• Westerly Road Church seeks to relocate
  • MANVILLE: PBA fund drive benefits local community projects

       The Manville Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local no. 236 is holding its 2009 annual fund drive.    The membership depends on the donations to sponsor many community activities throughout the year. Contributions enable the PBA to continue to support activities such as the Senior Citizen Luncheon, DARE Program and Scholarship Program.    The contributions will also help replenish…

  • School district has been wasteful

    Greg Burchette, Nevins Court    I think Hillsborough needs new independent leadership on the Board of Education.    That’s why I’m supporting Nick Pampani, Thom Kinst and David Wald on April 21st. They have demonstrated a strong grasp of the important issues. They have a proven commitment to our community and our children, and they have proposed…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Council changes stance again on EDC meetings

    Requirement to meet once a month remains By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — After a six-week-long back and forth, the Borough Council seemed to settle its debate this week on how often the Economic Development Committee should be required to meet, defeating an ordinance that would have lightened the load by a 5-1 vote.…

  • CRANBURY: Giving police a wider berth

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Starting next month, if drivers see an emergency vehicle’s lights flashing from the shoulder of the road, they will have three options: move over to the fast lane, slow down or receive a hefty ticket.    That’s due to recent “Move Over” legislation, which asks drivers to be wary…

  • CRANBURY: The thrill of the hunt

    CRANBURY: The thrill of the hunt

    Staff photo by John Keating. Evan Pease helps himself to a doughnut hole.

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Police Beat

       A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Nicholas Jacobus, 20, of Stockton Street, on a charge of hindering his own apprehension.    Police said officers responded at 1:53 a.m. April 1 to a report of people climbing on the monument at Stockton Street and Rogers Avenue. Police said they found Mr. Jacobus at the…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Car goes under trailer in Route 31 crash

    Fortunately there were no injuries By John Tredrea, Staff Writer   The 55-year-old driver of a Hyundai that went under the trailer of a truck in a crash on Route 31 just south of Orchard Avenue, in southern Hopewell Township, was lucky he was unhurt Tuesday afternoon.    The driver of the Hyundai, Ernest P. Tkac,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Art studio returns to classical methodology

    HILLSBOROUGH: Art studio returns to classical methodology

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    For resident Kevin Murphy, it’s not about having his students make one “fish,” but about teaching them how to “fish” themselves.    This is the principle Mr. Murphy will use at the Art Academy of Hillsborough, on Jill Court, his new art school that focuses on classical training to allow students…

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