• MANVILLE: School race goes to three on the ballot

    Write-in Anthony Roberts garners 121 votes    The three candidates on Tuesday’s ballot for Board of Education were easily elected, turning back a late write-in campaign.    Kelly Harabin won a second three-year term while Sharon Lukac and Arthur Thomas Cornelson captured their first. The vote totals were 996, 854 and 784, respectively.    Anthony Roberts, an Army…

  • Naval historian to discuss war on Delaware

    ”War on the River: the Colonial Navy on the Delaware,” a lecture by Tim McGrath, will be held on Nov. 13 at the David Library of the American Revolution.    ”War on the River: the Colonial Navy on the Delaware,” a lecture by Tim McGrath, will be held on Nov. 13 at the David Library of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Emergency volunteers can train

    Academy to host multi-sessions    People who want to be trained to help in community disasters are encouraged to attend training for the Community Emergency Response Team.    The six-session free training, to be run at the Somerset County Emergency Services Academy on Roycefield Road, starts next Tuesday, Nov. 12, and continues Nov. 14, 20 and 21.…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Three suspects in attempted robbery are arrested

    Police have identified and arrested three suspects involved in an Oct. 14 case of attempted armed robbery that took place outside a residence on Crest Avenue in southern Hopewell Township    Police have identified and arrested three suspects involved in an Oct. 14 case of attempted armed robbery that took place outside a residence on Crest…

  • Agricola Community Eatery

    Agricola Community Eatery

    Jim Nawn, proprietor, presents a check for $1,363 to Phyllis Stoolmacher, Director of Advancement/Mercer St Friends

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Last week featured furor over fliers

    Back-and-forth mailers were in mail, on doorsteps By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Hillsborough residents were bombarded with last-week campaign information, mostly about the local referendum question on use of future open space tax funds to build recreational facilities.    A second Republican Party mailer supporting the referendum followed days after a controversial first one that drew…

  • Trucks top the list of most-stolen vehicles

    While big pickups are the most popular models among thieves, some worthy rides all but escape their notice. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Car thieves are thinking big these days. The heavy-duty Ford F-250 full-size pickup truck suffers the auto industry’s highest theft rate from the 2010-2012 model years, according to statistics compiled by the…

  • Q&A

    Tint exceptions with Sharon Peters Q: My sister is moving from Kentucky to Illinois to live with us. She has lupus, which makes her extremely sensitive to light, and her car windows are tinted far darker than I think allowed in this state. Naturally, we want to avoid a traffic stop or a fine. Do…

  • Orange Key Realty: Cold months can offer hot deals

    House searches cool off in the fall and slow to a crawl in December. The winter months mean home sales tend to go cold, but they can be a hot time to get a low price on the house you want. What does that mean for you? Less competition and more opportunities to score a…

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