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  • School News

       The Viking Athletic Club will host its third annual Vikings 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run on Sunday, Nov. 4 at South Brunswick High School, Ridge Road, rain or shine. Proceeds will benefit the Viking Athletic Club and the high school’s student athletes and marching band.    Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the high school. The…

  • Legislative candidates talk taxes, spending

    By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    With state and local officials across New Jersey seeking to fill the holes in their budgets and to hold down property taxes, nearly everyone is looking to cut costs.    One commonly discussed way to accomplish that is through shared services between towns and school districts. But what some see as…

  • Monroe candidates debate township spending, taxes

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    MONROE — Democratic and Republican candidates for mayor and Township Council have differing views of the township’s budget and taxes.    The Republicans are attacking the Democrats’ record on taxes, saying they have allowed the municipal bureaucracy to become bloated. The Democrats question the Republicans’ math and say their challengers’ ideas…

  • Fire company fundraiser may be a real lifesaver

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    About 30 Manville residents have taken a step to help protect their families in two ways: by purchasing one of the newest child identification devices, and supporting Manville Volunteer Fire Co. no. 1.    The residents have purchased Ambersticks, a specially-programmed flash drive that stores vital information that could help authorities…

  • California fire relief gets a helping hand

    California fire relief gets a helping hand

    Bruce Kosensky left for Southern California to help with the Red Cross shelters in place after wildfires threatened more than a half million residents. Photo courtesy of the Red Cross

  • Elks set breakfast

       The Lambertville Elks, 66 Wilson St., will have an all-you-can-eat breakfast Sunday, Oct. 28, from 7:30 to 11 a.m.    The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under.    There will be regular and blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, omelets, sausage, bacon, home fries, toast, muffins, French toast, coffee, tea and juice.

  • Jo-Ann MacAllister Perrine

       HIGHTSTOWN — Jo-Ann MacAllister Perrine died Oct. 19 at her home.    Born in Utica, NY, she was a longtime Hightstown resident. She graduated from Holland Patent Central School in 1965. Later earning an associates degree and moving to New Jersey in 1967, she spent many years working as a secretary for Educational Testing Services in…

  • Government change on ballot

    Residents organize to defeat, support change By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    On Nov. 6, Hillsborough voters will be asked again whether they want to change to a mayor-council form of government, from the current township committee form.    If approved, the new government will be formed by April 2009; if the recommendation is rejected, the issue…

  • Skate park proposal on a roll

    Grand addition: donations and ideas By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Nearly 20 young teenaged boys and girls who would like to see a skateboard park built in the borough joined a smattering of adults last weekend to eagerly discuss what they could do to make their dreams a reality.    Leaving a twisted heap…