• MANVILLE: Sheriff’s officers raid home, seize drugs 

    Somerset County sheriff’s officers discovered drugs and arrested two people Sept. 3 at a home in Manville. An investigation by sheriff’s detectives Giacomo Crismale, Frank Figel and Peter Kocsi uncovered what authorities call a “substantial” drug operation of suspected marijuana, heroin and drug paraphernalia at the residence. They arrested Bryan Ziccardi, 34, and Kevin Baron,…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Support for school board candidate Kaish

    Elise Aquino, West Windsor I enthusiastically endorse Michele Kaish for WW-P school board. When I started in the district eight years ago, Michele was the first parent I met at Dutch Neck School. She was helping guide students to their classrooms on the first day of school. I was nervous and a little overwhelmed starting…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Community First team focused on building community

    George Borek, Alison Miller, Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton West Windsor We are Community First, a team of three candidates for West Windsor Township Council: Councilman George Borek, former Councilwoman Alison Miller, and attorney and business owner Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton. Our team has a vision: to provide the leadership, knowledge, professionalism and the voice that you need…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Candidate has experience, wisdom, and sees the big picture

    Linda Mannheim, West Windsor When they say “it takes a village” to help us to provide all that our children need, I always think of my neighbor, Michele Kaish. I have been deeply blessed to have her as a neighbor and a friend these last 16 years. I could not have gotten through the myriad…

  • HILLSBOUGH: Yoga class will aid Syrian refugees

    Reaction to the refugee crisis in Syria will take the form of a yoga class on Wednesday. Ray of Light Yoga, located at 170 Township Line Road in Hillsborough, will host a donation-based Power Flow class taught by studio owner Carrie Schick on Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. All donations will benefit Rescue.org.  “This is…

  • McDonald’s egg pledge Is a small step

    Ivan Slotsky, Princeton McDonald’s pledge to start using cage-free eggs is only a small step in preventing staggering suffering endured by millions of birds. Hatcheries that annually supply 200 million female hens for U.S. egg production, including cage-free, also kill the same number of male chicks at birth by grinding them up alive in industrial…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: New teacher looks familiar — she was his student

    HILLSBOROUGH: New teacher looks familiar — she was his student

    New instructors at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School are paired with a staff member as a mentor to help with adjustment to the school. When teacher Rob Carrig met the woman for whom he was selected to become a mentor, it wasn’t their first classroom experience. During the 2005-06 school year, in his…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Candidates say they have the best team to serve on council

    Hemant Marathe, Virginia Manzari and Gerald Halloran West Windsor We are Hemant Marathe, Virginia Manzari and Gerald Halloran, and we would like to introduce ourselves as candidates for West Windsor Township Council in the Nov. 3 election. We believe our experience and skills will allow us to best represent West Windsor residents over the next…

  • SOMERSET COUNTY: Libraries help people register to vote

    Tuesday, Sept. 22, is National Voter Registration Day and Somerset County Library System is encouraging eligible county residents to visit any of its 10 branches to register. “In 2008, 6 million eligible voters didn’t vote because they either didn’t know how to register or they missed the registration deadline,” said Selwa Shamy, SCLSNJ’s support services…

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