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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Armstrong’s boys working to create more offense

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     Coming off a season in which it went 2-17, the major focus for the Robbinsville High School boys’ soccer team is to find a way to generate more offense.     In a desire to do that last season, Robbinsville sacrificed on defense, moving Doug Cambridge from sweeper to the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Congregations plan for upcoming Jewish holidays

       The Jewish High Holidays are approaching and Temple Beth El, on Route 206, and the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, on New Amwell Road, have released schedules of services for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.    Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is observed on the first and second days of Tishrei, the seventh month…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Ex-SBHS teacher appointed to Hunterdon schools post

    By Linda Seida, The Packet Group    A former South Brunswick High School teacher is now South Hunterdon Regional High School’s assistant principal and supervisor of curriculum and instruction.    Mary Robinson Cohen, of Princeton, was hired Sept. 2 at a salary of $90,000 for 11 months. She was chosen from among more than 90 applicants, according…

  • JAMESBURG: Bus service to grow in borough

    Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — Coming to a bus stop near Jamesburg residents: more frequent stops and additional routes.    The Middlesex County Bus Service recently notified borough officials that it had received New Freedom funds, a federal grant issued for start-up services by NJ Transit.    The bus service typically runs as far north as…

  • ROBBINSVILE: Tennis setting up for improved season

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     With a good mix of returning players and freshman coming in that should make a big impact, the Robbinsville High School girls’ tennis team should be much improved from its 5-12 record of last season.     “We have a decent team,” noted Robbinsville Coach Guy Dippolito. “We’re looking to…

  • MANVILLE: Police increase patrols on railroad

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    While Manville police usually survey the railroad tracks running through town during patrols, the start of school has officers paying extra attention for students who try to cross the tracks on the way to or from school.    Police conducted vehicular patrols of the areas around the railroad tracks in the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Band is on the march

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Band is on the march

    By Davy James,Staff Writer    At the side of the South Brunswick High School football field on Tuesday, a section of the marching band stood organized in rows.    The musicians stepped together, attempting to move about 100 students in the section in unison. They completed one movement and started over, the repetition designed to make the…

  • MONROE: Free weekend parking for residents

    Applegarth lot being made available By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Bus trips to the city just got a little cheaper for residents, after township officials waived weekend Park-and-Ride parking fees for its Applegarth facility.    The township’s Department of Transportation began issuing the parking passes on Tuesday, allowing residents to park for free in…

  • MANVILLE: Student heads down under as ambassador

    MANVILLE: Student heads down under as ambassador

    Visiting the Australia Zoo was among Cheyanne Bylina’s favorite activities while in Australia, giving her the chance to get closer to such animals as koala bears. Photo courtesy of Cheyanne Bylina