• HILLSBOROUGH: Students send ‘feasts in a bag’ to troops

       Karen Hoffman’s sixth-grade classes at Auten Road Intermediate School spent Halloween day packing care packages to send to troops overseas for Thanksgiving.    Dressed in their Halloween finest, the students decorated bags and stuffed them full of Thanksgiving-related goodies.    At the beginning of the school year, Ms. Hoffman’s classes adopted a platoon of Marines through…

  • ALLENTOWN: News briefs from the UFRSD BOE meeting

    Labor attorney hired; Scout proposes project, premium hikes By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor Labor attorney hired by BOE    The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Philip E. Stern, of Adams, Stern, Guttierrez & Lattiboudere, as the district’s labor attorney for 2011-2012.    The appointment was approved as a no-bid professional service…

  • ALLENTOWN: Salon raises $1,800 for juvenile diabetes research

    ALLENTOWN: Salon raises $1,800 for juvenile diabetes research

       ALLENTOWN — A local hair salon owner and her staff, galvanized by the courage and positive attitude of teenager with juvenile diabetes, recently raised $1,800 for diabetes research with a hair cut-a-thon fundraiser.    Nicole Schoen, the owner of Create Yourself salon and spa on Yardville-Allentown Road, said she was inspired by the commitment that Tristan…

  • PRINCETON: Jachera concedes mayor’s race to Moore

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    One hundred votes separated Democratic Mayor Elect Yina Moore and Republican challenger Jill Jachera.    With the votes confirmed by the Mercer County Board of Elections, Ms. Jachera officially conceded to Ms. Moore Wednesday morning.    ”I would like to congratulate my opponent Yina Moore on her victory in the mayoral race,”…

  • ALLENTOWN: UFRSD school board approves website launch

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — Residents unable to attend school board meetings soon will be able get their questions answered by e-mailing the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education, which will post responses on its new website.    The Board of Education adopted the requisite Internet policy Nov. 2 that allows board member Rick…

  • MANVILLE: After the flood, businesses struggle to rebuild, carry on

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    It has been two months after Hurricane Irene made her presence felt in Manville and many business owners are still cleaning, fixing up and rebuilding.    Some are trying to reopen as soon as they can, but Manville has lost about 34 businesses due to the flooding, according to…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       A 17-year-old Bordentown girl was charged with shoplifting cosmetics and a magazine, worth a combined $29.05, at ShopRite at the Mercer Mall at 3:16 p.m. Nov. 6. She was released to her father’s custody.    An employee of the Picture Perfect store at the Quaker Bridge Mall reported the theft of her wallet from her pocketbook,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Chinese, Spanish might be taught in grades K-4

    Task force report to be discussed Monday by school board By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor     School board members are expected Monday night to discuss a proposal to teach Mandarin Chinese and Spanish in a reinstated world language program for K-4 grades.     Enrique Picay, district world language supervisor, is expected to describe and answer…

  • MDAdvantage Proudly Supports Regional Perinatal Simulation Center at Barnabas

    MDAdvantage Proudly Supports Regional Perinatal Simulation Center at Barnabas

    (l to r): John F. Bonamo, MD, MS; Patricia A. Costante (MDAdvantage); Robert B. Goley (MDAdvantage); Marlene Taft (MDAdvantage); Richard C. Miller, MD; Jared Kutzin, DNP, MPH, RN

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