• HILLSBOROUGH: Home for the holidays

    HILLSBOROUGH: Home for the holidays

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Aviator returns from Iraq in time for Christmas    Beechwood Circle resident Jim Moore intricately planned the afternoon of Dec. 15, coordinating with his daughters’ schools to arrange a surprise visit when he returned home earlier than his family expected from an almost year-long deployment to Iraq as a member of…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 1:18 p.m. Dec. 14, a resident reported losing a black Dolce and Gabbana purse and believed she lost the bag around 2:15 a.m. Dec. 12 in the vicinity of West Camplain Road. The purse contained three Social Security cards, two Visa credit cards, one photo identification card, $300 in cash and a Food Stamps…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Amid discord, Gallagher’s Web site work continues

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Former Borough Administrator Candace Gallagher’s $500-per-month contract to maintain the municipal Web site remotely from Arizona was extended two months this week.    But two council members opposed the extension, saying they’d rather explore the possibility of having someone local do the job.    Council members Isabel McGinty and Mike…

  • SUSTAINABLE HILLSBOROUGH: New lights will lead to energy savings

    By Phil Ludvigsen    It has been said that we should keep or sustain the holiday spirit every day of the year. A good way to keep this promise is to give a gift that keeps on giving. During these tough economic times, giving a gift that gives back is truly special and here’s one terrific…

  • Hopewell Valley YMCA gets Pennington Day grant

    For capital building fund    The Pennington Day board of trustees has given $5,000 to the Hopewell Valley YMCA capital building fund.    The board recently invited representatives of the YMCA to present an update on its plans and activities to date. The YMCA is under contract to purchase a 13-acre tract of land from Capital Health…

  • MANVILLE: Mustangs execute well to win opener

    By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    The season-opener for the Manville High boys basketball team went about as well as head coach Marty Geiger could have hoped.    The Mustangs found themselves in a tight game coming down the stretch, but executed well and came away with a 45-42 win over Belvidere.    ”We always have close…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Home for the holidays

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Aviator returns from Iraq in time for Christmas    Beechwood Circle resident Jim Moore intricately planned the afternoon of Dec. 15, coordinating with his daughters’ schools to arrange a surprise visit when he returned home earlier than his family expected from an almost year-long deployment to Iraq as a member of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       Ronald Daniels, 45, of Somerville; Johnny Ivery, 39, of Somerville; and Anthony Proctor, 43, of North Carolina, were charged with shoplifting after police were informed three people had stolen items from Stop & Shop on Route 206 at 12 p.m. Nov. 29.    Their vehicle was stopped on Amwell Road, and police found stolen baby formula…

  • ‘Tis no season to drink and drive

    Kendra Taggart of Cranbury     “‘Tis the season” has an entirely different meaning for victims/survivors of drunk driving crashes. Traditionally a time of celebration, the holidays may be exceptionally hard for families who have endured the devastating effect of a drunk driving crash. Their coping skills may be tested and the need for additional support…

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