• LAWRENCE: O’Rourke: payback and district title

    LAWRENCE: O’Rourke: payback and district title

    Pearson also reaches Region V By Rudy Brandl, The Packet Group    Tommy O’Rourke used last weekend’s District 17 Wrestling Tournament as his own personal revenge tour.    Lawrence High’s sophomore 130-pounder avenged two recent losses on his way to capturing the district title Saturday afternoon at the Hunterdon Central Fieldhouse in Flemington. The fourth-seeded O’Rourke found…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council tables Board of Health decision

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The Township Council decided Tuesday to again table an ordinance that would have abolished the advisory Board of Health and created an autonomous board, after new concerns were raised about the impact the change could have on employees.    The council wants to review whether the township manager’s power to hire…

  • MANVILLE: Deadline for school board hopefuls to file is Monday

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Three residents filed for the Board of Education’s opens seats so far, though the names won’t be released until after Monday’s filing deadline.    ”They’re starting to come in, but I don’t release them until then (March 2),” Business Administrator and Board Secretary Richard Reilly said.    Seats held by Herman Brunn,…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Committee seeks COAH amendment

    Would allow up to 25 percent of a municipality’s affordable housing units to be made available to local residents, employees and emergency service volunteers By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Hopewell Township Committee voted 4-0 Monday night to request the state Legislature to amend New Jersey’s Fair Housing Act to provide municipalities with the authority…

  • Age of instant everything is topic March 11

    Program runs from 7-9 p.m. at Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley Central High School    On March 11, from 7-9 p.m., the Timberlane Middle School PTO will present “An Evening with Dr. Michael Osit”, author of “Generation Text: Raising Well-Adjusted Kids in an Age of Instant Everything,” at the Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley…

  • ROBBINSVILE—Scott medals at Meet of Champions

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     For Robbinsville High senior Amber Scott, the hardest part of earning a medal in this past Saturday’s NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions at the Bennett Athletic Center was just qualifying for the finals of the 55-meter hurdles.     “She (Scott) was the last qualifer in the finals. She made…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: SAB unveils its ideas for new senior center

    Seniors constitute 21.5 percent of the population of Hopewell Valley, according to the 2000 U.S. Census By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    About 100 senior citizens from Hopewell Township, Pennington and Hopewell Borough attended Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting to show support for a proposed full-service senior center that would serve all three communities.    Leaders…

  • MANVILLE: Borough briefs

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Sidewalk grant applications OK’d    The Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday authorizing grant applications for park improvements and sidewalk construction through the Somerset County Community Development Block Grant Program.    The resolution also authorizes the submission of applications for grant money for the ARC of Somerset County to be used…

  • Burlington Camps

    Art Camp at the Firehouse 8 Walnut Street Bordentown, NJ 08505 (609) 298-3742 E-mail: [email protected] www.firehousegallery.com Location: Firehouse Gallery, Bordentown Director: Eric Gibbons Ages served: 7-17 Type of camp:Day camp Tuition: $120/wk ½ day, $240/wk full day* *Discount coupons in flyer     We hire only certified teachers who pass an FBI background check. Classes are…

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