• MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of Oct. 25

        The Manville Senior Citizens usually meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue.     Congressman Rush Holt spoke at our October meeting about the Affordable Care Act and Medicare. He gave us a brief synopsis of the provisions and issues of the Affordable Care Act and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Football stops Cougars, streak

    HILLSBOROUGH: Football stops Cougars, streak

    Murdock gets Raiders on track for big finish By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Tyshon Murdock won’t need any extra motivation the rest of the year.    The Hillsborough High School linebacker/tight end is determined to keep his senior season on track, and with it, the state playoff hopes of the Raiders. He was a leader…

  • MANVILLE: Library Happenings column, week of Oct. 25

        The Manville Public Library is now part of the Somerset County Library System. The library has new hours. It opens at 10 a.m. every day except Sunday. It closes at 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.     Manville residents who have a library card should not discard it. It…

  • A true sportsman

    A true sportsman

    Richard “Dick” Esrey, a resident of Windrows in Princeton, played football for Swarthmore College.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Teacher’s game helps kids identify coins

    HILLSBOROUGH: Teacher’s game helps kids identify coins

    Hillsborough math teacher Diane Leoni has created a product to help children make sense of money.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Dukes cheerleaders win Mountain Valley Conference championships
  • WEST AMWELL: Fulpers hold Harvest Festival to help needy

    WEST AMWELL: Fulpers hold Harvest Festival to help needy

    Buttercup, the calf, licks her lips as she gets ready for the upcoming Harvest Festival at Fulper Family Farmstead. Photo by Allure West Studios

  • Record-high MPG rating

    A ccording to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the new-for-2013 all-electric version of the subcompact Honda Fit is estimated to achieve the equivalent of 118 mpg, which is the highest rating of any car to date. For those keeping score, this comes out to 29 kilowatt-hours of electricity per 100 miles. The EPA estimates the…

  • Rolling in dough

    High petroleum prices are forcing automakers to find more affordable sources than plastics for use in car interiors. Ironically, that means Ford Motor Co. is considering putting extra cash into their cars — literally. Old paper currency, taken out of circulation and shredded, could join soybeans, denim, plastic bottles and other alternative materials currently being…

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