• SOUTH HUNTERDON: South to face North on Saturday

    By James Evans, Special Writer    South Hunterdon’s boys’ basketball team advanced to this Saturday’s second round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with second-half blowout of the Vernon Vikings, 73-39, on Friday.    The second-seeded Eagles will host North Hunterdon in the next tournament game at 7 p.m. Saturday.    Due to the expected crowd, blue regular season passes…

  • CAPITOL NEWS & COMMENT: February 13

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Bad ‘checks’    Two bipartisan bills that include electronic funds transfers within the criminal and civil statutes for the issuance of bad checks have been approved unanimously by the Assembly Financial Institutions Committee.    The legislation, A1153 and A1162, is sponsored…

  • SOUTH HUNTERDON: Coach has VCU connection

    SOUTH HUNTERDON: Coach has VCU connection

    South Hunterdon basketball coaches Jason Miller, left, and Frank Schermerhorn flank Shaka Smart of Virginia Commonwealth University, who responded to the coaches’ widespread request for strategy.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Voters to decide on fire district budget

    Fire commissioners would be paid, for the first time, in the $2.38 million budget that goes to the voters on Saturday, Feb. 15. By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Fire commissioners would be paid, for the first time, in the $2.38 million budget that goes to the voters on Saturday, Feb. 15. The only poll is…

  • CAPITOL NEWS & COMMENT: February 13

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Sandy funds    Assembly State Government Committee Chairwoman Linda Stender, D-Middlesex, Somerset, Union, on Wednesday criticized the administration’s latest plans to distribute Sandy relief funds with so many questions still swirling about how the first round of money was used.…

  • SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: February 13

    by Packet Media Group The Springfield Township Board of Education will hold a work session Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m., followed by a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.    Meetings are held in the Springfield Elementary School library unless otherwise noted. The school is located at 2146 Jacksonville-Jobstown Road in Jobstown.    For more information, visit…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Feb. 13

       Eight borough parking violations were reported between 11:20 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Feb. 3 on various streets for failure to remove cars from the street when it is covered by snow.    A woman reported a hit-and-run accident at 12:35 p.m. Feb. 3 on South 13th Avenue. The back of her burgundy Chrysler Sebring was completely…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Officials agree on safety measures

    Two weeks after township officials and police made an unannounced plea for school safety at a township board of education meeting, officials have announced a series of agreements. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — Two weeks after township officials and police made an unannounced plea for school safety at a township board of education…

  • PLUMSTED: Towns urge caution in advance of storms

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