Day: March 2, 2011

Filing deadline is Tuesday afternoon    Two of three Board of Education incumbents said Monday night they still hadn’t decided whether to seek new terms.    Petitions to get on the April 27 ballot are due by 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, in the office of the Hillsborough Township school business administrator at 379 South Branch Road…

Weston School students visited the Manville Public Library and read Dr. Seuss books to the children in the Storytime class. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

Brooke Hoodja on the balance beam at the Team Chal´lenge Gymnastics meet in Connecticut.

By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Manville may not be a headquarters of Hallmark greeting cards but some may think just that. Community members are getting together to make handmade cards to be sent to the members of military overseas.    Ruth Bielanski, the children’s librarian at the Manville Public Library, decided to help Operation Write…

By: centraljersey.com Those who care about trees will find advice on pruning and related topics in the National Arbor Day Foundation’s free booklet, "How to Prune Young Shade Trees." From pruning in the early years of a tree’s life, to learning how to strengthen trees by removing branches, this illustrated, easy-to-follow guide offers timely and…

Schools thanked George and Marty Goodrich, Isabella Aboagye, proprietress of Rising Star Academy In 2008 we went to the Adansi-North District of Ashanti-Region in Ghana. At that time we visited the Rising Star Academy. The school was founded in 2007 by Isabella Aboagye due to the need of price affordable education. Because of simple improvements…

By: centraljersey.com Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield said openings are still available for the first of two planned Youth Police Academies this spring. The academy is free of charge and opened to youngsters ages 7 to 12. The classes will be held on three consecutive Saturdays, March 5, March 12 and March 19, from 9…

By Jangie Jankiewicz Ash Wednesday schedule for Our Lady of Lourdes, 390 Route 523 in Whitehouse Station. 8:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. Mass; 12:10 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Service. For information, call (908) 534-2319. Lenten Programs at Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 390 Route 523 in Whitehouse Station, Lenten theme is, "Our Lenten Journey…