• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Band is on the march

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Band is on the march

    Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe Christina Parisi, a senior at South Brunswick High School, waves a flag during Tuesday’s Color Guard rehearsal.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Tuning up

    HILLSBOROUGH: Tuning up

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Band students practice routine at camp    The 120 students in Hillsborough High School’s Marching Band took their places at the high school’s football field Sept. 3, ready to give the first public performance of this year’s show.    Though most students are familiar with the five-day band camp where they learn…

  • CRANBURY: State group honors library

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Changing people’s lives comes naturally to the staff at the Cranbury Library, but Tuesday will mark the first time staff members are being honored for doing so.    The New Jersey State Library Association will present an award to the township’s library for its project on digital storytelling next…

  • CRANBURY: Burglary reported at Cranbury School

    Police seeking two men who fled the area By Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    CRANBURY — Police are searching for two men who broke into the Cranbury School at midnight Wednesday and fled when officers arrived.    Police say the men — a clean-shaven white man with dark hair, wearing blue jeans and a black-and-white flannel work…

  • MANVILLE: Classmates mark 50th birthdays at Gatto’s

    MANVILLE: Classmates mark 50th birthdays at Gatto’s

    About 50 classmates of Manville High School’s Class of 1977 and their spouses gathered to celebrate a different milestone — their 50th birthdays. Photo courtesy of Joan Leib

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: A solemn anniversary

    Township ceremony to remember 9/11 By    The township will hold a memorial service Friday to commemorate those who were lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.    The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. at the 9/11 Memorial in front of the Municipal Complex at 540 Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction.    Rabbi Mendy…

  • MANVILLE: Student heads down under as ambassador

    MANVILLE: Student heads down under as ambassador

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Cheyanne Bylina, an 11-year-old Manville resident, spent part of her summer vacation as a student ambassador in the People-to-People International program. Cheyanne had the opportunity to go to Australia in July.    Cheyanne was nominated to be a student ambassador by her aunt, who is a teacher, as she had…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Central High sets AP tests record

    Of 378 tests taken, 96.5 percent received a passing score of 3 or better    Central High School students turned in the school’s best performance ever on Advanced Placement tests this year, a statistic made even more impressive by a record number of test-takers, according to JoAnn Meyer, district spokeswoman.    Of 378 tests taken, 96.5 percent…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Stable ponies up for another special day

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    For the third year in a row, Black Horse Stable on River Road will host Autism Family Fun Day on Sept. 20, an event designed to allow families with special-needs children to explore the barn and learn about the animals.    ”It is a different experience for a lot of the…

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