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  • Stanley Novak

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Stanley F. Novak died June 23 at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center in Raritan. He was 70.    Born in Somerville, he lived in Manville before moving to Hillsborough 38 years ago.    Mr. Novak worked in the pipe division at Johns-Manville Corp. in Manville for 35 years and was a member of…

  • Future varsity players show stuff on Legion diamond

    Team playing .500 ball so far By: Wayne Staats        Summer is not complete without America’s pastime: baseball. Everyone can relate to that wonderful smell of a leather glove and that sound when a bat makes contact with the baseball.    The Hillsborough American Legion baseball team fills that need.    A few weeks ago, the Hillsborough…

  • Fire displaces Chesterfield family

       CHESTERFIELD — A Bordentown-Georgetown Road family was displaced by a fire last week that drew response from eight area fire companies.    Three members of the Gullo family were displaced, officials said, by a fire that broke out in the basement of their house shortly before 4 p.m. June 24.    According to Chief Brian Wilson of…

  • Zoning change considered to allow commercial use

    The Pemsco property currently is zoned for residential-agricultural uses, but North Hanover Township Committee is looking to give the property a commercial zoning classification. By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — After a brief period of municipal confusion, township officials are moving forward with their plans to attract commercial developers to a 40-acre property the township…

  • Fireworks planned for patriotic days

    Independence Day festivities are scheduled in Bordentown Township and the village of Roebling. By: Scott Morgan and William Wichert    From fishing in a community pond in Bordentown Township to a concert in the 100-year-old village of Roebling, this year’s Independence Day festivities are set for anyone looking to add a little patriotism to their lives.…

  • Kids learn valuable lessons at Safety Town

    Before making the big leap to kindergarten in the fall, 50 preschools learn how to create safe situations for themselves in everyday life. By:Kate Herts Staff Writer "Let’s be careful, let’s be careful, I help you and you help me!"    More than 50 preschoolers gleefully sang and acted this safety-theme song during a lemonade break…

  • Portrait of the American family

    Roebling’s Yurcisin clan saw the village through most of its 100-year history. By: Scott Morgan    Their story begins with an explosion, a string of letters, and faith; a perfectly American story that grows from dusty coal mines to backyard gardens; and from backyard gardens to ivy-covered universities.    Without the intervention of the divine — twice…

  • CSI: Manville

    Though not as glitzy as the TV show, local crime labs are busy solving crime By:Donna Lukiw    Though their laboratory is smaller than those seen on the popular TV "CSI" programs, the work remains the same: Sift through evidence to find lawbreakers.    Manville police Detectives Michael Guilbert, Ronald Gazaway and John Crater often use their…

  • Officials mull impact of court’s decision

    The highest court in the land handed down a split decision last week supporting the use of eminent domain for private development. By: William Wichert    Government officials have always been able to take your property through the practice of eminent domain, but now according to the U.S. Supreme Court, they can also do that when…