• HILLSBOROUGH: FEMA says, ‘There’s lots of aid to those who qualify’

       New Jersey residents who were affected by Hurricane Irene should not forego registering for disaster assistance just because they think doing so will keep the assistance from reaching less-fortunate neighbors.    Federal and state officials assure residents that there is disaster assistance for everyone who qualifies.    ”Many times, there are people who feel others may have…

  • Diocese of Metuchen to celebrate Red Mass

    Diocese of Metuchen to celebrate Red Mass

    Lisa Fittipaldi, Esq. to receive St. Thomas More Award – Joanne Ward photo

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Kid’s dream sundae sweetens her pot by $500

       Caitlin Schwarz, an 8-year-old ice cream fan from Hillsborough, won the top prize in Friendly’s recent “Ultimate Sundae Contest.”    Her entry was chosen from more than 100,000 submitted in Friendly’s restaurants nationwide, combining their favorite ice cream flavors with a variety of toppings.    The contest challenged children under age 12 to use specially designed placemats…

  • Pharmaceutical Expert to Speak on Drug Development Process at MCCC Oct. 12

    By Brenda Whiteman West Windsor, N.J. – Michael Falkow, director and principal consultant for Parexel International, a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, will examine the intricate clinical drug trial process in his talk, “Drug Development and Approval in the U.S. – Not Just for Biochemists,” on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at noon at Mercer County Community…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: ‘Titanic’ will sink on stage in March

    Student theater group announces its season By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Here’s this year’s challenge for high school theater students: Create the luxury liner Titanic…and then sink it, to music.    ”Titanic: A New Musical” will be performed next March by the renamed Hillsborough High School Theatre group. It follows last year’s successful “Phantom of the…

  • Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart announces newest members of their Board

    Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart announces newest members of their Board

    By Judy Springer At its first meeting of the year Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart welcomed three new trustees to its Board of Directors. Princeton Academy, now in its thirteenth academic year, is an independent JK-8 school for boys in the Sacred Heart tradition located on the Great Rd. in Princeton. www.princetonacademy.org

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board shuffles schedule

    School board shuffles schedule    The Board of Education has moved up one of its two meetings in October.    The board will meet on Monday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Auten Road School, and has canceled its Oct. 25 meeting    The New Jersey School Board Association is holding workshops that day.    The board is…

  • MILLSTONE: District hiring two new principals

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    MILLSTONE — Schools Superintendent Scott Feder said Monday the district has launched a comprehensive search to find new principals for both the primary and elementary schools and is optimistic it can fill both positions by Thanksgiving.    Susan McGinty is serving as the interim principal of the K-2 Millstone Primary School…

  • MANVILLE: Community Day put off this year

    Many involved with dealing with aftermath of major storms By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Community Day in Manville was started in 2000 a year after Hurricane Floyd hit town in 1999.    This year, due to another devastating storm, it will be least postponed from the Saturday, Oct. 1, scheduled date, and maybe cancelled,…

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