Category: archives
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92 EIS nearly ready
Army Corps eyes summer release. By: Joseph Harvie The final Environmental Impact Statement on Route 92 is expected to be unveiled sometime this summer, according to Army Corps of Engineers officials. Richard Tomer, chief of the Regulatory Branch of the Army Corps of Engineers, said Tuesday the agency is expected to issue the final EIS…
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POLICE BLOTTER: 7/21/2005
Reports from the Manville Police Department. A North 10th Avenue resident reported his 1979 brown Chevrolet burglarized at 9:11 a.m. on July 14. A black baseball cap and Samsung camera phone were stolen from the unlocked car while parked in his driveway. Total value of the stolen items was $190. *** Jodi Page, 22, of…
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Role reversal
Former student now a teacher at Manville High. By: Paul Szaniawski After English teacher and Manville High School graduate Michael Lapotasky finished a meeting with the yearbook staff one day last month, he ran down the hall and out of school during an interview for an emergency, literally. Mr. Lapotasky is a member of the…
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LETTERS
From the issue of July 21, 2005 Pope Benedict wrong about ‘Potter’ books I am a huge fan of Harry Potter. My friend and I are complete geeks when it comes to reading the books. We usually take the story apart and analyze it to the very last detail. We have read all the books…
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OBITUARIES
From the issue of July 21, 2005 Maryann Salvatore CAPE CORAL, Fla. Maryann (Mahilo) Salvatore died July 8 at home. She was 68. Born in New Brunswick she had lived in the Finderne section of Bridgewater before moving to Cape Coral 15 years ago. Mrs. Salvatore was employed at the RCA Corp. in Bridgewater…
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Buchanans ride against hunger
The Lawrence couple combine a love for cycling with a drive for community service when they participate in the 180-mile Ride Against Hunger. By:Kate Herts Staff Writer Ron and Ginny Buchanan of Craven Lane, both cycling enthusiasts and community volunteers, have found a perfect outlet to do both the Battle Against Hunger held in…
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Author finds inspiration in tales of Bordentown
Bordentown resident Arlene Bice has completed a fourth book on the history of the area. By: William Wichert BORDENTOWN CITY Surrounded by books and paintings by local artists, with light streaming in from a stained-glass window and Miss Lizzie the cat squirming about, it suddenly occurred to Arlene Bice how lucky she is. As…
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Manville finds fault with housing on border
Concerns over traffic and emergency services caused borough officials to plan a formal objection to the project. By: Melissa Edmond Concerns over traffic and emergency services demands from a proposed senior-housing project in Hillsborough caused Manville officials to plan a formal objection to the project. Hillsborough’s Zoning Board of Adjustment was scheduled to hear the…
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Allentown, its rise and progress, Part 21
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING The Rogers’ family genealogy continues in the first of 10 more installments from the N.J. Historical Society’s collection of Charles Hutchinson’s writings. The properties described below lie east of NorthMain Street on both sides of the Easterly Bypass. The headstone of James Rogers is the first easterly in the Rogers row in…
