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  • Finding summer fun is no sweat

    Residents enjoy a pair of pools as well as other activities. By: Donna Lukiw    Residents with children say Manville is a wonderful place to be during the summer — thanks to all of the activities offered throughout town, especially at the two borough pools.    "Not only can you use the pool, but there’s crafts and…

  • Arts festival expands with prose and poetry

    Residents can submit poetry and artwork, including watercolor and acrylic painting, color and black and white photography, and sculptures. By: Donna Lukiw    After a successful launch last year, the Hillsborough Township Art and Literature Festival will be adding new features — including displays and presentation by local poets, authors and artists at the Hillsborough Public…

  • Local racer, trainer split Hambo Oaks purse

    Meadowlands event pays big for Clarksburg, ex-Allentown team By: Kyle Moylan    Jimmy Takter knew Passionate Glide could win. He just wasn’t sure if she should run.    Once Mr. Takter saw the filly he trained had recovered enough from a hamstring injury to race in the Hambletonian Oaks, however, the one-time long-time Allentown resident figured the…

  • Obituaries

    Dolores Klama Carvill    HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — Dolores Klama Carvill, 74, died Monday at the Compassionate Care Hospice.    Born in Trenton, Mrs. Carvill was a lifelong Trenton and Hamilton Township resident.    She retired in 1991 after 37 years of service with the New Jersey Department of Personnel at the downtown Trenton offices.    Daughter of the late…

  • Athletic Fields at Timberlane Phase II work is under way

    Community fundraising effort has begun    The Recreation Foundation of Hopewell Valley hosted a "Final Stretch" party recently to celebrate the creation of the Athletic Fields at Timberlane and announce its summer plans.    Two new multiuse fields — of the nine fields planned for the site — are complete as a result of Phase I of…

  • Hillsborough continues assault in wood bat league

    Team wins five of six with strong pitching By: Nick Vaccaro    Since the Stars and Stripes Classic, the Hillsborough wooden bat league baseball team has enjoyed continued success. Since the tournament, Hillsborough has gone 5-1, fueled by great pitching, steady and consistent hitting, and solid defense.    On July 9t, Hillsborough headed to Kearny to square…

  • Elite softballers run the table

    Team goes 8-0 with 64-1 run differential By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High’s summer of softball dominance came to an appropriate conclusion when the Elite team swept through the one-night playoff tournament with two more lopsided victories July 19.    The Hillsborough Elites, under the supervision of HHS head coach Cheryl Iaione, finished the summer with…

  • MYAL needs players for football program survival

    Season just two weeks away By: Rudy Brandl        Unless participation numbers increase within the next two weeks, Manville’s young football players may not get a chance to compete this season.    The Manville Youth Athletic League football program has struggled with low numbers for the past few years. Last season, the MYAL fielded teams on…

  • Obituaries

    Stephen Budassi Sr.    TRENTON — Stephen P. Budassi Sr., 87, died unexpectedly Aug. 1 at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan.    Born in Trenton, he was a life-long area resident.    Mr. Budassi served two tours of military duty during World War II, first as a combat medic, and later as a ranger combat…