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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Weniger named state group’s 2009’s top prevention inspector

    HILLSBOROUGH: Weniger named state group’s 2009’s top prevention inspector

    Hillsborough Chief Fire Marshal Chris Weniger said being named Fire Prevention Inspector of the Year by the New Jersey Fire Prevention and Protection Association was one thing that took him by surprise. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Resident questions board on school chief’s contract

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    District Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer’s new five-year contract had one township resident questioning its terms during the school board’s Oct. 19 meeting.    Mulford Lane resident Thomas Shore questioned the methods for measuring progress toward goals, payments toward a retirement plan, a $5,018 bonus given this year, and the reason for offering…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Salon ‘best,’ says panel

    HILLSBOROUGH: Salon ‘best,’ says panel

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Fantastic Sams hair salon on Amwell Road has a record of giving back to the community since it opened in April 2007, but now the salon is getting something back after it was chosen to receive the 2009 Best of Hillsborough Award from the United States Commerce Association.    The association…

  • LETTERS: One-party rule bad for township

    Larry Zyontz, South Brunswick I am a longtime registered Democrat, who has lived in South Brunswick since 1978. In that time I’ve seen the Township Committee and Council ruled by a super majority of Republicans and, for nearly the past decade, by Democrats.    Perhaps it’s the liberal in me, but I absolutely fear a representative…

  • Consider solutions candidates present

    Allan Mazur, South 11th Avenue    A theme that is usually voiced at the Borough Council meetings in Manville seems to be that the ordinances which are passed, those that are up for consideration, and the actions of the members, are out of touch with the reality of the fiscal situations here, as well as in…

  • MANVILLE: Sunday Foodfest takes current theme

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    The eighth annual Foodfest of Manville, scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Washington Avenue, has a theme appropriate for this recession year: Giving Thanks.    ”We are very grateful to all those who help us,” said Betty Cowen, president of the Auxiliary of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Field hockey making school history

    Cross country teams set to make run at tournament championships By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     Just a week after losing a regular season match to Hopewell, the Robbinsville High School field hockey team got its revenge.     Robbinsville defeated Hopewell, 2-1, on Monday in the semifinals of the Mercer County Tournament.     Robbinsville will…

  • MANVILLE: Manville XC enjoys winning

    Yakobchuk helps Mustangs to 5-5 mark By John Beisser, Special Writer    The Manville High boys cross country team, spearheaded by senior Eddie Yakobchuk, recently completed a 5-5 dual meet season and is coming off a 10th-place finish in last week’s Somerset County Championships held at Pleasant Valley Park in Basking Ridge.    A 5-5 record and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Salon ‘best,’ says panel

    HILLSBOROUGH: Salon ‘best,’ says panel

    Fantastic Sam’s staff (front, left to right) Janet Santoro, Gina Zukasky, Krystin Pirozzai, (back) Joan Reid, Kerianne Corsilli, Julie Parker, Kate Whitman, Holly Canica, Cristina Porcaro and Laurie Weiss helped the salon earn the title as Hillsborough’s best from the U.S. Commerce Association. Photo courtesy of Janet Santoro