• HILLSBOROUGH: Frosh helps boys to third at CJ IV XC

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Nick McFarland doesn’t look like a freshman.    He doesn’t run like one either.    The Hillsborough High School freshman continued his impressive rookie campaign by placing 18th overall, second among the Raiders behind sixth-place Ryan Mahalsky, to help the boys team place third overall at the Central Jersey Group IV…

  • SPORTS: News and Notes

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    The South Brunswick Soccer Club’s U-14 Asteroids outlasted the Livingston Legion with a late goal to win 1-0 at Livingston.    The defense was led by an outstanding individual effort by Mike Wijesinghe. Also contributing on defense were Dan Spivak, Steve Sandoli, Sharat Durbhakula and Thomas James.    With 15 minutes remaining,…

  • Scout food drive thank you

    LouAnne Wolf, director of Social Services, South Brunswick     As the holidays approach, we look to the Scouts to help out those less fortunate with their annual “Scouting for Food Drive.”    This is our largest Thanksgiving food drive effort.    The Scouts dropped off more than 3,000 empty bags to residents Oct. 30 and picked them…

  • Community service

    Stanley J. Vitello, Hopewell Borough     One election season is over and another is foreseeable. This is an appeal to Hopewell Borough residents of all stripes to consider running for local office in the November 2011 election. The offices of mayor and two council seats are open. In all three cases new local leadership is…

  • County 4-H will host craft and vendor fair

    By: centraljersey.com The Somerset County 4-H Association will host a one-stop-shopping opportunity on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ted Blum 4-H Center on Milltown Road in Bridgewater. A mix of vendors and crafters, offering a wide variety of items, will be on hand. Products and crafts include jewelry, home…

  • Election was a clear choice of congressman’s priorities

    By: centraljersey.com I would like to publicly thank the people of the 12th Congressional District for putting their faith in me for another two years. This appreciation is for those who voted for me – and for those who didn’t. I have received many different interpretations of the meaning of the election results here and…

  • Debra Johnson expresses gratitude

    Debra Johnson, of South Brunswick     I wanted to thank everyone who worked so selflessly on our recent campaign.    I so sincerely appreciate your dedication, hard work, diligence and, most of all, your loyalty. Thank you for the meetings you attended, the signs on your lawns, the website you created, the fliers you passed out,…

  • Funhouse to honor HEWYFL

    By: centraljersey.com The Fun House at 278 Monmouth Street in Hightstown is donating an Open House for the Hightstown-East Windsor Youth Football Leagues party from 12 to 1:30 p.m., Sunday, for the SuperBowl Champions and 1:30 to 3 p.m. for the entire league. As many as 200 people are expected to attend. For more information,…

  • MILLSTONE: Solar farm eyed for township site

    Environmental Commission hears plan By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — A plan to build a 20-megawatt solar farm with 60,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels on 125 acres of undeveloped land northwest of Moto Business Park was unveiled Monday to township officials.    But the red-headed woodpecker, the wood turtle and a looming federal deadline for obtaining…

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