Category: archives

  • Lady Mustangs respond to coach’s words

    MHS girls storm back to roll over Central By: John E. Powers        Newark Central High School’s girls’ basketball team came to Manville last Friday night with a 0-5 record. But after one quarter, the Lady Mustangs found themselves behind.    "We played sloppy in the first half," Manville second-year head coach Kyle Rehrig said. "We…

  • POLICE BEAT

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Police charged a Trenton woman with shoplifting after getting a call from a city pharmacy Tuesday afternoon.    Ashley Wormley, 38, was charged after police say officers responded to Mast Pharmacy on Farnsworth Avenue around 1:15 p.m. Police said officers were directed toward Prince Street where they found Ms. Wormley, who allegedly stole $80…

  • William Jones

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH – William P. Jones died Jan. 9 at home. He was 75.    Born in Scranton, Pa., he had been a resident of Manville before moving to Hillsborough, 44 years ago.    Mr. Jones was a US Army veteran.    Mr. Jones worked in the Piping Department of Johns-Manville for 32 years, retiring in 1983 and…

  • Council honors Carl Lessing for life-saving kidney donation

    Work with Sharing Network leads to informative presentations at Borough Hall, 9 a.m.- 5p.m., Jan. 19-21 By:Roger Alvarado    South 11th Avenue resident Carl Lessing admittedly didn’t know much about organ donation a year ago, but that all changed late last year.    On Oct. 27 Mr. Lessing, 26, donated one of his kidney’s to his fiancée…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    MOMS Club    Thursday, Jan. 13 — The Moms Offering Moms Support group will meet at 9 a.m. Meet and socialize with other local moms from the Bordentown, Florence, Fieldsboro and Mansfield area.    Children are welcome and refreshments will be served. Call 499-0601 for more information. "The Laramie Project"    Thursday, Jan. 13 through Saturday, Jan. 15…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Thomas B. Kramp, 45, of Morganville was issued a summons for failure to display an inspection sticker, driving with suspended registration and without insurance at 8:56 a.m. Jan. 3, according to police.    Mr. Kramp was processed at headquarters and released after posting $450 bail for an active warrant out of Jamesburg. ***     Matthew…

  • SBHS keeps loving New York

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    South Brunswick winter track athletes continued to have success at their favorite indoor venue. The Vikings took part in the Hispanic Games held this past weekend at the 168th Street Armory in New York City. The popular event drew schools from eight states in the northeast, with varsity competition held on…

  • Owen Brown and Robert Liana

    Owen Henry Brown    Owen Henry Brown, 5 months, son of Thomas and Amy Brown of Swarthmore, Pa., formerly of Pennington, died in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Monday.    He also is survived by his paternal great-grandmother, Emma Puderbaugh of Manlius, N.Y.; maternal grandparents, Donna and William Green of Washington Crossing, Pa.; paternal grandparents, Hollis and…

  • Pay-to-play readdressed at reorganization

    The Millstone Township reorganization meeting, a typically quiet affair, was an active one with pay-to-play a topic of discussion. By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — There was a hint of 2004 lingering in the air at the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting as the committee swapped its top two positions and again decided to address campaign finance…