• HILLSBOROUGH: School roof repairs planned

    By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    Roof repairs estimated to cost a total of $953,000 are planned at two Hillsborough district schools.    The Board of Education on Monday authorized using $953,000 from the unreserved and undesignated fund balance in the 2010-2011 budget for roof repairs at Hillsborough High School and Triangle Elementary School that are desperately…

  • Justin Feil

    By: centraljersey.com The Hillsborough High School boys basketball team knows that it will be difficult to duplicate its 20-6 season of a year ago that included its first North Jersey, Section 2 Group IV championship appearance. But having experienced that success, the Raiders are looking for another big year, even though they will be doing…

  • Mary Brienza

    By: centraljersey.com South Brunswick High School is sponsoring a Giving Tree program for students to participate in by donating gift cards that will go to needy families in the community, Gina Welsh, school activities coordinator, said. "The actual distribution of who will get the gift cards is determined by South Brunswick Township Social Services Director,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raider wrestlers face tests

    HHS has chance to beat some of state’s best By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    The Hillsborough High School wrestling team was looking to fill in its schedule to reach the new maximum of 30 matches.    The problem was finding opponents who wanted to take on a Raiders team that has enjoyed historic levels of…

  • Town announces holiday trash schedule

    By: centraljersey.com Recycling and trash pickup for the next two weeks will be remain the same despite the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, according to a press release from the Township. Because Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are on Saturday this year, Friday pickups will be as scheduled, according to the release. Residents looking…

  • WEST AMWELL: South tells others about their tobacco-free policy

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The first school in Hunterdon County to adopt a comprehensive tobacco-free policy is advising other schools and educational groups on how to implement the same policy.    South Hunterdon Regional High School, serving grades seven to 12, sent representatives last week to the Dolce Hotel in Basking Ridge…

  • Trees are thriving

    By: centraljersey.com What a win-win-win! Five living trees donated last year, one for each of the Better Beginnings classes, are planted and thriving; with thanks to Gary Grubb for his thoughtfulness in making sure they are carefully tended and watered. This is a three-way-win, according to the anonymous donor of the trees: The community gains…

  • 8CALENDAR

    By: centraljersey.com Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to:…

  • Blankets donated to military

    By: centraljersey.com MONROE – Private 2nd Class Michael Mazza and his buddies in Delta company are sleeping under "soft, warm blankets" in Afghanistan this holiday season, thanks to a special Monroe Township partnership. The effort began in November when Michael Bennet of the Monroe Central Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 262 contacted Barclay Brook School…

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