• PRINCETON: Society to appeal IAS decision

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Institute for Advanced Study will have to win in court if it wants to build faculty housing, as the Princeton Battlefield Society vowed Friday to press its legal fight to stop the project on part of the Revolutionary War battleground land owned by the institute. The latest in…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Meet writers and illustrators at library

    HILLSBOROUGH: Meet writers and illustrators at library

    Halloween started in a “spook-tacular” way at Somerset County Library System of New Jersey’s Hillsborough Library branch at 379 South Branch Road with a Halloween bash for children ages 2-6. Children listened to a Halloween story, paraded in costumes through the library and participated in some “spook-tacular” activities, including Pumpkin Weave, Ghostly Treat Bag, Spider…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Nov. 6

    Fri., Nov. 7   Steak dinner: Manville-Hillsborough Elks 2119 will host a dinner from 5:30 to 9 p.m. in the lodge at 1500 Brooks Blvd. There will be salad, New York strip steak, baked potato, vegetable, bread, dessert and coffee. The cost is $20 in advance; $25 at the door. A children’s menu available…

  • MANVILLE: Christ the Redeemer wins ‘best of’ award

    Christ the Redeemer Church has received the 2014 Best of Manville Award in the Places of Worship category from the Manville Award Program, which honors the achievements of local businesses. Sacred Heart Church received the award for 2013 and now again as the newly formed Christ the Redeemer Parish. The plaque will be displayed in…

  • Gritty Spanish

    Eldon Mirjah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Young Entrepreneur Launches New Model for Learning Spanish Bronx, NY (November 8th, 2014) –  Spanish is one of the most delightful languages to listen to, but learning it when you are not immersed in the culture can prove to be quite a task. Spanish enthusiast and entrepreneur, Eldon Mirjah, has…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Nov. 6

    Job seekers group  hears about resumes   Wednesday, Nov. 5 — Jewish Family Service hosts free support groups for job seekers who are unemployed, underemployed or seeking a career change. From 7-9 p.m. at 150-A West High St., Somerville, the presentation will be “Job vs. Career: Use What you Have to Get What…

  • SENIOR CENTER: Nov. 6

    The senior center is normally open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. A suggested lunch donation of $2 is recommended for individuals age 60 and older. The cost of lunch for those younger than age 60 is $6.50. Call 908-369-8700 before 10:30 a.m. the day before to make a lunch reservation. Transportation is available for those who…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Meet writers and illustrators at library

    HILLSBOROUGH: Meet writers and illustrators at library

    More than 30 writers from Hillsborough, throughout New Jersey and beyond will attend Author’s Day at the Hillsborough Public Library at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. Buy books and get them signed in the program room and throughout the library. Listen to authors read from their books in the west wing. Authors from many genres…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter

    Princeton Frances Ammons, 27, of New Brunswick, was arrested on $1,250 worth of warrants from Princeton Municipal Court, New Brunswick Municipal Court and Franklin Township Municipal Court after a motor vehicle stop on Wiggins street near Greenview Avenue at 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 7. He was released after posting bail. Someone forcibly entered a basement…

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