• MANVILLE: Christ the King students ready for their own ‘immigration’

    MANVILLE: Christ the King students ready for their own ‘immigration’

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Christ the King School graduated the 39th class in the school’s history Friday night as 15 students said good bye to their grammar school. The graduation ceremony began with a mass at Christ the King Church with Reverend Stanislaw Slaby officiating. Samantha Snell welcomed her classmates, family and friends.…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: HVRSD honored for financial accountability

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer The Hopewell Valley Regional School District has received the Association of School Business Officials International’s (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting award for having met or exceeded ASBO’s standards for financial reporting and accountability. Hopewell Valley Superintendent Thomas Smith said the district was pleased and honored to accept the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Softball’s last-gasp rally falls just short 

    HILLSBOROUGH: Softball’s last-gasp rally falls just short 

    Lauren Burke, Cayleen Rizo and Alyssa VanDerveer celebrate after Burke and Rizo scored Hillsborough’s second and third runs in the top of the 7th. (Photo by Mike Dennis)

  • STATE: A banner year for the Great Swamp

    By Michele Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation Less than 30 miles from New York City, surrounded by suburbia, lie 12 square miles of wetlands and wildlife known as the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge’s forests, grasslands and marshes are home to an amazing diversity of wildlife, including migratory waterfowl and endangered bog turtles and…

  • High jumper has first Meet of Champions appearance

    By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group    Conor Murphy can look at the results from the Meet of Champions to see just how high he can aim next year.    The Allentown High School junior led three Redbird boys MOC participants when he placed 19th in the boys 1,600 meters in 4:22.59 last Wednesday in South Plainfield.…

  • CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: JUNE 12

       The Crosswicks Community Association Croquet Classic will be held Saturday, July 12 on the Crosswicks Village Green. Enjoy an assortment of lawn games for the whole family. For more information, visit the Crosswicks Community Association website at www.crosswickscommunityhouse.org.    The Crosswicks Monthly Meeting has joined the reuse movement and has signed up for shoe recycling. They…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: At the library

    Events update given — June 12, from 7-8 p.m., A Cascade of Culinary Herbs. Just in time for summer, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset and Hunterdon counties will demonstrate how to create a culinary herb garden in containers. The characteristics and uses of the herbs will be discussed followed by a question and answer…

  • HUNTERDON COUNTY: Chamber sets June 21 Community Day

    Date is June 21 at Ringoes park The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce will hold its first annual Hunterdon County Community Day on June 21 from noon-8 p.m. at South County Park, located on Route 173 in Ringoes — the location of the county’s 4-H and Agricultural Fair. Admission is free. The event will take…

  • ‘BOBO Friday’ Donations Will Help Curb Hunger

    ‘BOBO Friday’ Donations Will Help Curb Hunger

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next “Buy One, Bring One” (BOBO) collection of food for Somerset County families in need will be held Friday, June 20, as part of the 20th annual Curbing Hunger Month. “During Curbing Hunger Month, we ask residents to put canned food donations in plastic bags at the curb…

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