Author: Central Jersey

  • MANVILLE: Candidates stake out top issues

    By Deb Dawson, Special Writer Flood-distressed homeowner buyouts and the redevelopment of the Rustic Mall are topics on the mind of all four Manville Borough Council candidates. Two of four candidates will be elected. Running are incumbents Ed Komoroski, a Democrat, and Steve Szabo, a Republican. GOP Club President Dayna Camacho and Harry Bugal Jr.,…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Race causes traffic concerns

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Race causes traffic concerns

    By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Public attendance at the Oct. 2 Township Committee meeting was sparse, as usual. Committeeman Stan Moslowski Jr. said he expected to see a lot more people, based on the number of complaints he received regarding delays during the Ironman 70.3 Princeton competition, held Sunday, Sept. 20. Mr.…

  • PLAINSBORO: Third-singles’ Binder is steady winner with Knights

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Amanda Binder’s return to the United States improved the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls tennis team.    The junior moved back from Germany this year, and she moved up from third singles to second singles Thursday for a win as third-seeded Knights remained unbeaten on the season with a 3-2…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Resident doesn’t want more signs for township

    To the editor: A few weeks ago I read an article in this newspaper from the Democrat candidates for Township Committee about their so-called plans to fill vacant businesses. In their article, they claim there are no plans to get stores into the Kmart shopping center, but on the front page of the same edition…

  • LAWRENCE: Candidates’ night forum is canceled

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer If voters were relying on the annual school board candidates’ forum — sponsored by the Lawrence League of Women Voters — to learn more about the would-be school board members, they are out of luck this year. That’s because the annual forum — scheduled for Oct. 15 — has been…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: GOP candidates vote to ‘do more with less,’ writer says

    Letter to the editor To the editor: We hear that the economy is improving, but in many ways it is hard to see how things are getting any better. Times are still tough, and it’s sometimes a struggle to make ends meet. As a taxpayer in Hillsborough, I want to know that my tax dollars…

  • MANVILLE: Library to add comfy chairs, bistro features

    MANVILLE: Library to add comfy chairs, bistro features

    County officials describe floor plan for renovations By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Manville Public Library joined the Somerset County Library system about two years ago and last week an open house at the library shared exciting news with the community. Keith McCoy and Brian Auger, the top administrators in the county library system, spoke…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Oct. 9

    The complete calendar of events is online at www.messengerpress.com. Scroll down the webpage to the Lifestyles tab on the left. Wednesdays Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience…

  • MANVILLE: Resident says she finds Democrats on council disrespectful

    Letter to the editor To the editor: I would like to take the time to urge my fellow residents to join me and support Steve Szabo and Dayna Camacho this Nov. 4 for Manville Borough Council. I have been following issues very closely in our town, and noticed something that raises concerns. It’s the lack…