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  • MANVILLE: Pin by Lukas Rios ignites recreation wrestlers

    Boys have home match Saturday at 9 a.m.    Things could not have gone much better for the Manville recreation wrestling team against Summit on Saturday, Jan. 25.    Lukas Rios started things off at 50 pounds with dynamite by getting a quick takedown and two back points for a 4-2 lead. His opponent tied it up…

  • MCCC to Celebrate Black History Month Throughout February

    MCCC to Celebrate Black History Month Throughout February

    By Wendy Humphrey A full slate of events is on the schedule to celebrate Black History Month at both campuses of Mercer County Community College in February.  Students, faculty and staff will join together for films, lectures and theatrical performances in a month-long observance.  All events are open to the public; most are presented free.…

  • MANVILLE: School board to begin search for superintendent

    Board meets Monday with NJ School Boards representative    Manville’s Board of Education will meet Monday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the search for a replacement superintendent.    Superintendent Johanna Ruberto will retire, effective Aug. 1. She began her work in Manville at the beginning of the 2009-10 school year.    The board will meet…

  • "Honoring the Beatles" Workshop

    "Honoring the Beatles" Workshop

    By Constance Don’t miss the exciting "Honoring the Beatles" workshop series led by Lon Van Eaton, who was produced by George Harrison on Apple Records and leader of Imagine a Better World Productions, LLC beginning at 1:00 PM on Sunday, February 9, 2014. Lon will share inside stories about what’s it like to have recorded,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cubs and crews gather for annual Pinewood races

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cubs and crews gather for annual Pinewood races

    Azra Baig Cub Scout Cyrus Duncan shows off his Pinewood Derby racer. Photo by Azra Baig

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Driving academy to aid hockey player

    The Windsor-Brunswick Driving Academy is offering its customers a chance to learn to drive and donate to a fund to assist Michael Nichols, the Monroe High School ice hockey team member who suffered a b    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Windsor-Brunswick Driving Academy is offering its customers a chance to learn to drive and donate to…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Residents have their say on superintendent selection

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Residents have their say on superintendent selection

    Ed Birch Joseph Schwartz of Kingston speaks to the school board Monday night.  Photo by Ed Birch

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Schools register kindergartners for afternoon childcare program

       Hillsborough Township Public Schools will once again offer the Children at Play kindergarten extension program for the 2014-15 school year.    Registration for the CAP program lottery will be held in conjunction with registration for the district’s half-day kindergarten program on Feb. 11 and 12, or online at www.htps.us/CAP. The CAP lottery will be held on…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Residents have their say on superintendent selection

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Residents have their say on superintendent selection

    School board to choose new leader By Ed Birch, Special Writer    Three township residents reiterated to the school board the importance of the process of selecting the next superintendent of schools to replace Dr. Gary McCartney at the board’s Monday meeting.    Dr. McCartney has announced his retirement at the end of this school year. The…