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  • Residents tell council of railroad concerns

    There have been more than 20 deaths in 20 years along the tracks. By: Melissa Edmond    Residents’ confronted the Borough Council on Monday with their concerns over the lack of safety precautions along the railroad tracks after a boy was struck and killed by a train on Friday.    "Why don’t we protect our little kids?"…

  • MHS girls garner post-season soccer awards

    Lebedz, Bradley, Brozyna named to All-MVC teams By: John Beisser        Three members of the Manville High girls soccer team, junior midfielder Rhianna Lebedz, senior forward Christine Bradley and junior sweeper Marzena Brozyna, concluded the 2005 season by being named to the Valley Division All-Star team of the Mountain Valley Conference.    The Lady Mustangs finished…

  • Contracts with police, office workers finalized

    Municipality authorizes salary increases By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — After nearly three years spent in negotiations, the municipality has authorized contracts with two unions representing the township’s office workers and police force that provide an average annual salary increase of 4 percent through 2007.    At its Nov. 9 meeting, the Township Committee approved agreements with…

  • Pennington officials discuss B-MS’ 20-year plan

    PENNINGTON PLANNING BOARD UPDATE By Marianne Hooker    At its Nov. 9 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board held a work session to discuss several planning-related issues.    Among them was the Bristol-Myers Squibb (B-MS) General Development Plan, which was OK’d by the Hopewell Township Planning Board the next day, Nov. 10 (see more details in a related…

  • Football press box gets nod from Hopewell Township officials

    Committee also awards three contracts By John Tredrea    Construction of a press box by the Pop Warner Football Association at the Hopewell Township municipal athletic complex was approved by the Township Committee Monday night.    The complex is on the western side of Scotch Road, just north of the municipal building. Pop Warner will pay for…

  • Letters to the Editor for the week of Nov. 17

    Reed deserves praise for clean campaign To the editor:     Congratulations Dave Reed on your recent election to the Upper Freehold Township Committee. I look forward to working with someone of your integrity. Your family has contributed much to Upper Freehold over the years, and now you will be working to do even more.    Thank…

  • Josephine Moretti

       MANVILLE — Josephine "Nan" Moretti died Nov. 8 at the New Jersey Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. She was 86.    Born in Passaic Township, she lived in Somerville before moving to Manville in 1999.    Her husband, Joseph "Jumbo" Moretti, died in 1975.    Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Moretti of Manville; one grandchild; and a great-grandchild.…

  • MHS harriers run out of gas at MVC meet

    Third race in eight days too much By: Rudy Brandl        Manville High cross country coach Jim O’Connor knew it would be difficult for his runners to improve upon their last performance at Pleasant Valley Park in last week’s Mountain Valley Conference Championships.    While all the Mustangs have improved throughout the season, it simply wasn’t…

  • Program offers students an inside look at opera

    Allentown High School students collaborate with Boheme Opera performers (Nov.17) By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — The crescendo of arias could be heard in school hallways soon as the district’s yearlong partnership with Boheme Opera New Jersey continues next month with visits from the performers themselves.    The pairing between opera and student performers has benefits…