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  • Area warned of approaching storm

    By Vanessa S. Holt, Managing Editor On Friday the National Weather Service indicated that Tropical Storm Hanna’s effect on the area will be mainly a rain event, with 5-7 inches in most of Burlington County concentrated along the Delaware River, according to the county freeholders’ office. Wind gusts could reach 50 miles per hour. Storm…

  • It’s September, and you know what that means …

    … school is back in session By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    School is back in session this week for students in local districts.    ROBBINSVILLE    Students returning to school today will be seeing a lot of new faces in Robbinsville schools.    Over the last few months, the district has hired 25 new teachers and three administrators,…

  • Library closes out successful reading program

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    The summer reading program at the Manville Public Library “Catch the Reading Bug” was another successful program for the 40 students who spent their Mondays at the library reading, having fun and learning about bugs.    The program was shorter this year only five weeks compared to the eight weeks…

  • Teachers, school board still waiting for fact-finder’s report

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    The school year starts for Manville students today (Thursday), but for Manville teachers, it’s the start of a second year with no new teaching contract — and more waiting for the state appointed fact-finder’s report to be released.    The report, which would have compiled both the Board of Education’s information…

  • John Saunders

       HILLSBOROUGH — John F. Saunders died Aug. 29. He was 78.    He was born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to Hillsborough in 1960.    Mr. Saunders’ career spanned the airline, paper, construction, and oil industries before he joined McGraw-Hill Publishing Company where he was a manager of information systems that supported…

  • Jamesburg students head back to school

    Jamesburg students head back to school

    Staff photo by John Keating. art teacher Selma Churney helps Alicia Etheridge.

  • BREAKING: Jamesburg councilman charged with sending lewd photos via internet

    BREAKING: Jamesburg councilman charged with sending lewd photos via internet

    Bergen prosecutor arrests Bodall at home By Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    Jamesburg Borough Councilman Thomas Bodall was charged Thurdsay after he was accused of engaging in sexually explicit dialog with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl and of transmitting photos of his exposed genitals, according to the Bergen County prosecutor’s office.    He was charged…

  • County sets hearing dates to review land diversion for pipeline project

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Somerset County is looking to divert 4.7 acres of open space to allow for a new gas pipeline to be constructed through Montgomery and Hillsborough.    According to Tom Boccino, principal planner of land acquisition for the county, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) is looking to add a new pipeline…

  • Police amp up school safety

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Ensuring a smooth start to the new academic year will be a top priority for South Brunswick Police Department as schools open this week.    The department is running its annual Operation Safe Schools initiative today (Thursday) and Friday, which is designed to help ensure a smooth and safe opening for…