Day: June 26, 2003

  • Graduation day

    Class of 2003 overcame adversity By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Eighty-eight seniors became the 46th class to graduate from Manville High School in an indoor ceremony, Friday.    The Class of 2003 finally made it to become alumni despite all the ups and downs that followed them throughout their high school years.    The commencement ceremony had been scheduled…

  • Greene, Cutler led MHS track team to solid year

    Mustangs finished second in Sky Division By: Rudy Brandl        SOUTH PLAINFIELD – Manville High track and field coach Tony Treonze admitted he was pleasantly surprised by his team’s accomplishments this spring.    Treonze had a chance to reflect on his team’s season while waiting for Amy Cutler to long jump at the NJSIAA Meet of…

  • Andrew Bell’s diary

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    The following account of the Monmouth Campaign from a British soldier’s perspective details the events in our local area during their march through New Jersey.     June 23 — Gen. Clinton with Lord Cornwallis’ Column, consisting of 1st & 2d Battalions Grenadiers and 1st & 2d Light Infantry with Hessian Grenadiers 2 Battalions…

  • Post 401 halts its slide before leaving

    By: Rich Fisher    The South Brunswick Post 401 baseball team was already facing a long ride to Winchester, Va., for the Firecracker Invitational Tournament.    But it could have been even longer had the locals not turned around a rough early start with a 3-2 victory over South River on Tuesday night.    The victory was the…

  • Kayaker, 37, found dead in Raritan River

    By:Alec Moore    The body of Brian Tomsa, 37, of Middlesex was found in the Raritan River near the Nevius Street bridge early Monday morning, at the Hillsborough-Raritan border.    Authorities say Mr. Tomsa had set out on a kayaking outing Sunday morning.    Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said state medical examiners had yet to determine the…

  • John Indrisek

       MANVILLE — John Indrisek died June 17, at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. He was 75.    He was born in Lansford, Pa., and was a longtime resident of Manville.    Mr. Indrisek was employed at Ethicon, retiring after more than 30 years of service.    He was a communicant of Christ the King Church in…

  • Florence district names new superintendent

    Louis Talarico will replace retiring Gerard Steffe By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — The Board of Education on Monday announced its new superintendent, who will take over for Gerard Steffe in September.    Louis Talarico, 51, a resident of Freehold Township and chief curriculum administrator for MySchool411 Inc., was hired to replace Mr. Steffe upon his retirement…

  • Letter: Speak out on use of police cars

    To the editor:     The issue facing South Brunswick taxpayers is a simple one: do we want to pay for four of our South Brunswick police officials to use their official cars for personal business and pleasure as well as official business or do we want to limit the use of these cars to official…

  • Hopewell Township proposal calls for fee hikes

    Ordinance scheduled for public hearing and adoption vote on July 8. By John Tredrea    Saying the measure is needed for budgetary reasons, the full Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously June 19 to introduce an ordinance that, if adopted, would raise the fees the township charges for a variety of services.    The ordinance is scheduled for…