• LAWRENCE: Students’ art on display at gallery

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    It’s one thing to create a painting or sculpture and see it on display at Lawrence High School, and quite another thing to see it on exhibit at an art gallery.    That’s what nearly two dozen Lawrence High School students are discovering while their artwork is being shown at the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: High school class of 1976 gets together again

    HILLSBOROUGH: High school class of 1976 gets together again

    Classmates from the Hillsborough High School Class of 1976 pose at the Three Bridges Firehouse to celebrate their 36-year reunion on April 28. It marked the sixth reunion gathering for the class. (Photo by Joe Bezek)

  • MANVILLE: Pizza shop helps rescue squad with fundraiser

    MANVILLE: Pizza shop helps rescue squad with fundraiser

    Rose and Joe Smolinka of Manville enjoyed a meal out and helped out the rescue squad by dining at a fund-raising dinner at Manville Pizza in May to help the Manville First Aid & Rescue Squad. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Man charged with hosting underage drinking party

    By charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    A Monmouth Junction man was charged last weekend with hosting an underage drinking party at his Dunston Lane home, according to police.    Officers responded to the home of Parth Patel, 21, of Dunston Lane in Monmouth Junction sy 1 a.m. June 3 on reports of a drinking party that…

  • MILLSTONE: Motorcyclist killed in head-on collision

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    MILLSTONE — A 42-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision with a Ford Econoline van Friday evening on Millstone Road, state police said.    The victim, Virgil V. Gross, of Millstone, failed to negotiate a curve near Bitner Road and his motorcycle crossed over the double-yellow line into oncoming…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Principal changes schools, accepts new challenge

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Principal changes schools, accepts new challenge

    Principal Glenn Famous stands with fifth grade students that will follow him from Cambridge Elementary School to Crossroads South Middle School next year. Top Row from left: Keira Ezzo, Emerson Marchese, Imerah Burnett, Sean Goldsmith, Steven Sitarik, Cole Chulamanis, and Trent Burmester. Bottom: Diana Minucci, Khayri Smith and Sanika Joshi.

  • MANVILLE: Rocky Hill mayor files for freeholder

       Rocky Hill Mayor Ed Zimmerman filed as a nonpartisan candidate for the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders and will be on the November ballot as an independent.    Elected as an independent to his second four-year term as mayor in 2010, Mr. Zimmerman said he believes Somerset County is well run overall, “but there is…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar, week of June 7

    Sat., June 9    Toy duck race postponed: The Manville Education Foundation, in conjunction with the Manville Recreation Department, has put off its planned community duck race at Memorial Park until the fall. Fri., June 15    Jazz concert: Outdoor “Jazz Under the Stars” at 7 p.m. in courtyard at Manville High School, 1100 Brooks Blvd. Big…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Carley, Camarota and Hochman easily win Dem primary

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Carley, Camarota and Hochman easily win Dem primary

    Nicole Cosentino photo. Voters cast their ballots at the Woodlot Community Center in South Brunswick Tuesday.

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