• HILLSBOROUGH: People, places from yesteryear come alive again

    HILLSBOROUGH: People, places from yesteryear come alive again

    Township hall’s display case revitalized by historians By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough’s history goes back to the earliest days of the New Jersey colony, much due to its crossroads along routes between New York and Philadelphia.    Today, aspects of it come alive in one of the most crisscrossed public places in the township: the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Manville Catholic school plans its first-ever reunion

    It has been 37 years since the first class graduated from Christ the King School, and a new school alumni association is planning the first-ever whole school reunion for Friday, Oct. 26. Paul Lobo, grandparent of a current Christ the King student, is the director of the newly founded association. Mr. Lobo said he got…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Anita Barry chosen by chorus as ‘Woman of Note’

    HILLSBOROUGH: Anita Barry chosen by chorus as ‘Woman of Note’

       Jersey Harmony Chorus has selected Anita Barry of Hillsborough as its 2012 Woman of Note.    Ms. Barry has been a Sweet Adeline for more than 40 years, starting with the former Queen City Chorus in Plainfield, then with the former Somerset Valley Chorus, which merged with the Millstone Valley Chorus to form the Jersey Harmony…

  • MILLSTONE: Wolf rug, tall tale, lead to charges in crime spree

    State police investigating possible links to other burglaries By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor MILLSTONE — Two Trenton men have been charged with three burglaries in Millstone Township and Roosevelt Borough and the state police are investigating whether the duo are connected to a string of similar home break-ins in the area. Alex Laura, 32, and…

  • LAWRENCE: Chief: Private dispatchers not a safety issue

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township officials might replace the Lawrence Township Police Department’s 911 dispatchers with a private company to handle the service, but township residents’ safety will not be jeopardized by the outsourcing.    That’s the message delivered by Police Chief Daniel Posluszny and Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun. The Police Department’s seven dispatchers are…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A 16-year-old Trenton girl was charged with shoplifting clothing worth $349.50 from Macy’s at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 4:40 p.m. Oct. 7.    Keith M. Moreland, 39, of Trenton, was charged with receiving stolen property at 12:01 p.m. Oct. 4 in the parking lot at the Halo Farms store on…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Simon credited for tax-cutting plan

    To the editor:    I was happy to read that Donna Simon, our assemblywoman, is sponsoring a bill that will give us an immediate 10 percent credit on our property taxes. She got support from Democrats and Republicans for her tax cut proposal because her priority is to get results, which is refreshing at a time…

  • MANVILLE: Firefighters bring message of safety

    MANVILLE: Firefighters bring message of safety

    Kari Couch, a new firefighter, shows some of the tools of the trade — axes, shovels and bars — to students Wednesday morning. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • LAWRENCE: Lawrence in Revolution lecture

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    During the Revolutionary War, British and American soldiers marched up and down Route 206 — then known as the King’s Highway — as they fought in major battles that would determine the fate of the 13 colonies.    Many men who lived in Maidenhead, which was the original name of Lawrence…

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