• HILLSBOROUGH: HES running costume donation drive

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Every year, English as a Second Language teacher Betsy Borto noticed several Hillsborough Elementary School students marched in the school’s Halloween parade without costumes.    That thought led the school to hold its first costume donation drive, which it will open to the entire Hillsborough community.    ”In some cases it (not…

  • MANVILLE: Students get lesson on fire safety

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Last week was Fire Prevention Week and the students and parents in Manville learned about their local fire companies during several events.    On Oct. 6 all three fire companies visited the schools to teach the children about fire safety.    The firemen and the fire trucks went to each school…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Fundraiser to feature local comedians

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Comedians Rick Vos and Bonnie McFarlane brought a night of laughs to Manville last year, which is why the Manville Police Benevolent Association brought the two back for its comedy night this year.    The Manville Policeman Benevolent Association Local 236 will once again host a fundraising comedy night, on Oct.…

  • BORDENTOWN: Boys soccer finding its groove

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    After a 1-4 start, the Bordentown Regional High School boys soccer team is starting to find its groove.    The Scotties remained unbeaten in October and evened their overall record at 4-4-1 with a 4-1 win over Willingboro on Monday. Omer Kaya scored two goals and Scott Gorish and Brandon…

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    By: centraljersey.com A Planning Board hearing on a proposed Sonic fast-food restaurant on Route 206 South has been postponed until December, to allow the attorney presenting the business proposal and plan to research some of the objections to the plan. Donald Whitelaw, the attorney presenting the Sonic proposal on behalf of Thomas Mascia, asked the…

  • Relying on the last resort

    By: centraljersey.com The Harvest of Hope food pantry in North Hanover has put the word out that it needs supplies. So have the pantry run by the South Brunswick Department of Social Services, the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and most of the region’s other food pantries and soup kitchens. The reason: More people than ever…

  • Flooding has cost us too many neighbors

    Richard M. Onderko, Manville    Now the real work starts. We need funding to complete our flood study with a sense of urgency. Hopefully a newly formed commission will carry more weight in Washington and do just that.    Yes, we have had four major flood events in the last decade but there were numerous close calls…

  • Campaign signs mislead voters

    Howard Greenberg, Hillsborough    I would just like to bring to the attention of the voters of Hillsborough that we are not holding a mayoral election in Hillsborough on Nov.2, contrary to what hundreds of Frank DelCore’s signs around town, which say “Re-elect Mayor DelCore” would have you think.    We have a township committee form of…

  • U13 wildcats reach Columbus tournament semifinals

    By: centraljersey.com The Lawrence Wildcat U13 travel soccer team reached the semifinals of its Columbus Day Tournament after winning its flight. Lawrence opened with a 3-0 win over the YMS Tornadoes, as Nora Burrows, Yasmin Rubio and Christine Scott scored goals. That was followed by a 1-0 win over the Solebury Strikers on a Chloe…

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