• MANVILLE: Community calendar: Week of Jan. 10

    Wed., Jan. 16    RVCC info session: Raritan Valley Community College representatives will talk about the spring semester, admissions, transfer opportunities and financial aid in an information session from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hillsborough library, 379 South Branch Road. The spring semester starts Jan. 22. For information, contact [email protected] or call 908-526-1200, ext. 7009.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Friedman promoted to lead Jewish center
  • MANVILLE: Orange paintballs splat nine houses

       Nine residences were splattered with washable paintballs New Year’s Eve and into the first day of 2013.    Police said homeowners were able to remove the orange-colored paint with little lasting damage.    Tuesday, police said they hadn’t charged anyone and the incidents were under investigation.    Paintballs were shot at a house on South 19th Avenue from…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Permanent repair being made to gasoline line under Route 206

       Buckeye Pipe Line Company is well into work to make a permanent repair to its gasoline pipeline under Route 206 at New Amwell Road.    Mayor Frank DelCore said Tuesday night that representatives of the pipeline, which carries 140,000 gallons of refined petroleum product per day from Linden to Macungie, Pa., will be asked to come…

  • LAWRENCE: Council makes many appointments

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    In one of its first official acts of 2013, Township Council made a raft of appointments to fill openings on 14 of the 20 advisory boards and committees — including the planning and zoning boards — Tuesday night.    Township Council agreed to reappoint Ian Dember to a four-year term ending…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Mayor DelCore will do just fine, resident says

    To the editor:    I had the good fortune of attending a meeting relating to reorganizing of the Hillsborough Township Committee on Jan. 3. The election of Mr. Frank DelCore as the next mayor of Hillsborough Township for the year 2013 was clearly a stroke of good fortune for the residents of Hillsborough.    Mr. DelCore has…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Free throw shooting contest scheduled

       The annual Millstone Valley Knights of Columbus free throw competition will be Sunday, Jan. 27, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Auten Road Intermediate School, Hillsborough.    All Hillsborough boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the free event.    Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of…

  • LAWRENCE: Police contract approved

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township police officers will receive an average 1.4 percent pay increase under the terms of a three-year contract ratified by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 209 and approved by Township Council Tuesday night.    The contract is retroactive to Jan. 1, and expires Dec. 31, 2015. It covers the…

  • How to get your sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

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