• HILLSBOROUGH: Hire the vet, speaker tells ceremony’s crowd

        Hire the veteran, beseeched the guest speaker at Monday night’s Veterans Day ceremony in the Garden of Honor outside the municipal building on South Branch Road.     Retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Vicci said that veterans are more than ex-soldiers, but are producers.     “I implore you to look at our soldiers and give…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Zumba benefit raises $1,000

    HILLSBOROUGH: Zumba benefit raises $1,000

    Zumba fitness instructors, from left, Ligia Alas, Janet Cantore Watson, Lauren Buckle, Jennifer Miller Battista of Hillsborough, Denise Tweedie of Bridgewater, Donna Savage Friel of Montgomery and Brenda Becerra of Somerset United showed they were Jersey strong in organizing a benefit for Hurricane Sandy Relief and the Red Cross.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Zumba benefit raises $1,000

    HILLSBOROUGH: Zumba benefit raises $1,000

        Who would think that dancing for a cause could cause such a commotion! On Sunday, Nov. 11, a Zumbathon event brought more than $1,000 for the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.     Clad in pink and black, eight local Zumba fitness instructors donated their time to be a part of the event.…

  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: Nov. 15

    By Michelle Marinello    Springfield Township zoning board meeting is Monday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building.    Springfield Township Board of Education meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7:15 p.m. in the school library.    Springfield Township Planning Board meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building.    Springfield Township Historical…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Library holding special food drive

       The Mercer County Library System is holding a special food drive during the month of November to help replenish local food banks depleted in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.    The collected nonperishable food items will be distributed to the Crisis Ministry, Mercer Street Friends Food Bank of Trenton, Homefront of Lawrence, the Robbinsville Food Pantry,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Congressman Lance: We must work together

    To the editor:    I thank all of those throughout Congressional District 7 who made Nov. 6’s strong victory possible.     We must work together in Washington in a bipartisan way to strengthen the American economy and lower annual deficits and the ever-increasing federal debt.     The past week has been very difficult for the people…

  • MANVILLE: Scouts pick up and replace flags on veterans’ graves

    MANVILLE: Scouts pick up and replace flags on veterans’ graves

       Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from troop and pack 193, along with leaders and parents, replaced some American flags at Sacred Heart cemetery on Saturday after Hurricane Sandy’s winds had strewn them all over.    The Scouts used whatever flags were left from their Memorial Day visit but there were still many that were missing. Scoutmaster…

  • MANVILLE: County senior centers are back open again

        On Tuesday, Nov. 13, all seven Somerset County senior centers were open and serving lunch to clients. Transportation services are now available to all centers.     The centers’ regular hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.     The Hillsborough center is at 339 South Branch Road. Its phone is 908-369-8700.     The Manville center…

  • Community Calendar: Nov. 15

    Thurs., Nov. 15    Raven Players present “The Odyssey:” 7 p.m., Robbinsville High School auditorium, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. This dramatic adaptation of Homer’s myth is full of magic, romance and adventure. Odysseus’ journey will entrance audiences of all ages. Tickets will be sold at the door and cost $8 for students and seniors and $10 for…

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