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  • Lost license plate leads to Hopewell Township man’s arrest

    Crusher Road woman called police with a description of a pickup truck, which had driven into her fence, then fled. By John Tredrea    A Hopewell Township man, who police say drove away after crashing into a fence on Crusher Road, allegedly was drunk when police showed up at his house a short time later with…

  • Dow Jones, union OK contract

    2005 contract includes retroactive, future salary increases By:Matthew Kirdahy    Dow Jones’ principal union ratified a new contract Monday after a year of contentious negotiations.    The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees represents approximately 2,500 of 8,500 Dow Jones employees nationwide, that includes employees in news in news advertising sales, technology, circulation and administrative areas. Dow Jones…

  • Kudos and thanks to Valley citizens for many jobs well done

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Each month we try to devote a few words of praise and/or thanks to those in our community who have done or are doing something noteworthy.    We begin this month with Pennington Borough officials, who are on the verge of adopting a measure that will amend the parking law. The measure,…

  • A community’s officer says farewell

    SBPD Sgt. Thomas Glapion retires By:Josh Appelbaum    Recently retired Sgt. Thomas Glapion was used to engaging the community.    A pioneer of the school resource officer program and former member of the township’s terrorism task force, Sgt. Glapion, took a lead role in outreach programs such as National Night Out and the Youth Police Academy.    But…

  • Programs give students early start to fall classes

    But officials worry if programs can be continued By:Emily Craighead    "When we have two vowels together, the first one does the talking and the second one does the walking," recited Lynette Ray, a first-grade teacher at Triangle Elementary as she wrote the word "tried" in large, even letters. Funding for new summer programs jeopardized    Future…

  • Gryzeski set to continue baseball career

    MHS graduate off to Bloomfield College By: Rudy Brandl        Eddie Gryzeski has excelled in a myriad of sports during his lifetime. The recent Manville High graduate earned a total of seven varsity letters in four different sports. Since three of those letters came in baseball, it makes sense that Gryzeski would take his talents…

  • Study calls for redevelopment of border area

    Lawrence’s Spruce Street, Ewing’s Olden Avenue targeted. By: Lea Kahn    Spruce Street and Princeton Avenue in Lawrence and Olden Avenue in Ewing may look a little rough around the edges, but there is great potential to make that neighborhood shine.    That’s the assessment of an eight-member team assembled by the Urban Land Institute of Washington,…

  • Township land opened to hunting

    Four tracts will be opened to 21 hunters By:Roger Alvarado    Following a heated and at times confrontational two-hour public hearing Tuesday night, Township Committee members unanimously passed an ordinance allowing limited deer hunting on several large tracts of township land.    Under the ordinance, four township properties of between 30 and 120 acres will be opened…

  • Kay Stibitz

    By:    MANVILLE — Kay E. Stibitz died Aug. 1 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 64.    Born in Ashland, Pa., he had been a Manville resident for the last 40 years.    Mr. Stibitz worked for Johns-Manville for 25 years, then went to work for the Somerset County Bridge Department, where he worked for 18…