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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Not a millionaire, but still better off

    HILLSBOROUGH: Not a millionaire, but still better off

    Former Hillsborough resident Erin Jones, left, appeared this week on ABC-TV’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” with hostess Meredith Vieira. Photo courtesy of Valleycrest Productions Ltd.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Slight adjustments have made Viotto an IC4A qualifier in the shot

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    John Viotto has reached a comfort level.    Now he wants to reach some big-time marks.    In just his sophomore year on the University of Delaware men’s track & field team, the 2007 South Brunswick High graduate got some things straightened out with the shot put since last year and is…

  • Thanks for making auction successful

       I would like to take the time to thank all the families, friends and businesses who have supported the Christ the King School Basket Auction and made it another success.    A special thank you to the chairwoman of this event, Sandy Charneski, and all the families who have put in countless hours of preparation.    Christ…

  • Advancing Opportunities to Present Civic Leadership Award to PSE&G’s Don Tretola Monday, March 23

    Advancing Opportunities EWING, NJ – Non-profit disability service provider Advancing Opportunities, formerly Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, will present its Civic Leadership Award to PSE&G’s Regional Public Affairs Manager and Burlington County resident Don Tretola during a breakfast ceremony on Monday, March 23 at 8:30 a.m. at Trenton’s Lafayette Yard Marriott.  One hundred guests are…

  • MONROE: Students graded by state

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    MONROE — Monroe high school and middle school students fared well on the New Jersey State report cards as recently released test scores show.    Regarding high school students who took the language arts literacy proficiency assessment test, partial proficient scores dropped from last year’s 12.2 percent to this year’s 11.4.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Sustainable project gets township boost

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The Township Committee gave additional support March 9 for a sustainable Hillsborough with the approval of a resolution supporting participation in the Sustainable Jersey Municipal Certification Program.    ”We must now obtain certification as a sustainable community,” Mayor Frank DelCore said. “It will be helpful for getting grants in the future.”…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Not a millionaire, but still better off

    HILLSBOROUGH: Not a millionaire, but still better off

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Just four questions away from becoming a millionaire, Erin Jones, formerly of Hillsborough, made what she called an “easy” decision when she accepted a check for $50,000 after answering the timeless question, “Is that your final answer?”    ”I promised myself that once I got to $25,000, I would be more…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township looking for cuts

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The township is dealing with another proposed $271,000 cut in consolidated municipal property tax relief for 2009 on top of a $569,000 cut in 2008 as it works to evaluate what can be done to reduce spending before the 2009 budget is introduced in early April.    ”The cut in aid…

  • MANVILLE: School boards group hears praise for Manville students

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Yanela Cruz and Emily Velez receive Outstanding Student Awards    Two Manville students were recognized by the Business Education Alliance Inc. and the Somerset County School Boards Association at their annual Outstanding Student Awards on March 11.    The awards were held at the Somerset County Vocational-Technical High School with their…