tel: 298-7476     [email protected]    Mansfield Township is going to one day a week garbage collection starting the first week in February. More specific information can be found on the Web site at: www.mansfieldburlington.com. * * *    The next Mansfield Township Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb.10, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting…

  • MANVILLE: Weston School bake sale helping bring relief to earthquake victims

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Weston School students cooked up a plan to raise money for victims of the earthquake in Haiti, holding a bake sale Jan. 25, which raised more than $700 for the cause.    Teacher Jill Pepe, along with fellow staff members Jennifer Griffiths, Janine DaSilva, Rebecca Fosbre, Laura Landau, Sharon Liszczak,…