• Trying to come to grips with the unthinkable

    CODA GREG BEAN I think I probably started writing this column 50 times in the last few days, but nothing seemed to work. I was writing about the incomprehensibility of municipalities like Marlboro selling solar energy credits, but by the third paragraph, I found myself simply staring at the wall. I attempted to write a…

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     The New Egypt Elks will host its third annual dinner with Santa from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 21 at 105 Lakewood Road (Route 528), New Egypt. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (age 60 and over), $6 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children under 3. Santa will…

  • MANVILLE: Santa Claus pays early visit to town

    MANVILLE: Santa Claus pays early visit to town

    Santa Claus listens intently as Tyler Thomaszfski gives his wish list.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Car hits teen crossing Route 206

        A 15-year-old Hillsborough boy was hit while trying to cross Route 206 two-tenths of a mile south of Amwell Road at 4:43 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14.     The driver, Leo Helepli, 31, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was traveling south in stop-and-go traffic when it hit teen, who was trying to run across the highway against…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Off-duty officer shoots dog that attacked him

       An off-duty police officer shot and wounded a pit bull dog that came at the officer as he tried to remove it from Route 206, Hillsborough, at about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday.    Township police said a member of the Hillsborough Rescue Squad and the officer, who works in Hamilton Township, saw two pit bulls in danger…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Top fire company responders for 2012 are honored

    HILLSBOROUGH: Top fire company responders for 2012 are honored

    The top fire responders were honored by the township Board of Fire Commissioners. From left are Rich Bullock, Tom Lachowski, Tony Bisignano, Dave Foelsch, CJ Davis, Jason Vanderhoof, John Lazorchak, Charlie Nuara, Bill Iden, Jay Spagnuolo, Nick Jandoli, Keith Laufhutte, Abel Escamilla, Bruce Vatter, Matt DeCicco, Tyler Riordan, Eric Regiec, Manny Nowacki, Ken Wetzel, Rick…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: So, this is Christmas?

    A guest column By Rev. Timothy J. Wolf    It took about 15 minutes for TV news pundits to start politicizing the horrific murders of 20 school children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. There were no real facts and I was still deciding whether I should be angry, scared,…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of Dec. 20

       Somerset County Recycling Division reported at 2:18 Dec. 10 that its truck had taken down a wire on Duke’s Parkway. Patrols responded, found it was an old wire and put it back. * * *    Patrols and firefighters responded to a North 7th Avenue address just before 4 p.m. Dec. 10. Smoke was found to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Historical figures come alive in school program

    HILLSBOROUGH: Historical figures come alive in school program

    Auten Road Intermediate School student Jesi Herterich as Annie Oakley.

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