• Concert to aid Japanese churches

       On Sunday, May 15, at 4:30 p.m., the Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir will present a concert to benefit the Japanese Orthodox Church, many of whose parishes were heavily damaged in the recent tsunami, at Saints Peter & Paul Orthodox Church, 605 Washington Ave., Manville.    Entitled “Hymns of Pascha (Easter), the Feast of Feasts: Celebrating Christ’s…

  • New Financial Database at SCLS

    By Lisa Bogart Bridgewater, NJ.  May 11, 2011. — The Somerset County Library System has added an additional valuable database to its bank of research resources available to all library card holders.  Weiss Ratings Online, a source of information on banks and insurers, is now accessible to patrons through the library’s website. Weiss Ratings is…

  • LAWRENCE: 75-year-old couple volunteer to help others

    BY Lea Kahn    Delivering a hot meal to someone who is unable to cook doesn’t take much time, but it makes a difference in that person’s life.    That’s why Gary and Rose Gladwell agreed to volunteer with Lawrence Township Meals on Wheels to deliver a hot meal to a shut-in or convalescent one day a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Armed robber threatens pharmacist

       Police charged a Monmouth Junction man Saturday for the armed robbery of the Walgreen’s drugstore on Route 206 at the Raider Boulevard intersection.    At about 6:46 p.m. a caller reported to township police that there was some type of problem between the pharmacist and a customer.    Officers responded and found Anthony Giarratano, 23, of Junction…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    The dental suite at NorthStar VETS. (Staff photo by Joanne Degnan)

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Reca to lead school board again

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Four members of the Board of Education took the oath of office and Michael Reca was the board’s unanimous choice to serve another one-year term as president during the school board’s annual reorganization May 3.    School Business Administrator Robert DeVita administered the oath to the four winners of…

  • American Legion Post 401 Memorial Day Service

    By Gary Cooper Memorial Day Remembrance Services will be held on the front lawn at the Lt. John Farnkopf American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Rd, Monmouth Junction, on Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m. Gary Cooper, post commander, and Barbara Buhl, auxiliary president, will present the ceremonial wreath which honors those who gave their lives…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: YMCA to join effort to set world record

    It will be one site trying to give ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson’ on June 14    On Tuesday, June 14, the Hillsborough YMCA will be part of an attempt to set a global record for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The three branches of the Somerset Valley YMCA (that includes Bridgewater and Somerville) are locations for…

  • MANVILLE: Education Foundation wants golfers for charity outing

       The Manville Education Foundation still has openings for its second golf outing on Thursday, May 19, at the Hillsborough Country Club on Wertzville Road. The event is to help raise money for the foundation’s grants and scholarships.    The first golf outing was held in September and was such a success the foundation decided to make…

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