• Car shows rev up fun for whole family

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Steve Dillon of Monroe Township cleans his 1935 Graham at the Classic Car Cruise held at The Shoppes of Old Bridge on July 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Car enthusiasts, as well as families and investors, are flocking to car cruise nights throughout New Jersey to take a look at…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township will meet on July 21 at 7 p.m. at the Millstone Community Center, Stagecoach Road (next to the firehouse). Anyone who has an interest in horses is invited to attend and learn about upcoming activities. Details: www.hamt.org.  The Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center at CentraState Medical Center is…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Hearing on asphalt plant to continue Thursday

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Owners who wish to convert a dormant Valley Road concrete plant to produce asphalt will return to the Planning Board on Thursday, July 9. The board heard testimony June 11 from representatives of Pierson Properties, which would remove a concrete-making structure and replace it with an asphalt plant the applicant…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats at fireworks pic

    HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats at fireworks pic

    Ann Harris, left, and Laurie Poppe, the Democratic candidates for Hillsborough Township Committee, were full of spirit at the township fireworks event on June 27. 

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats to hold campaign kick-off picnic

    HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats to hold campaign kick-off picnic

    Hillsborough Democrats will hold a campaign kickoff picnic on Sunday, July 19, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ann Van Middlesworth Park, 17 Pleasant View Road. The picnic is sponsored by the Hillsborough Democratic organization in support of Laurie Poppe and Ann Harris, the Democratic candidates for Township Committee. Other county and state Democratic candidates…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Racing commission staff checks out site of OTW hearing

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Staff from the N.J. Racing Commission were in Hillsborough on Tuesday to check out the site of the July 22 public hearing on an application for what would become the sixth off-track horse racing wagering site in New Jersey. Frank Zanzuccki, executive director of the commission, said he and others…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Trimpert earns Basilone Bowl MVP

    HILLSBOROUGH: Trimpert earns Basilone Bowl MVP

    By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group Ed Trimpert and the Hillsborough High School football team enjoyed a special season last fall. The senior quarterback and his senior teammates went out with a fitting ending as they helped to pace the Devil Dogs to a 44-24 win over the Leathernecks in the third annual Basilone Bowl.…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Officials act on court’s COAH ruling

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer The risk that Hopewell Borough may be susceptible to a lawsuit before the municipality updates its current affordable housing plan has prompted borough officials to take a legal measure of its own. The Hopewell Borough Council voted 4-2 Monday to approve the filing in court of what’s called a “declaratory…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Work to begin Monday on Scudder Falls bridge repair project

    The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced that work will begin Monday on a four-month-long road surface repair project at the Scudder Falls (I-95) bridge. The project will address full and partial depth repairs along designated portions of the bridge’s deck where pothole patching has become increasingly ineffective or impractical. The goal of…

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