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  • Things to Do

    Sept. 5    South Brunswick Camera Club meeting: Focus on shared discussion of photographs brought in by members. Participants may bring up to three photos for discussion, but everyone is welcome to attend to either share or listen. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the meeting room of the South Brunswick Library, Kingston Lane. For more…

  • Township to take final step for sewer

    Houses in Lynwood Farms expect $10,000 cost to hook up By: Stephanie Prokop    MANSFIELD —The Township Committee is set to vote Sept. 12 on whether to bring sewer service to homes in Lynwood Farms at a cost of $10,000 per household, plus a one-time hookup fee.    Joseph Monzo, Robert Higgins, and Kenneth Denti of the…

  • Announcements

       Miller Memorial Presbyterian Church, Ridge Road, is seeking vendors to participate in its 47 annual Country Fair Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Brunswick High School, Ridge Road. Tables start at $10. All welcome.    For more information, call the church office at 732-329-6262 or 732-297-1107. * *…

  • Schools’ tests scores achieve NCLB goals

    Complete tests scores show improvements in failing categories By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    With all test scores reported, Hillsborough schools received passing designations for all subgroups in all test areas under No Child Left Behind standards, Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer said at the Aug. 20 Board of Education meeting.    Preliminary test scores, which were released at…

  • Sunnymead Road reopened

    By:Audrey Levine    Sunnymeade Road reopened Aug. 22, according to John Kenzlak, Somerset County bridge coordinator, after the bridge near Falcon Road was replaced.    Mr. Kezlak said that the repairs on the bridge, which were contracted out by the county to Empco Contracting Inc. in Dumont, had been originally scheduled for completion by Labor Day.    "We…

  • Green scene

    Commission seeks input on conservation By: Stephanie Prokop    BORDENTOWN CITY—The city Environmental Commission is encouraging the public to attend meetings throughout the fall to contribute to new "green" legislation, starting with an organizational meeting Sept. 5.    "There’s not a lot that has been substantially changed since the 1980s, so we’re definitely overdue," said Mike Hunninghake,…

  • School board to draft drug test policy

    But looming changes to state law may force later rewriting By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Despite pending state legislation that could change laws on conducting random drug tests, the Board of Education approved a plan to draft a random drug test policy last week.    The move came despite objections from board members Frank Blandino and…

  • Lifeguard revives 2-year-old

    By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer A toddler nearly drowned Tuesday afternoon in the pool of the Southridge Woods apartment complex off Northumberland Way in Monmouth Junction. A Hillsborough High School student, Ray Sanchez, 17, who was acting as lifeguard for the pool, saved the life of the 2-year-old boy, whose name was not released by…

  • BACK TO SCHOOL

    Kindergartners get a trial run. By: Madeleine Johnson    While many students are getting ready for the first day of school, kindergartners are getting ready for a whole lot of firsts.    And their teachers are here to make sure that their first taste of elementary school — set to begin Sept. 6 — is an inviting…