• ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 10s add state crown

    ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 10s add state crown

    Pictured are members of the Robbinsville 10-year-old all-star softball team after winning the state championship, 9-4, over Swedesboro-Woolwich last Tuesday. In the front row (left to right) are: Ashley Veisz, Shea Walsh, Chelsea Manto and Grace Maslak. In the back row of players are: Ava Dominguez, Olivia Moser, Allie Taylor, Amanda Allen, Sara Toscano, Alexa…

  • THINGS TO DO: Week of Aug. 5

    Fri., Aug. 5    Mother Goose Time: 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., Monroe Township Public Library; program for children 18 to 36 months; registration not required. Sun., Aug. 7    Benefit: 7:30 p.m., Marasco Performing Arts Center, Monroe; sponsored by Friends of the Disabled Israeli Veterans; starring. Mike Burstyn and Julie Budd; tickets are $36; for reservations, call…

  • WEST AMWELL: Alexauken study done: Now what?

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    WEST AMWELL — Township officials are considering how to move ahead with the results on an in-depth study of Alexauken Creek.    The creek, which runs into the Delaware River, is the largest body of water in the township, said Cathy Urbanski, who chairs the township’s Environmental Commission.    The study was…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Officials approve police contract

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Hopewell Borough will get continue to get police services from Hopewell Township under a three-year contract approved by Borough Council Monday night.    The Township Committee also has approved the contract, voting unanimously in favor of it July 27. The township has been policing Hopewell Borough since the borough abolished its…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Legion team’s success has HHS flavor

    Locals help Flemington into state tournament By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    When Steve Farsiou puts together his Flemington Senior Legion team, he prefers a strong Hillsborough content to it.    ” I try to go to Hillsborough first,” said Farsiou, the Flemington manager. “I know what kind of player I’m getting. They always play hard.…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       West Amwell Township police reported:    — On July 19 at 11:20 a.m., police went to a two-vehicle accident on Route 518, just west of Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road. Hunterdon County Department of Roads personnel were working at a construction zone, clearing debris from ditches utilizing a vehicle with a digging bucket attached. The westbound lane was…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Exhibit opening, walking tours happen in August

    By Lorraine Sedor    The reproduction of the painting “Grapefruits” shown in last week’s column was incorrectly attributed. The artist is Zara Fina Stasi, whose exhibit at the Gourgaud Gallery opens this evening, Friday, Aug. 5.    ”21 years of Painting: Travels and Experiences from Around the Globe” highlights the work of Zara Fina Stasi, a rising…

  • JAMESBURG: Schools to use aid for new expenses

    By David Kilby, Managing Editor    JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg School District decided to reappropriate the extra state aid, received in late July, to cover unexpected expenses for the 2011-12 school year.    The extra $116,249 received last month will be reappropriated to cover the tuition and transportation costs of one unexpected regular student and one unexpected…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Carty Jr. ready to start practices

    New HHS football coach likes Raiders’ potential By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Kevin Carty Jr. experienced first-hand how good the Hillsborough High School football team has been as a player at Somerville High.    Now it’s his hope and his job to make the Raiders that good again as a coach.    ”I’ve known how good…

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