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  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 5:56 p.m. Sept. 14, a Raritan Avenue caller reported that between the hours of 7 p.m. Sept. 13 and 7 a.m. Sept. 14, someone threw a milkshake on the back of her vehicle. No permanent damage was reported to the vehicle.    A Somerville resident came to police headquarters at 4:42 p.m. Sept. 17 to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Zoning change tabled after complaints

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Residents near land recommended for light industrial zone object    The Township Committee unanimously decided to table an ordinance concerning a zone change after about 40 residents turned out Tuesday to express their concerns about the plan that would allow for a light industrial zone directly adjacent to residential properties.    ”This…

  • PLUMSTED: Township turns to online auction for revenue

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — The township is turning to the Internet to raise revenue.    The Township Committee has authorized a public online sale of hundreds of items, and Mayor Ron Dancer said the primary motivation is two straight years of state aid cuts.    ”These are dire economic times,” he said.    ”Hopefully, with…

  • LAWRENCE: Lawrence stuns PHS on Hargraves OT goal

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Isn’t it funny how quickly things can change.    Or, in the case of the Lawrence High field hockey team, isn’t it wonderful.    After opening the season with a 5-0 loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro North, the Cardinals had to travel to Princeton last Thursday to take on the 3-0 Little Tigers.…

  • Somerset Valley YMCA Child Development Centers Promoting Positive Lifestyle Changes during America on the Move Week 9/20 n 27

    Somerset Valley YMCA Child Development Centers Promoting Positive Lifestyle Changes during America on the Move Week 9/20 n 27

    By Donna Dass To the casual observer, it may not look like Teju D., a 3 year old in the Somerset Valley YMCA’s Child Development program at Somerville Family YMCA and Adam M., a 5 year old in the Child Development program at the Hillsborough Family YMCA are learning new life skills, but their teachers…

  • MANVILLE: Fans near and far help Manville Pizza mark 40th

    MANVILLE: Fans near and far help Manville Pizza mark 40th

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    With fans from more than half of the continental United States — and Portugal — and more than 500 friends on Facebook, Manville Pizza has certainly built a following.    The South Main Street restaurant is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, serving what fans in the Facebook group proclaim to…

  • Argentine Tango Workshops

    Argentine Tango Workshops

    By Vittoria Natale Paula Gurini & Mariano Beilak visiting Master Tango Instructors from Buenos Aires, Argentina will be visiting and teaching in Princeton, NJ on October 1 &  4, 2009 at the Suzanne B. Paterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, behind Borough Hall. Paula & Mariano dance a particular and unmistakable style of dancing  while using…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local charity begins with friendship

    HILLSBOROUGH: Local charity begins with friendship

    Chain of Hope was launched by lifelong friends (left to right) Tracy Garcia-Savare, Wendy Gromlich, Tia Hagins, Stacey Turner and Victoria Nawrotzki. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Longtime McGraw-Hill employee dies

    By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group    BORDENTOWN CITY — Stephen McGowan, a fixture here for decades and an employee for more than 33 years at McGraw-Hill in East Windsor, died last week at the age of 64.    ”He had his hand in everything,” his daughter, 27-year-old Katy McGowan, said of the seventh-generation Bordentonian.    As an…