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  • Free Prostate Cancer Lecture at PEAC

    By Laura Geltch IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE FROM:         Laura Geltch, Marketing                      PEAC Health & Fitness PHONE:      (609) 883-2000 DATE:         June 1, 2009 RE:               PEAC Health & Fitness hosts Lecture: “Prostate Cancer: Don’t Depend on Luck, Get Tested!” PEAC Health & Fitness presents a complimentary lecture with Frank Haggerty and Glenn Parker entitled: “Prostate Cancer: Don’t Depend on Luck, Get Tested!” Glenn Parker…

  • Embellish Handbell Ensemble Concert
  • Red Cross to Host Summer Blood Drives

    Red Cross to Host Summer Blood Drives

    The Red Cross has several community blood drives throughout Somerset County.

  • MANVILLE: Shop owner abandons plans for Main Street paint store

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A store on South Main Street now stands empty as Wallpapering By Design, formerly Manville Hardware, recently closed up shop and moved to Somerset.    According to owner Ron Kaplowitz, he wanted his store to be part of the Benjamin Moore paints franchise, but was not allowed to while he was…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board debates purchasing policies

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The Board of Education’s Policy Committee Monday night agreed to use input from the board to discuss two purchasing polices, and determine whether the policies need revisions, after several board members said the existing policies were not specific enough.    The policies, numbers 175 and 177, include rules for reviews of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Smoky competition returns to Woods Road firehouse

    HILLSBOROUGH: Smoky competition returns to Woods Road firehouse

    Woods Road Fire Company’s 2007 “No Fire — Just Smoke” event drew a hungry crowd to savor the entries from about 30 competitors. Photo courtesy of Susan Gulliford

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 11:38 a.m. June 1, a resident reported leaving her fanny pack open while at Wal-Mart between 3 and 5 p.m. May 31. She lost a MasterCard, a Visa card, an insurance card, a Bank of America debit card and three prescription blanks as a result.    A 17-year-old male was charged with shoplifting two bottles…

  • LAWRENCE: Future is bright for Cards’ track

    Growing numbers aid girls By Rudy Brandl, The Packet Group    You can’t blame Lawrence High girls track head coach Tim Collins for feeling optimistic about the future of his program. Once the numbers catch up to the potential and enthusiasm this year’s group showed, the LHS girls could become a contender.    The Lawrence boys recently…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: New marching band director resigns

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The Hightstown High School alumnus tapped to direct the school’s marching band for the 2009-10 school year has resigned from the post only weeks after accepting the job.    On Monday, dozens of parents and students gathered at the Board of Education’s regular meeting to comment on the resignation of Rob…