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  • RELIGIOUS LISTINGS

    For the week of Sept. 30 through Oct. 6.    Chinmaya Mission    Chinmaya Mission Tristate Center, 95 Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury. For more information, call (609) 655-0404 or visit www.cnjbalavihar.org.    Chinmaya Mission is a non-profit teaching organization that conducts Vendantic programs for children and adults. Chabad House of Monroe    Chabad House of Monroe, 4 Kelly Court,…

  • Police Beat from the Sept. 29 edition

    By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    Police are seeking information concerning an overnight break-in at Wirth Lumberama on Route 130.    According to police, officers sent to investigate the burglary found that employees had locked up the building around 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17, a Saturday, and came in the following Monday to find that someone had pried open…

  • Obituaries for the week of Sept. 29

    Elmer J. Elhardt    Elmer Joseph Elhardt of Lawrence died Saturday.    The child of Hungarian immigrants and a native of Trenton, Mr. Elhardt grew up riding on trolley cars, walking to the corner store, eating five cent loaves of bread, watching movies at the Trent Theater, and living in the era when the Trenton Makes Bridge…

  • ON CAMPUS

    For the week of Sept. 29 through Oct. 5.    Dmitry Zontov, of Monmouth junction, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2005 semester at Johns Hopkins University. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.    A computer science…

  • MHS boys battle to scoreless tie

    Parents Night game a real tussle By: John E. Powers        As the boys’ soccer game between Manville and Oratory Prep went on and on last Thursday night at Ned Panfile Stadium, the players on the field, and the nice-sized crowd that watched, were taken on a wild, and at times, chippy and long ride.…

  • Land use question on ballot

    Council approves referendum that would affect leasing of open space to farmers. By: Joseph Harvie    The Township Council unanimously approved a referendum question Tuesday that, if approved by the voters, will allow the township to lease out to farmers parcels purchased through the open space trust fund.    Voters will get their say on the ordinance…

  • Mustangs stumble at Roselle Park

    Turnovers costly in 31-0 loss By: Shawn Tyrrell        ROSELLE PARK — Last Friday night, the Manville High School football team had a chance to make history. Having never beaten Roselle Park and coming off a convincing 25-0 win over Newark Central the week before, the Mustangs were riding high and had a golden opportunity…

  • Hopewell Valley schools, public to fete Timberlane fields opening Saturday

    The opening will begin at 9:15 a.m. with a Central High School band-led parade from the Timberlane athletic track to the new fields. By Jim Green    At a glance, it’s just a gravel driveway guarded by a chain-link fence. In actuality, it’s the gateway to a new land of opportunities for the Hopewell Valley Regional…

  • Letters to the Editor, September 29, 2005

    The S-1701 crisis To the editor:     As many parents in Hopewell Valley have learned over the last few weeks, we are facing a crisis in public education funding, known as S-1701. S-1701 is a law that was enacted in 2004 as a short- term solution to tax reform, but has actually restricted our school…