• LAWRENCE: Teams take to the track to help fight cancer

    LAWRENCE: Teams take to the track to help fight cancer

    Jackson Schwartz, 6, a leukemia patient, carries the torch to open the Lawrence school district’s Relay for Life event on Friday at the Lawrence High School track, surrounded by family and friends.  Lea Kahn photo

  • LAWRENCE: Team rallies for its coach

    Softball players want Harrigan By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Four members of the Lawrence High School softball team appealed to the Lawrence Township Board of Education last week to save their coach’s job after school district administrators decided not to renew her contract.    Tara Harrigan, who teaches physical education at Lawrence High School, was hired…

  • MANVILLE: Council applauds kids’ anti-bullying efforts

    MANVILLE: Council applauds kids’ anti-bullying efforts

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Photo by Mary Ellen ZangaraManville public school students pose with Mayor Angelo Corradino (back row, right of center), anti-bullying specialist Jackie Russo (right) and Schools Superintendent Dr. Johanna Ruberto (left of mayor). Council learns about anti-bullying efforts    Mary Ellen ZangaraSpecial Writer    Students from the Manville School District were honored…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Less will be spent on major projects

    For 10th year, no borrowing to pay for equipment either By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Scrimp and save. That’s the township’s fiscal mantra.    Township leaders will spend less money than recent years on long-life equipment and projects, and continue to avoid borrowing to pay for it.    The Township Committee introduced an ordinance Tuesday night listing…

  • ALLENTOWN: Education foundation sets 5K race fundraiser

       ALLENTOWN — The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) will host the fourth annual 5K Run/Walk and One- Mile Children’s Fun Run on Saturday, June 9.    The race registration and packet pickups will begin at 4 p.m. at Allentown High School with the One-Mile Children’s Fun Run starting at 5 p.m. on school grounds and…

  • All-inclusive Family Fun Day

    By Linda Glickstein                                                                                                                                                       For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                       (May, 2012) Contact: Linda Glickstein (732) 431-5525 [email protected]                                                                                           All-inclusive Family Fun Day!                                                                  Hosted by Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, located in Marlboro, New Jersey, will host a Family Fun Day on Sunday, June 10,…

  • PRINCETON: University chemistry building evacuated after accident

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Reporter    The Frick Chemistry Laboratory building at 120 Washington Road, Princeton, near the pedestrian overpass, was evacuated for about two hours Wednesday after an incident involving hazardous materials that was reported shortly after 1 p.m.    The victim was working in one of the laboratories when a vessel containing some chemicals exploded.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Top-flight bicyclists to ride through township

       More than 100 competitive cyclists from around the world will tackle a grueling 75-mile trek through 11 towns during the 19th annual Frank “Nap” Torpey Hills of Somerset bicycle race on Saturday, May 26.    Many of these same riders will then compete in the Ferrero USA 69th Annual Tour of Somerville, America’s oldest, continuously run…

  • MILLSTONE: Municipal budget’s tax implications unclear

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee has introduced a $5.9 million budget for 2012 that cuts overall spending by 3.3 percent, but township officials are not yet disclosing what the projected municipal tax rate will be.    At the May 16 Township Committee meeting when the draft budget was introduced, Township Business…

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