• ROBBINSVILLE: Girls soccer stars title defense

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     While the Robbinsville High School girls’ soccer team would ultimately love to repeat as the Group I state champs, the team has to first make its way through a diffcult Colonial Valley Conference schedule.     Robbinsville finished last year with a 17-4 record, with all four of the losses…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Bowlers invited to try DARE-ing league games

       The D.A.R.E. To Bowl League is looking for new members to join the non-sactioned bowling league, bowling on Thursdays from 12:30-2 p.m. at Ten Pin Lanes in Manville.    The $12-per-week fee covers three games, an end-of-year banquet with cash prizes and a donation to the Hillsborough Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. In past…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Board ponders steps to goals

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The district’s strategic plan and annual goals and objectives show a vision, but board member Marc Rosenberg wanted to know — how does the district attain that vision?    Mr. Rosenberg, who participated in the community group creating the plan, said the two-page document named important and valuable goals, but did…

  • Grant grabs on to new position

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Paul Grant isn’t sure what came first.    The teething ring in his mouth, or a soccer ball at his feet.    If he had to guess, it would be the latter.    ”Since I was walking there was a ball at my feet,” Grant said Saturday, after his hat trick helped Lawrence…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       A Kilmer Drive resident reported someone stole a flat screen television and jewelry from her home sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. Aug. 31. No estimate of the value of the items was available.    According to police, the victim reported the refrigerator in her garage was ajar, the sliding glass door at her home was…

  • JAMESBURG: Forum to focus on energy

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer Jamesburg forum to focus on energy    JAMESBURG — Borough officials are in the early stages of organizing a Go Green Energy Initiative Forum tentatively scheduled for November.    Councilwoman Brenda Deans, chairwoman of the Home Owners Relations Committee, said she has requested that representatives from the New Jersey Clean Energy Program…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Tough foes test Hillsborough tennis

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Like last season, the Hillsborough High girls tennis team will have to rally to make the state tournament.    Due to a top-heavy schedule that includes their toughest division rivals in the first weeks of the year, the Raiders are 0-3 after a 4-1 loss to Montgomery High on Tuesday.…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Police Beat

        Jessica J. Goodstein, 23, of Hibiscus Lane, was charged Sept. 6 with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a breath test, reckless driving, careless driving, and maintenance of lamps.     Police said they stopped her at about 1:18 a.m. at Main Street and Route 130 after seeing she had a side brake lamp…

  • Even short-handed, SBHS gymnasts impress

    By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    The South Brunswick High gymnastic team might not be at full strength, but the Vikings remain plenty strong.    Despite missing defending county all-around champ Jess Macay because of injury, South Brunswick was second in its season-opening invitational meet at Hillsborough. The Vikings, who were sixth at last year’s state championships,…

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