• MANVILLE: Troop 193 welcomes newest Eagle Scout Kevin Sellar

    MANVILLE: Troop 193 welcomes newest Eagle Scout Kevin Sellar

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Boy Scout Kevin Sellar became the newest Eagle Scout of Manville’s Troop 193, after an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony held July 16 at the Veterans of Foreign War Post 2290 in his honor.    ”It is a tradition here for the Eagle Scout to pick his own ceremony,” Scoutmaster…

  • CRANBURY: Summer fun in Cranbury

    CRANBURY: Summer fun in Cranbury

    Staff photo by John Keating. Simone Purswani take in the sun Monday during the Montessori School’s pool party.

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor HOPEWELL VALLEY— At its regular meeting on July 20, the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education:    • Introduced a measure involving fees (hourly usage rates) for use of school facilities (buildings and grounds) by nonprofits, as follows:    — Gymnasiums — $25 (Monday-Friday); $35 (Saturday); $50 (Sunday);    — Classrooms — $15 (Monday-Friday);…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Police Beat

        Melissa Marques, 25, of East Windsor, and Theresa Barros, 26, of East Windsor, were charged Saturday with simple assault.     Police said officers responded between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. to a report of a fight outside the Tavern on the Lake and found a 24-year-old East Windsor woman bleeding with multiple abrasions and…

  • MANVILLE: Camp has circus theme

    MANVILLE: Camp has circus theme

    Hunter Eldridge helps Rascal the Clown with a magic trick during the camp. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Help Valley’s seniors

    Bill Farmer,president, Hopewell Valley Senior Foundation     Thanks to funds donated by Cream King, the Hopewell Valley Senior Foundation moved $450 closer to its goal of raising $10,000 needed to renovate the handicapped rest room at the Senior Center and bring it up to ADA requirements.    The HVSF, a 501(c)(3) tax- deductible corporation is now…

  • Food Donations Jump 50 Percent

    Organizations serving needy residents in Somerset County are thanking everyone who contributed to the 15th annual Curbing Hunger food drive. By Somerset County Board of Freeholders  Organizations serving needy residents in Somerset County are thanking everyone who contributed to the 15th annual Curbing Hunger food drive. Nearly 47,000 pounds of food – 50 percent more than…

  • LOCAL LUXURY JEWELER COMBINES WEDDING GIVEAWAY CONTEST WITH PHILANTHROPIC OUTREACH
  • WEST AMWELL: Farm-fresh

    WEST AMWELL: Farm-fresh

    At the West Amwell Farmers Market Photos by Phil McAuliffe WEST AMWELL— The West Amwell Farmers Market, Rocktown-Lambertville Road, is open Saturday mornings from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through October.

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