• HILLSBOROUGH: Students recycle pounds of soft plastic

    By Peter Sclafani, Staff Writer    Hillsborough elementary school students took a role in cleaning up the environment by recycling a kind of plastic that the Somerset County program does not collect.    The plastic bag initiative was started by Hillsborough resident Steve Berkowitz, who works at a plastics company. His intent was to spur students to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Dean’s List students are announced

    Campus Corner    Christina Kwon of Hillsborough was named to spring dean’s list at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.    To be named, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 GPA and carry at least 12 credits. * * *    Emily Bales of Hillsborough earned the Marist College dean’s list for the spring semester in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She’s…

  • ALLENTOWN: Troop’s newest Eagles have landed

    ALLENTOWN: Troop’s newest Eagles have landed

    Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180 recently held its Court of Honor Ceremony. From left are former Scoutmaster Bill Hoover; Eagle Scouts Alex Hoover and Anthony Ferro; John Ferro, and Rob Roy, the troop’s new Scoutmaster. Photo courtesy Troop 180

  • Community Calendar: July 19 edition

    Thurs., July 19    Space Exploring Fun: 2 p.m., Plumsted branch of the Ocean County Library System, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Join us for stories and more about exploring space. For ages 4 to 10. To register, go online to www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 609-758-7788.    Visit with the Authors of the Deadtime Stories: 7 p.m., Robbinsville…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Business-minded college students cited for charity projects

    HILLSBOROUGH: Business-minded college students cited for charity projects

    Raritan Valley Community College’s SIFE team members, from left, Desai Shaishav, Kevin Turnbull, Bibiana Bendikova and Divy Tolia display their Rookie of the Year award received at the SIFE USA National Exposition in May in Kansas City, Missouri.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Carissa Daino marries Shane Tanaka in Bermuda

    HILLSBOROUGH: Carissa Daino marries Shane Tanaka in Bermuda

    Wedding announcement    Carissa Marie Daino and Shane Michael Tanaka were married June 11, 2012, in a beach ceremony at Jobson’s Cove in Warwick, Bermuda.    The Rev. Dick Stetler performed the double-ring ceremony.    Presented in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by her sister, Christina Loiacono, as maid of honor. Burak Tirtir was the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: "Little Mermaid" comes to Somerset Valley Playhouse

    HILLSBOROUGH: "Little Mermaid" comes to Somerset Valley Playhouse

    Steve Goodman Three mermaids are played by, from left, Terrie Copeland, Amanda Livesey and Emily Parker. (Photo by Steve Goodman)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Administrator Merdinger stepping back
  • HILLSBOROUGH: Solar panel plan on quarry hillside will be rethought

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Gibraltar Rock Quarry officials will be back with a revised plan to put thousands of solar panels on the East Mountain Road property — perhaps by the Sept. 13 Planning Board meeting, a company official said Tuesday.    A proposal by the quarry and KDC Solar was withdrawn after a July…

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