• MONROE: History books come to life

    MONROE: History books come to life

    Staff photo by John Keating The Battery A, N.J. First Artillery fires a cannon.

  • Bulldogs face key game with Steinert

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor nbsp;  On the same day Lawrence High’s football team may or may not have lost one of its biggest offensive threats, a new weapon emerged for the Cardinals.    It was just business as usual in the fall of 2009, as one never knows what will happen throughout a LHS game, but…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Teen robbed six homes, police say

    By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group    UPPER FREEHOLD — A 13-year-old township boy has confessed to breaking into about six homes on Stacy Court and stealing approximately $500 in personal effects, according to State Police.    Detective Steve Urbanski said Tuesday that the boy, who is not being identified because he is a minor, was charged…

  • It’s the Battle of Princeton Pike

    Unbeaten war between ND and Lawrence looks like a classic By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Don’t look now, but Lawrence High’s home football game with Notre Dame will be featured as the Colonial Valley Conference Game of the Week.    So what else is new?    It seems every time the Cardinals take the field this season,…

  • REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: I blame the media — how about you?

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    No wonder newspapers are in trouble. They require an attention span.    Wherever I go, people talk about “the news.” It almost always seems clear they’re talking about “the news” they see on cable television.    I can hardly even watch sports on television anymore, let alone the news. There are so…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Economic plan praised by group

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The township’s Economic Action Plan was praised Sept. 22 by members of the Somerset County Business Partnership, which requested it be allowed to present the plan to other municipalities as a model of a best practice.    ”We would like to request that you allow the SCBP to use this as…

  • MONROE: History books come to life

    MONROE: History books come to life

    Staff photo by John Keating Russ, Linda and Louise LoBello look at the Civil War artifacts.

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Administrator interviews under way

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor     HIGHTSTOWN – The search for a new borough administrator is going well, with interviews underway, according to Borough Councilman Mike Theokas.     Mr. Theokas — who is on a search committee with Council President Walter Sikorski and Councilman Jeff Bond — said late last week that more than 20…

  • JAMESBURG: Council candidates look to borough’s future

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — Candidates for Borough Council want to keep taxes low, help the local business community and address traffic concerns, though they differ on how to accomplish these goals.    Democrats Tom Busco and Russell White and Republicans Gregory Newton and Joe Hoover are seeking two, three-year seats. Brenda Deans, a…

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