• MANVILLE: New residents urged to register children for fall classes early

       Superintendent of Schools Johanna Ruberto urges new families in Manville to register their children for school as soon as possible.    Interested families can register their children in person at the main office of the specific school in which they plan to enroll.    Children who will be in kindergarten (children 5 years old by Oct. 1)…

  • CRANBURY: They got the beat

    CRANBURY: They got the beat

    Students from the area descended on The Cranbury School, where they enrolled in the Cranbury Arts and Technology Camp. Students there got to take courses such as drumming, robotics, fashion design and more.    

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Seniors belly-up to dance lesson

    HILLSBOROUGH: Seniors belly-up to dance lesson

    Arlene Tweett, of Bound Brook; Peggy Banta, of Washington Common; and Elizabeth Stroup, of Bloomingdale Drive (left to right) try out their moves during the presentation at the senior center. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • Winners of Titusville July 4th parade events listed

       On July 4 at Titusville’s annual parade, Lisa Rich was honored with the title of “Miss 4th of July 2009.” Members of her court included Alexis Amantia, Meghan Brittingham, Olivia Krause, Danielle Piacente, Shannon Rendek and Katie Wyckoff.     Baby Parade results:    Patriotic 1— first, “Reunited for the 4th,” Madeleine Bodine and Isabella Marte; second,…

  • SOLEBURY: Library contribution status is uncertain

    Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    SOLEBURY — When the Board of Supervisors meet Tuesday, it will determine how much funding — if any during the recession — the township can afford to give to the New Hope-Solebury Library.    Earlier this year, the township had pledged $35,000 to the library, but…

  • STOCKTON: Citizens asked to offer ideas for town logo

    Submissions may be e-mailed to [email protected]. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The borough is considering adopting an official logo, and members of the community are invited to submit their artwork for consideration.    The Borough Council will review submissions during the October meeting with a target date of Dec. 31 to formally adopt a…

  • LETTERS: Cap and trade vote got it wrong

       To the editor:     I can not fathom what the New Jersey Representatives who voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade tax were thinking. This bill will impose enormous economic costs to New Jersey and the nation, destroy millions of jobs and force the price of gasoline and electricity to, in the words of President Obama, “skyrocket.”…

  • MANVILLE: County continues battling mosquitoes

    By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer    Somerset County will be dealing with normal mosquito levels this season if the weather continues to be relatively dry.    According to Paul McCall, supervisor of roads and bridges at the county Department of Public Works, large numbers of mosquitoes were prevalent during the early wet part of the season, but…

  • PLUMSTED: Township to fill police lieutenant vacancy

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    PLUMSTED — The township will look to hire a new police lieutenant following the recent resignation of former Lt. George Titko, said Mayor Ron Dancer, and the process will begin this month.    Since the department now has a vacancy, Mayor Dancer said Tuesday, he and Public Safety Director Michael…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community