• UPPER FREEHOLD: Two local farmers join state agriculture board

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Two local farmers join state agriculture board

    Upper Freehold Township farmer Martin Bullock, of Bullock Farms, recently was sworn into a four-year term on the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Some things to expect in new school year

       Here are some things you should know about back to school and the new year.    First day of school for students is Thursday, Sept. 6. Teachers have in-service days for teachers on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 4 and 5.       School lunches will cost more. Meals will also be healthier.    A new federal law will mean…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Shennard chosen as interim councilman

    ROBBINSVILLE: Shennard chosen as interim councilman

    Councilman Dennis Shennard and his family are welcomed by the rest of the Robbinsville Township Council after he took the oath of office at the Aug. 23 council meeting. From left in front row are Michaela Shennard, Councilwoman Chris Ciaccio, Councilwoman Sheree McGowan, Mr. Shennard, Joe Shennard and Louise Shennard. In back row from left…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Girl Scouts decorate school gym

    HILLSBOROUGH: Girl Scouts decorate school gym

    For refreshing the Woods Road School gym and hosting a health fair, Hillsborough Junior Troop 60100 helped earned their Bronze Project Award.

  • MANVILLE: Singles group will feast at Poconos’ Oktoberfest

       On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the Somerset County Single Senior Women’s Group will host a trip to Woodloch Resort in the Poconos for its Oktoberfest.    Attendees will be treated to a Bavarian buffet of Bavarian pretzel rolls, Black Forest ham, smoked gouda, German potato salad, sauerbraten, bratwurst, potato pancakes, buttered spaetzle and sage and mustard crusted…

  • LAWRENCE: High school moves up in magazine’s ratings

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence High School has vaulted from the 120th best high school in New Jersey in 2010 to 82 for 2012, according to New Jersey Monthly magazine’s annual ratings of public high schools — much to the delight of school district officials.    The magazine releases its ranking of New Jersey’s 328…

  • MANVILLE: Flood fears still bring shudders here

    MANVILLE: Flood fears still bring shudders here

    There’s a road there, as you can see from a photo this week. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • Shul School Classes Start September 9

    Kehilat HaNahar, New Hope, PA SHUL SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 9 New Hope, PA; August 28, 2012: As summer vacation comes to a close, teachers and staff at the Kehilat HaNahar’s Shul School are busy preparing for the first day of classes on Sunday, September 9th. The school, housed in the historic building on West Mechanic…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Picnic thanks Lupo for his service

    HILLSBOROUGH: Picnic thanks Lupo for his service

       Tony Lupo, a recreation department assistant for Hillsborough Township for many years, was honored at a picnic on Aug. 23 at the Lazicky house in Hillsborough by 40 residents, youth and young adults with whom he has worked and coached during his tenure in the department.    Mr. Lupo is retiring this month and he and…

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