• ROCKY HILL: Cycling classic set here Saturday

    ROCKY HILL — Hundreds of cyclists are expected to line up at the starting gates Saturday morning for the third annual Rocky Hill Cycling Classic.    Billed by organizers as the largest stage race on the East Coast, Saturday’s leg is the fourth stage of the Giro D’Jersey, a five-day USA Cycling race that tours the…

  • On Campus

    Dean’s lists    Hillsborough students Ashley S. Pira, who is majoring in behavioral neuroscience, and Danielle-an Thomas, who is majoring in music, were named to the Northeastern University dean’s list for the spring semester.    Rider University announced its dean’s list for the spring semester, including the following students:    From Hillsborough: Elisa Baricelli, a Communication major; Brianne…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Keen is named to school board

    Swearing-in will take place June 29 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Stephen Keen, a special education teacher in Lawrence Township and a resident of Pennington-Hopewell Road, has been chosen to replace Armelle Daniels on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education.    Ms. Daniels, a township resident, resigned May 11.    Mr. Keen, who will take the…

  • PRINCETON: Fire department parade Friday night

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The Princeton Fire Department will conduct its 125th annual inspection parade through the streets of Princeton Borough at 7 p.m. today.    The department, which has been in existence for 221 years, will have members of three companies of firefighters marching in uniform from the Number One Firehouse on Chestnut Street,…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Municipal budget plan needs tax rate hike

    If budget is adopted, tax rate wouod increase 2.8 cents per $100 of assessed value in fiscal year 2009 By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    June 4, facing flagging revenues and an effort to avoid layoffs, Hopewell Borough Council introduced a $2.58 million budget for 2009, coming in slightly under last year’s mark of $2.6 million.…

  • Religious services

       Chabad Center for Jewish Life — Located at 32 New Amwell Road, Hillsborough. No membership charged. Weekly Saturday morning services at 10 a.m., followed by Kiddush lunch. For more information regarding the many programs the center offers, call 874-0444, or e-mail Chabad Director Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky at [email protected]. Fax: 908-450-3333. Web site with additional information…

  • MANVILLE: Abandoned homes concerning neighbors

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    With the summer approaching, and the grass beginning to grow, several residents spoke during the June 8 Borough Council meeting about abandoned homes in their areas, trying to get information about how the foreclosure process works in Manville.    One Huff Avenue resident said he has seen some abandoned properties being…

  • PRINCETON: Affordable housing rises on Leigh Avenue

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer   PRINCETON —   Progress is continuing on five new low income apartments under construction at 100 Leigh Ave. in Princeton Borough, and the residences should be ready for occupancy by October, said Sandra Persichetti, executive director of Princeton Community Housing.    The Leigh Avenue property has been framed and enclosed, with work…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Three young hikers found

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    South Brunswick police were able to locate a trio of lost juvenile hikers Sunday through the use of a cell phone tracking system.    Police received a 911 call around 2:30 p.m. from a 17-year-old female from Pittsburgh who was in town visiting relatives.    The girl had taken her 8-year-old cousin…

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