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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Woman faces charges for hitting pedestrians in crosswalk

       A Hillsborough woman has been charged with reckless driving in a pedestrian accident Saturday in which a Piscataway woman and her 3-year-old boy were struck and injured by a vehicle while they were crossing South Main Street in Manville.    The two, whom police declined to identify, were struck at about 4 p.m. Saturday while they…

  • Local Athletes Win at State Championships, Qualify for Nationals

    Local Athletes Win at State Championships, Qualify for Nationals

    Motion Gymnastics T&T team following NY/NJ Tumbling State Championships.

  • MANVILLE: Holly Fischer makes dean’s list at Montclair State

    Campus Corner column    Holly Fischer of Manville made the Montclair State University dean’s list for the fall semester with a 3.5 grade-point average. She is the daughter of Sharon and Lou Fischer.    * * *    Jenna M. Parrilla of Hillsborough was recognized for academic achievement April 10 at the spring awards and recognition ceremony at…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Program to talk about applying to colleges

    Kids can meet children’s book authors, illustrators on May 17     Parents, caregivers and students in grades 9-12 can hear Susan Alaimo, founder and director of S.A.T. SMART, talk about applying to college at 7 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the Hillsborough Public Library, 379 South Branch Road.     She’ll discuss how to choose a…

  • COUNTY: May 17 event hosted by gardeners

    For more information on our educational programs and events visit www.mgofmc.org. The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host a program, “Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators and the Plants that Attract them” on May 17 from 11 a.m.-noon at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township, adjacent to the Mercer County Equestrian Center.…

  • Thousands Join March for Babies in Middlesex County

    By Wendy Keyes/March of Dimes Approximately 2000 residents joined together in support of the smallest citizens of Middlesex County— babies — by participating in the 2014 March for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes. Johnson Park, Piscataway was packed with strollers, families and corporate teams helping to try to achieve the New Jersey goal…

  • BORDENTOWN: Accommodations made to offer additional prom tickets
  • MANVILLE: Democratic Congressional candidates agree more than fight

    Manville voters have role in 12th District race By Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group    There was more agreement than debate as the four Democratic Party candidates for the 12th Congressional District faced off during a forum April 30 in Princeton.    The field includes Assemblyman Upendra Chivikula (District 17), Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-14), state Sen.…

  • CRANBURY: Local towns get $300K DOT grants

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Cranbury and Jamesburg are each getting $300,000 in state grant money for local transportation projects.    The state announced Monday some $86 million in Department of Transportation grants going out to some 361 municipalities for local projects.    Cranbury will get $300,000 for its downtown beautification project and Jamesburg will also…