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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Business leaders mingle at commission’s social

       The EBDC’s 11th business social event for local businesses Jan. 20 drew about 200 business and political leaders to the CoccoLa Restaurant on Route 206.    The event included speeches by Robert Loderstedt, president of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP), and a review of the plans for a historic mural on the municipal…

  • "Live Your Life Party"

    By Mahogany Star On Thursday, February 5th the past will collide with the present as The Pheonix (formerly Maxine’s 2) in Trenton, NJ revives the days of one of the hottest gay clubs on the east coast, The Casa Lido. This historic club has gone through several transformations since the closing of the Casa Lido’s doors,…

  • Robbinsville: ‘Top priority’ parcel preserved

    Staff report     ROBBINSVILLE — The township has officially preserved one of its “top priority” parcels, eliminating the potential for 49 single-family homes on the property and maintaining a scenic “vista” in town.     The township closed on the purchase of the 153-acre Princeton Research Lands property at the corner of Robbinsville-Edinburg and Line Roads…

  • MANVILLE: Demeter boys show heart on mat

    REC WRESTLING    Manville traveled to Somerville on Saturday in a closely fought Recreation wrestling match. Although Manville came up on the short side of this one, it all only ended with the final match.    Bobby Demeter and younger brother Shane dedicated this one to their grandfather Robert Hopkins, who passed away late last year. Both…

  • Super Bowl 2009

    Don Weinbaum News Release from The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. Super Bowl Sunday- February 1, 2009   The Super Bowl: A Blessing and a Curse for the Compulsive Gambler  The Super Bowl is the culmination of the football season, the crowning of a champion. But it is also the largest betting event…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Police Beat

        Rodney Francis, 25, of Moorestown, was charged Jan. 16 with possession of marijuana under 50 grams.     Police said they stopped Mr. Francis on Interstate 195 near Exit 8 around 12:30 p.m. after he slammed on his brakes for seemingly no reason and made a lane change without signaling. His car was unregistered too,…

  • MILLSTONE: Teen skater gets in sync

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — One Clarksburg youth has found a way to sync her friendships with the thrill of competition.    Jessica Torregrossa, 14, will compete this weekend in New Jersey’s Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships in Morristown as part of her 21-member Ice-Lantics Synchronized Skating team.    The Farmingdale-based team, an affiliate of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Walter to challenge Fried

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — A council member who often has criticized the administration’s procedures intends to campaign against the township’s current leader this year for the next mayoral term.    Both Councilwoman Sonja Walter and Mayor Dave Fried have requested petition packets to run for mayor in the May 12 nonpartisan election, Township…

  • Freeholders Launch E-Newsletter

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders Somerset County residents and others interested in learning more about the county’s programs and services can subscribe to a new e-newsletter launched this month by the Board of Freeholders. “We’re very pleased to be able to add this e-newsletter to our growing toolbox of electronic communications,” said Freeholder Director…