• HILLSBOROUGH: Library adds hours for summer, fall holidays

       The Somerset County Library System is adding hours this summer and fall.    The library system will maintain year-round hours on Saturdays, including the summer months.    Hillsborough, a member of the county system, is normally open on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last year it shortened Saturday hours during the summer only but in…

  • MANVILLE: 8th-graders given their wings

    MANVILLE: 8th-graders given their wings

    Joey Conti and Emily Caswell sing the class song during the graduation ceremony at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School on Tuesday night. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)

  • LAWRENCE: Hearing on Mrs. G site postponed

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A public hearing on a plan to redevelop a 16-acre site on Route 1 at Bakers Basin Road, which is anchored by the Mrs. G TV and Appliance store has been postponed until next month.    The Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled because the required public…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dad delivers son en route to hospital

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dad delivers son en route to hospital

    Diego Salinas, Alicia Lopez-Apolonio and their new son, Alex at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.

  • MANVILLE: Carnival opens, runs through Saturday

    MANVILLE: Carnival opens, runs through Saturday

    Fireworks scheduled for Friday night By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    The annual Manville Youth Athletic League carnival opened Tuesday night at Gerber Field on Duke’s Parkway. The carnival brings excitement, good food and fun into town for the week.    The carnival will be held from 6-11 p.m. through Saturday. The MYAL has been in…

  • MANVILLE: 8th-graders given their wings

    MANVILLE: 8th-graders given their wings

    The girls of Alexander Batcho Intermediate School line up in their most fashionable gold satin robes.(Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Helping others key for student

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Helping others key for student

    Fabiana Russo uses her business skills in her neighborhood to help raise money for a local boy with diabetes.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Helping others key for student

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Helping others key for student

    By Nicole Cosentino    Last week, 8-year-old Fabiana Russo raised $200 for “Labs For Logan” – a charity that raises money for a local boy with diabetes.    Her mother, Giovanna Russo, was very supportive of the fundraiser.    ”She’s a very special little girl and we’re so proud of her for doing what she did for this…

  • MANVILLE: 8th-graders given their wings

    MANVILLE: 8th-graders given their wings

    Peter Lecko takes his diploma and gets a handshake from Principal Michael Magliacano at Tuesday night’s Alexander Batcho Intermediate School graduation. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)

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