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  • ROBBINSVILLE: ‘Crazy weekend’ puts RHS baseball in states

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     After going a combined 3-1 in doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, the Robbinsville High School baseball team is 10-10 and heading back to the state playoffs.     Robbinsville was in the Group I championship game last season. With a 1-5 start to this season and makeup games hard to…

  • MANVILLE: Council, board agree to cut $175,000

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Reduced surplus, salary and expense savings lower tax hike by $18    The Manville Borough Council unanimously approved a motion to reduce the defeated 2009-10 school budget by $175,000, which the Board of Education accepted at its Tuesday meeting.    The $175,000 reduction would reduce the total budget to $18,944,248, with $12,484,467…

  • Community calendar

       Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542.    All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to: [email protected] before…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: First business expo to feature 5K run

       ROBBINSVILLE — A certified 5K run will kick off the township’s first business expo Saturday.    The Mercer County Chamber of Commerce’s “All Roads Lead To Robbinsville” Business Expo will feature about 45 business owners showcasing their companies at the business center, at 1 Washington Blvd.    There will be events throughout the day, including live music,…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: 6-month 2008 crime rates rose in Monmouth, Ocean

    By Sean Ruppert, The Packet Group    The overall crime rate in Mercer County dropped by 3 percent in the latest Crime Index Trends report, released last week by the state.    However, the overall crime index increased by 5 percent in Monmouth County and 14 percent in Ocean County where incidents of rapes rose dramatically, reflecting…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Club sale to benefit students

    HILLSBOROUGH: Club sale to benefit students

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Somerset Medical CenterIn addition to the scholarship program, the members of the Hillsborough Rotary Club help support various area charities — last month, the club donated proceeds from a Valentine’s dance and raffle to Somerset Medical Center to support its Blood Donor Program. Laura Fino, assistant vice…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings have comeback for the ages

    Girls lacrosse team rallies from 9-2 deficit to top Raiders in GMCT semifinals By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor MONROE – Regardless of what South Brunswick High’s girls lacrosse team did in Wednesday night’s championship game with Old Bridge, its effort in the Greater Middlesex Conference semifinals can long be remembered as a shining moment in…

  • LAWRENCE: Rec Baseball and Softball results

       In a very close matchup, Doherty Painting topped Bossio’s Deli, 2-1, in the National Division of the Lawrence Little League on Saturday. Peter Cino threw five innings keeping the team within striking distance for the whole game, while Bossio’s Raffie Balestrieri’s strong pitching held Doherty to two hits and one walk over six innings. In…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Pop Warner program taps 11 locals for scholars award

    HILLSBOROUGH: Pop Warner program taps 11 locals for scholars award

    Eleven Hillsborough scholar-athletes were honored at a March banquet for Dukes National Pop Warner Little Scholars. Above, (seated) Rachael Van Pelt, Cassidy Delaney, (second row) Rebecca Delaney, Emily Van Pelt and Scot Levonaitis show the awards they received. Photo courtesy of Susan Van Pelt