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  • New chief to retire

    Makes announcement a week after promotion. By: Joseph Harvie    One week after being sworn in as police chief, Frederick Thompson handed in his resignation, effective Sept. 1.    Chief Thompson, who submitted his resignation at the end of last week, said he had been planning his retirement for about the last five years and that his…

  • School budget deserving of voters’ support

    EDITORIAL: Voters should continue to support Manville schools By:    Manville Superintendent of Schools Donald Burkhardt is a man on a mission.    Spend five minutes with him, and you’ll know why Manville schools are better today than they were yesterday, and why they’ll be better next year.    Ask him about the curriculum, and you’ll know why…

  • Despite individual struggles, SBHS starts strong

    By: Rich Fisher    Despite some inconsistencies with its top golfers, the South Brunswick High golf team is off to a 2-1 start and had a strong showing at the Hunterdon Central Red Devil Tournament on Monday.    Kerri Tracy carded a 90 on Monday to finish in sixth place out of 50 golfers, while the Vikings…

  • LETTERS: Speesler shows integrity, dedication

    To the editor:     We are writing in support of Matt Speesler for re-election to the Board of Education. Dr. Speesler’s tireless dedication to the interests of South Brunswick, its students, taxpayers and the community make him an ideal board member.    Dr. Speesler’s experience, integrity and common sense have served the district admirably in areas…

  • LETTERS: Voter supports Dr. Speesler

    To the editor:     I am writing today to publicly support the re-election of Matt Speesler to the Board of Education. Dr. Speesler is a dedicated and hard-working board member. In his prior terms on the Board of Education, he has shown that he will always support the issues that mean the most to the…

  • A golden season

    Little League prepares for 50th year By:John Patten    Bennington Way resident Phil Worby has watched many Hillsborough Little League seasons come and go.    Mr. Worby’s first season with the Hillsborough Little League was in 1964 — "The very first year I was eligible to play," he said — when the 9-year-old league was barely older…

  • LETTERS: Budget deserves voters’ support

    To the editor:     I would like to express my support for the school budget. The Board of Education faced many uncontrollable obstacles when drafting its budget.    The district anticipates another 226 students next year, bringing total enrollment to 8,802. Increased enrollment means additional teachers to maintain reasonable class sizes and provide necessary support staff.…

  • Trenton Renaissance

    Spring Forward fills New Jersey’s capital city with play readings, poetry and art. By: Scott Morgan TIMEOFF/MARK CZAJKOWSKI Poet and storyteller Luray Gross will read at the State Museum Auditorium April 17 as part of the arts and literary festival, Spring Forward.    The scene was springtime, Trenton 2004, in a downtown so ripe with latent…

  • Lina Carovillano

    By:    MANVILLE — Lina "Lee" (Mengak) Carovillano died Sunday at home. She was 87.    Born in Manville, she had been a lifelong resident of the borough.    Mrs. Carovillano was a former employee of RCA in Bridgewater for 15 years.    She was a communicant of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Manville.    She was a…